The LAPD reported that during the last week a spike has occurred in residential and commercial burglaries in the Topanga Division area. And while clusters of the crime have been noted in the West Hills and Woodland Hills communities, burglaries have also been reported up and down the Topanga Canyon corridor, including Chatsworth.

“Businesses are being broken into. Stolen vehicles … warehouses where people go in and steal water regulators [which thieves then sell for $100 to $150 or recycle for use as copper metal]

LAPD recommended that residents take a number of precautions to protect their valuables, including personal items, heirlooms, vehicles and business equipment and products:

•When leaving home, lock or secure all doors and windows;

•When travelling, notify the post office and newspaper to suspend deliveries, to be retrieved later. Inform a friend or neighbor of any absence and ask them to keep an eye on the residence and notify the police of any unusual or suspicious activity in the area;

•Set porch light or lights inside the home on a timer so it looks like someone is home during the evening;

LAPD also recommended that when residents park at shopping centers, parking lots or streets to “not park [far] away. Park close to the front, in a safe area where there’s light. Keep your car locked and don’t leave [personal items like] purses, wallets, iPods, laptops … in plain sight.”

The LAPD also has reprised its “Lock it, Hide it, Keep it” campaign this season. This applies to homes, businesses and vehicles. The phrase is a helpful way to remember to lock your doors, hide valuables from sight (and draw the shades if at home or office to prevent them from being seen) and when shopping, park in well-lit areas and lock purchases in your trunk.

An increase in burglaries might come as a surprise to Chatsworth residents, particularly those who have lived in the community for some time.

“Chatsworth’s [historically been] a very safe, well-rounded community, where business owners know each other, everyone knows each other. But people are constantly coming in from surrounding communities and stealing.”

PROTECT YOUR VALUABLES!

This is a friendly reminder of ways to keep your personal belongings safe!!

LOCK IT-HIDE IT-KEEP IT!

Do not keep valuables inside your vehicle clearly visible, secure them in your trunk.

 Lock and secure doors and windows.

A Steering Wheel Locking Device is highly recommended.

Be aware of your surroundings.

 The Police Department does our best to keep you and your valuable items safe; by you following a few safety tips, YOU may also prevent a thief from committing a crime.

Of 110 crimes reported, 30 occurred on these five days: Oct. 12, 21, 26, 28 and Nov. 2.

 Chatsworth crimes from Sept. 25 through Nov. 12.Credit CrimeMapping.com

 During the 48 days from Sept. 25 through Nov. 12, there were 110 reported crimes in the Chatsworth area, according to CrimeMapping.com, a website which aggregates daily crime reports directly from the Police Department.

After an unusually violent summer, Chatsworth cooled off as the school year began. However, crime has tipped upward once more, although violent crime remains low.

During the last reporting period Chatsworth averaged 1.6 crimes a day, this cycle averaged 2.3 crimes a day, an increase of almost 45 percent.

However, the increase may not be part of a larger trend. Of the 110 total crimes reported, a whopping 30 occurred on just five of the 48 days: Oct. 12, 21, 26, 28 and Nov. 2.

The similar nature of the crimes, the closeness of many of the locations and the short period of time all imply that these statistics are possibly the result of an individual or group of individuals going on a spree rather than an aggregate increase in criminality. The closeness of these dates to Halloween is another possible contributing cause.

Fortunately, though crime as a whole increased, violent crime represented only 4 of the 110 reported cases, less than 5 percent of the total.

The reported crimes in Chatsworth were: 48 thefts from vehicles, 25 burglaries, 20 thefts, 13 grand theft autos, two robberies and two assaults.

Below is a list of the reported crimes:

September 25

•Burglary on the 21900 block of Lassen Street at 9:30 a.m.

•Theft on the 10500 block of Mason Avenue at 2 p.m.

September 26

•Burglary on the 9900 block of Casaba Avenue at 10:10 a.m.

•Theft on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 5 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9800 block of Comanche Avenue at 9 p.m.

September 27

•Burglary on the 9700 block of Nita Avenue at 10:30 a.m.

September 28

•Grand theft auto at Lassen and Lurline at 5:30 a.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 9600 block of De Soto Avenue at 11 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9700 block of Casaba Avenue at noon.

September 30

•Burglary on the 9000 block of Owensmouth Avenue at 6 p.m.

October 1

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20000 block of Hiawatha Street at 10:30 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9600 block of Lurline Avenue at 1 p.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 9600 block of Lurline Avenue at 1 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9700 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 10 p.m.

October 2

•Theft from a vehicle on the 21900 block of Lassen Street at 6 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10000 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 8:45 a.m.

October 3

•Burglary on the 21200 block of Lassen Street at 12:01 a.m.

•Theft on the 9200 block of Alabama Avenue at 9 a.m.

•Theft on the 10000 block of De Soto Avenue at 2 p.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 21700 block of Septo Street at 6 p.m.

October 5

•Burglary on the 10500 block of Lurline Avenue at 2:30 p.m.

October 6

•Burglary on the 9900 block of Jordan Avenue at 3 p.m.

•Theft on the 22200 block of Craggy View Street at 6 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on De Soto Avenue and Devonshire Street at 11 p.m.

October 8

•Theft at Mason Avenue and Devonshire Street at 2:30 p.m.

October 10

•Theft from a vehicle on the Devonshire Street and Glade Avenue at 2:25 p.m.

•Theft on the 8900 block of Mason Avenue at 2:30 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9900 block of Owensmouth Avenue at 10 p.m.

October 11

•Theft on the 10200 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 6 p.m.

October 12

•Grand theft auto on the 9100 block of Alabama Avenue at 7:45 a.m.

