Michael
Petruccelli says; Many people spend thousands of dollars buying,
leasing and installing electronic alarms, and then they sign contracts
requiring them to shell out thousands more to a company that monitors the
alarm. Don’t, Sgt. Dan says. He says the most effective part of these systems
is the warning sticker on your window or the sign in your yard. Otherwise,
except for elderly residents and second homes with absent owners, there’s no
need for expensive monitoring. A 30-second alarm blast should scare away
intruders. Also, newer alarms can be programmed to do what monitoring companies
do first anyway: phone you (or text you) when the alarm has been tripped.
