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HERE'S a curious case from the police. It's a burglar bungle from some very alarmed panel people at Honeywell. There's some sort of twisted irony going on here, but as the police say it's best to be wary of doorstepping alarm salesman.

The police notice follows.

Homeowners have been warned to beware of burglar alarm panels being offered to them in suspicious circumstances.

The offender then met the courier at his home in Sale, took the alarms, and left.

The warning comes after an offender posed as a legitimate customer and managed to get a consignment of alarm panels worth £15,000 delivered to his house.

Officers believe these panels could now be offered to homeowners across Greater Manchester at a knock-down price.

On 27 July, an unknown offender placed an order with Manchester-based Honeywell systems for 400 burglar alarms.

Posing as a legitimate customer, the offender arranged for the alarms to be delivered to a warehouse in Manchester but when the consignment arrived no-one there had any knowledge.

At this point a courier arrived and took a phone call from the offender who told him to take the consignment home.

The offender then met the courier at his home in Sale, took the alarms, and left.

Officers are now warning about the dangers of purchasing stolen burglar alarms. The alarms in question are make and model Accenta 8SP399A with mini-gen LCD keypad.

Detective Constable Lee Attenborough of Stretford CID said: "Security is extremely important to all homeowner so it is imperative that you do not attempt to cut corners.

"These alarms will not be professionally fitted and will not come with a warranty so, in essence, they will offer very little long-term security.

"If you are offered one of these alarms in suspicious circumstances then please don't hesitate to get in touch."

Anyone with information is asked to call Stretford CID on 0161 856 7671 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Intruder alarm alerts police to library damage

An intruder alarm alerted police officers to a crime at a Haslingden library.Steven Matlock, 44, admitted causing £300 worth of damage to the fire escape door in the building at a hearing at Burnley Crown Court, the Lancashire Telegraph reports.The court was told he had struck in the morning of March 23rd but had triggered the electronic security solutions at the library.He left the remnants of a pizza in the premises and tried to flee, but was apprehended by a police officer.The court was told that he had taken prescribed anti-depressants and consumed alcohol at the time of the offence, with his barrister describing him as a "liability once he's drunk".Matlock, who lives on Bacup's Olive Street and has a criminal record containing 77 previous offences, admitted damage, while prosecutors did not offer the court any evidence regarding an alleged offence of burglary.He was ordered to attend an alcohol treatment programme and given a two-year community order."If you comply with this order, hopefully we will never see you again," the judge told him.Between 2007 and 2008, at least one million crimes involved the consumption of alcohol in some manner, British government statistics reveal.

Two charged after West Sussex garden centre burglary

Police arrested two intruders at a West Sussex garden centre in the early hours of Thursday morning.

At 1.09am on Thursday 30 August, police were called to Aylings Garden Centre on the A272 at Trotton near Midhurst, after the burglar alarm had activated. Officers arrived within ten minutes and located three men intruding in the mower shop. They arrested one man after a struggle although nobody was hurt, and the second man was also arrested at the scene. A third man ran away and has not yet been found.

Nothing is believed to have been stolen.

Frank Johnson, 37, of March Lane, Easthampnett, West Sussex, and Paul Oldrieve, 35, of no fixed address, have been charged with burglary and are due to appear on bail at Chichester Magistrates Court on 19 September.

Affinity One Security Solutions
Tel 08000 336 999 Specialist in Burglar
Alarms, CCTV and Security Solutions

