[DeTomaso] PPC - Potential Pantera Content - Garage Door Break ins

[Julian Kift]

Tony,

I failed to mention, my doors are all solid no windows, maybe it adds a few extra seconds to get in working blind, but the opener is almost guaranteed to be central to the door. That is unless you have the Liftmaster side mount door opener that Jeff refers to.

Julian

> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:58:22 -0500
> From: tonydigi at optonline.net
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] PPC - Potential Pantera Content - Garage Door Break ins
> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; detomaso at poca.com
> 
> Thanks for that!  Good to know.
> I feel a little better that I opted for doors with no windows, for Pantera
> security sake.
> 130lb Rhodesian Ridgeback works too.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Julian Kift
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:25 PM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] PPC - Potential Pantera Content - Garage Door Break ins
> 
> We had a break in at the house in Reno 2 weeks ago, Sunday morning at 10:30
> am the alarm triggered on motion in the garage. The alarm monitoring service
> called the police out who ascertained the garage doors had likely been left
> open by the contractor working at the house. The contractor was convinced he
> had checked prior to leaving Friday, but as we all do questioned his own
> actions on reflection.
> 
> When we returned this past weekend it was evident that the thieves had
> attempted to gain entry through all 5 garage doors before success, and then
> only after physically bending the upper panel of one door to access the
> opener release mechanism. Fortunately it appears the alarm triggering was
> sufficient to scare them off empty handed.
> 
> Many of you might have seen and be aware of this simple garage entry method,
> but I thought it was worth posting the video again for those that might not
> have seen it, or for those that have seen it and not taken preventive
> measures! (Yes I was in the latter category, having not done anything upon
> moving into another house a month ago) The simplest and most immediate fix
> is to zip tie the release mechanism although I found that more thorough
> cages and surrounds are now available commercially. I personally went a bit
> further and added alarm contacts on all the roll up doors along with an 8
> camera external  security camera system that sends a push notification to my
> smart phone upon detecting motion and allows remote monitoring. 
> 
> http://youtu.be/CMz1tXBVT1s
> 
> Julian
> PS The contractor has never worked so hard!
> 
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   Tony,
   I failed to mention, my doors are all solid no windows, maybe it adds a
   few extra seconds to get in working blind, but the opener is almost
   guaranteed to be central to the door. That is unless you have the
   Liftmaster side mount door opener that Jeff refers to.
   Julian
   > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:58:22 -0500
   > From: tonydigi at optonline.net
   > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] PPC - Potential Pantera Content - Garage Door
   Break ins
   > To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; detomaso at poca.com
   >
   > Thanks for that! Good to know.
   > I feel a little better that I opted for doors with no windows, for
   Pantera
   > security sake.
   > 130lb Rhodesian Ridgeback works too.
   >
   >
   > -----Original Message-----
   > From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Julian
   Kift
   > Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 8:25 PM
   > To: detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: [DeTomaso] PPC - Potential Pantera Content - Garage Door
   Break ins
   >
   > We had a break in at the house in Reno 2 weeks ago, Sunday morning at
   10:30
   > am the alarm triggered on motion in the garage. The alarm monitoring
   service
   > called the police out who ascertained the garage doors had likely
   been left
   > open by the contractor working at the house. The contractor was
   convinced he
   > had checked prior to leaving Friday, but as we all do questioned his
   own
   > actions on reflection.
   >
   > When we returned this past weekend it was evident that the thieves
   had
   > attempted to gain entry through all 5 garage doors before success,
   and then
   > only after physically bending the upper panel of one door to access
   the
   > opener release mechanism. Fortunately it appears the alarm triggering
   was
   > sufficient to scare them off empty handed.
   >
   > Many of you might have seen and be aware of this simple garage entry
   method,
   > but I thought it was worth posting the video again for those that
   might not
   > have seen it, or for those that have seen it and not taken preventive
   > measures! (Yes I was in the latter category, having not done anything
   upon
   > moving into another house a month ago) The simplest and most
   immediate fix
   > is to zip tie the release mechanism although I found that more
   thorough
   > cages and surrounds are now available commercially. I personally went
   a bit
   > further and added alarm contacts on all the roll up doors along with
   an 8
   > camera external security camera system that sends a push notification
   to my
   > smart phone upon detecting motion and allows remote monitoring.
   >
   > http://youtu.be/CMz1tXBVT1s
   >
   > Julian
   > PS The contractor has never worked so hard!
   >
   >
   >