Tel 08000 336 999 Specialist in Burglar Alarms, CCTV and Security Solutions

GET CCTV FOR YOUR HOME
You might trying to think about ways in which you can bolster your home security if you’ve already got a burglar alarm. For most people, the obvious option is to install a CCTV system. Lots of people expect CCTV systems to cost a great deal but you might actually be surprised at how they have come down in price over recent years.
Wired vs. wireless
If you’ve spent a long time getting your home just how you want it, the last thing you’ll want to be doing is running wireless along walls or making cavities in them to conceal them. Likewise you won’t want mess about putting wires under carpets or under the floorboards, so what you should think about getting is a wireless CCTV network. They’re pretty new but they’re going down a storm with customers – when it comes to convenience they just can’t be beaten.
The merits of having a wireless CCTV network are sure to outweigh the extra cost for most people, but there will be some skeptics who aren’t convinced that the extra outlay is worth it. If you’re not so bothered about spending a little time routing wires around your home, you may be just as well off going for a wired CCTV network.
Whether you go for a wired CCTV system or indeed a wireless one, you’ll find that they’re extremely useful to have. Other tough decisions that you need to make on top of the wired vs. wireless debate is where you’re going to put the cameras themselves. Most people tend to have them fitted so they point at doors or windows or other points of entry. Some people even have them so they point at cars or driveways or outhouses like sheds.
Installing a CCTV system
It doesn’t matter if you go for a wired system or a wired one, you should always have a qualified professional fit it for you. Even though fitting a CCTV system might seem like a doddle, it really isn’t. If you attempt to fit it yourself you run the risk of breaking or damaging expensive components – by which time it may have been cheaper just to pay to get it installed by someone who knows what they’re doing.
Here at Affinity One we’ve a team of trained engineers with lots of experience when it comes to fitting CCTV systems. We’ll have your system installed and setup in absolutely no time at all! Whether it’s a wired system or a wireless one, we can do it for you – and we will even supply the components needed too.
A CCTV system for your home could work out to be a very shrewd investment. If you’re looking for a reputable company to fit it for you at a very good price be sure to get in touch with us today. When it comes to anything related to home security we’re the people you should call – we know exactly what we’re doing.

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CHECK OUT THE NEW WIRELESS BURGLAR ALARMS

Burglar alarms aren’t exactly new, but in the past they’ve been pretty tough to install mainly because of the extensive wiring that is required to be installed with them. Recently there has been a big step forward in the burglar alarm market with the emergence of wireless alarm. Installation of a burglar alarm system is no longer dictated by a tangle of wires – now the only thing you need to think about when installing a burglar alarm system is whether or not the sensors will be in range of the control panel or not. It’s fair to say that wireless burglar alarms have been a revolution.

Wireless alarms aren’t too pricy

You might expect to pay a premium for a wireless burglar alarm – whilst you might pay slightly more you’ll be pleasantly surprised that typically wireless alarms are very reasonably priced. For the convenience that they offer they’re actually a bit of a steal. From Affinity One you can get a top of the range wireless alarm installed for just £595 excluding VAT.

If wires aren’t a problem for you and you don’t already have an alarm installed you can save yourself a good sum of money by going for a wired alarm. They’re just as effective as wireless alarms, the only different is that you will have to make provisions for the cabling that must run to each sensor. If you’ve got no problem with tacking it to a skirting board or running this cabling under the carpet however, you’ll be perfectly fine with a wired burglar alarm.

Look into wireless CCTV systems

Intruder alarms aren’t the only security system that has gone wireless recently either. You can now get completely wireless CCTV systems – which again are proving to a big hit with customers. Like with wired alarms, the location of your CCTV cameras has always been dictated by cabling in the past. This is no longer the case though thanks to wireless CCTV – you can put the cameras anywhere in your home.

Who should bother with an alarm or a CCTV system?

There is no textbook answer to this question but typically we should all take time to review home or business security. A burglar alarm is often regarded as the bare minimum when it comes to security. Those people living in areas where they feel they need extra protection may decide that a camera is also in order. As well as some residential customers, most business premises are covered by CCTV networks.

There are lots of advantages to upping your security. It acts as a deterrent to would-be burglar, but it may also help you secure lower premiums on your insurance. Obviously you have to pay out to get the security systems installed in the first place, but you can view that as an investment, especially if you’re receiving a discount on your insurance policy each month!

Call the Affinity One security team today on 08000 336 999 to see what home security systems you could benefit from.

Affinity One Security Solutions

Tel 08000 336 999 Specialist in Burglar
Alarms, CCTV and Security Solutions

When it comes to getting home security installed, Affinity One Security Solutions systems are right up there with the best. The good news is that there’s an Affinity One Security Solutions system to suit every budget. Whether you’ve got several hundred pounds or even thousands to spend on your home security, Affinity One Security Solutions have a package that’s right for you! We here at Affinity One supply and install intruder alarm and CCTV systems.
There are three main Affinity One Security Solutions security system packages that our customers love. These are the Affinity One Security Solutions wired home alarm system, the wirefree home alarm system, and also the Affinity One Security Solutions commercial alarm. Prices start from £425.00 excluding VAT.
The Affinity One Security Solutions wired home alarm
When you go for an Affinity One Security Solutions wired home alarm you know you’re getting a great deal with the monitoring at just £26.00 per month. Our prices start from as little as £425.00 including VAT it’s the cheapest Affinity One Security Solutions package we install, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s not right up there with the best, because it is. There are so many benefits to having the wired home alarm system installed on your home; it comes with front and back door protection, two motion sensors, two decoy boxes and the installation comes fully guaranteed.
Obviously the Affinity One Security Solutions wired home alarm system is more for those customers who don’t mind so much about having to conceal wires behind walls, under carpets and under floorboards. If this is going to be an issue for you fear not however, because the Affinity One Security Solutions wirefree home alarm system is only marginally more expensive – with none of the faffing around that comes with a wired installation.
The Affinity One Security Solutions wirefree home alarm
Like the wired home alarm the wirefree version comes with front and back door protection, two motion sensors as well as a pair of decoy alarm boxes. The system is fully monitored for £26.00 per month and comes with the price tag of £595 including VAT does include installation. Although the wirefree alarm is more expensive than the wired version just bear in mind the added convenience of not having to sink wires into walls and floors!
The wirefree home alarm system from Affinity One Security Solutions has definitely got to be one of the best mid-range systems out there – it represents amazing value for money. When it comes to securing your home there are few systems better or cheaper than this one on the market.
The wired Affinity One Security Solutions commercial alarm
This alarm system tends to be favoured more by commercial customers looking to keep their business premises secure. The Affinity One Security Solutions commercial alarm system comes insurance approved – which not all alarm systems do. At just £595 excluding VAT the installation is fully guaranteed and monitoring at just £24.00 per month plus vat. For your money you’ll get one door contact, three motion sensors, one dummy bell box and a working bell as well as a fully monitored security system, which comes with 4 proximity tags and an internal speaker.
It’s clear that there’s a whole range of choice for anyone looking for Affinity One Security Solutions security system. If you need peace of mind and like to know that your home or business is secured when you’re not around be sure to give us here at Affinity One a call on 08000 336 999 so we can advise you on which alarm installation is best for you.

Affinity One Security Solutions

Tel 08000 336 999 Specialist in Burglar

Alarms, CCTV and Security Solutions

Tel 08000 336 999 Specialist in Burglar Alarms, CCTV and Security Solutions

CCTV SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESSES

An alarm is a basic layer of security that is employed by many businesses and households, CCTV however is a more advanced layer of security that some business owners should consider. If your business deals with expensive stock or is open to the public CCTV is certainly something you should have installed. We all know that break-ins and shop lifting incidents do occur, and CCTV is a good way to take a proactive stance against them. Of course you’re not going to completely eradicate the risk of having your business broken into but CCTV does offer extra peace of mind.

CCTV acts as a deterrent

We’ve all seen those grainy pictures on TV and in the newspaper of people up to no good who have been caught on CCTV. It’s clear that CCTV is a good way of catching criminals after a crime has been committed. That said, they also act as a good deterrent because if criminals know that there is CCTV installed in a potential target of theirs they simply won’t bother. Combined with a burglar alarm CCTV can be a very effective security system to have.

Having a CCTV system installed

Disruption can be caused by any security system as it is being installed. New wireless CCTV systems however as extremely convenient, it’s mostly a case of “plug and play”. The hardest part is mounting them on the wall in their desired locations – then getting them all to record on the one DVR. Having a CCTV system installed is definitely not as disruptive as it once was.

Although wireless CCTV systems do offer a new level of convenience, and of course no wires, they’re also more expensive than traditional wired CCTV systems. If you’re fine with routing wires between each camera and the centralised DVR then you’ll have no problem with a wired system – and you’ll make a considerable saving too when compared with how much it would have cost to have a wireless one put in.

Other security systems

People view an alarm as the main alternative to a CCTV system. The problem with that point of view is that they’re actually different things and they have different functions. A CCTV system will record images and deter criminals, whilst an alarm will alert people that there is a disturbance, should one occur. Instead of making the decision to have one or the other, business owners should try to budget for and accommodate both systems as when they run in tandem they can complement each other perfectly.

It doesn’t matter if you’re after a new CCTV system or even just a quote for an alarm installation – we’re the security experts here at Affinity One. We’ll be able to give you an accurate quote for the supply and installation of the security system that you want – and if you’re not entirely such which one is best for you and your business, we can advise you accordingly just give us a ring on 08000 336 999 for assistance.

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