•Robbery on the 9100 block of Deering Avenue at 4:45 p.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 9400 block of Lurline Avenue at 5 p.m.

•Burglary on the 23500 block of Ehlers Drive at 7:30 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9900 block of De Soto Avenue at 10 p.m.

October 13

•Theft from a vehicle on the 21500 block of Lassen Street at 2 a.m.

•Burglary on the 10900 block of Fullbright Avenue at 2 p.m.

October 14

•Theft from a vehicle on the 11000 block of Old Santa Susana Pass Road at 3 p.m.

October 15

•Theft from a vehicle on the 22300 block of Chatsworth Street at 3 p.m.

October 16

•Theft at Chatsworth Street and Canoga Avenue at 10:40 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10200 block of De Soto Avenue at 4 p.m.

October 17

•Grand theft auto on the 20400 block of Prairie Street at 7:30 a.m.

October 18

•Burglary on the 20700 block of Tribune Street at 7 a.m.

•Burglary on the 20400 block of Celtic Street at noon.

October 20

•Theft on the 9700 block of Deering Avenue at 1:50 p.m.

•Theft on the 21700 block of Nordhoff Street at 2:30 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10300 block of Canoga Avenue at 7:40 p.m.

October 21

•Theft from a vehicle on the 21400 block of Plummer Street at 9:15 a.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 9900 block of Variel Avenue at 2 p.m.

•Theft at Devonshire Street and Canoga Avenue at 3:10 p.m.

•Theft on the 20500 block of Prairie Street at 4:20 p.m.

•Robbery on the 20700 block of Lassen Street at 6 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10000 block of Lurline Avenue at 7 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10400 block of Canoga Avenue at 7:30 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 21000 block of Lassen Street at 9:30 p.m.

October 22

•Theft from a vehicle at Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Santa Susana Pass at 1:45 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 6:20 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle at Vintage Street and De Soto Avenue at 8 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10300 block of Canoga Avenue at 11 p.m.

October 24

•Burglary on the 9600 block of Lurline Avenue at 10 a.m.

October 25

•Burglary on the 20400 block of Tulsa Street at 1 p.m.

October 26

•Theft on the 9900 block of Lurline Avenue at 10 a.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 20100 block of Tuba Street at 6 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9700 block of Casaba Avenue at 7 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10100 block of Keokuk Avenue at 8 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20300 block of Superior Street at 10 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 19800 block of Septo Street at 11:30 p.m.

October 27

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20300 block of Citronia Street at 12:10 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9900 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 4:45 p.m.

•Theft on the 10300 block of Melvin Avenue at 5 p.m.

October 28

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10200 block of Independence Avenue at 12:01 a.m.

•Burglary on the 20200 block of Prairie Street at 8:30 a.m.

•Theft on the 21600 block of Devonshire Street at 1:35 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9900 block of Jordan Avenue at 5 p.m.

•Burglary on the 20700 block of Dearborn Street at 5:30 p.m.

•Theft at Lassen Street and De Soto Avenue at 7 p.m.

October 29

•Burglary on the 21700 block of Marilla Street at 3 a.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 21700 block of Septo Street at 4:40 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9200 block of Winnetka Avenue at 5:40 p.m.

October 30

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9500 block of Casaba Avenue at 8 p.m.

October 31

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10100 block of Cozycroft Avenue at 3 a.m.

November 1

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10400 block of Canoga Avenue at noon.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10400 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 4 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 10400 block of Canoga Avenue at 8 p.m.

November 2

•Burglary on the 10200 block of Oklahoma Avenue at 4 a.m.

•Burglary on the 10000 block of Comanche Avenue at 9 a.m.

•Burglary on the 10200 block of Melvin Avenue at noon

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20700 block of Germain Street at 3:30 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle at De Soto and Prairie at 7:55 p.m.

November 3

•Burglary on the 10200 block of Oklahoma Avenue at 11 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9900 block of Owensmouth Avenue at 9 p.m.

November 4

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20700 block of Germain Street at 11 a.m.

•Burglary on the 19600 block of Mayall Street at 1 p.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20900 block of Devonshire Street at 2:40 p.m.

November 5

•Theft on the 9500 block of De Soto Avenue at 1:50 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle at Topanga Canyon and Devonshire at 1:40 p.m.

•Burglary on the 8900 block of Oso Avenue at 5:30 p.m.

November 6

•Aggravated assault at Owensmouth Avenue and Devonshire Street at 1:45 a.m.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 21900 block of Stanwell Street at noon.

•Theft from a vehicle on the 20500 block of Blackhawk Street at 4:30 p.m.

November 7

•Grand theft auto on the 21600 block of Devonshire Street at 2:15 p.m.

November 8

•Theft from a vehicle on the 9600 block of Laramie Avenue at 5 a.m.

•Burglary on the 24300 block of Woolsey Canyon Road at 6:40 p.m.

•Theft on the 21700 block of Septo Street at 8 p.m.

November 10

•Theft from a vehicle on the 22000 block of Hiawatha Street at 3 p.m.

•Grand theft auto on the 10100 block of Laramie Avenue at 7 p.m.

November 11

•Grand theft auto on the 20300 block of Kinzie Street at 9:15 a.m.

•Burglary on the 10000 block of Topanga Canyon Boulevard at 10 p.m.

•Theft on the 8800 block of Oso Avenue at 11:59 p.m.

November 12

•Burglary on the 21300 block of Superior Street at 5:50 a.m.

•Aggravated assault on the 20300 block of Tau Place at 3:50 p.m.

Source: CrimeMapping.com

With Veterans Day coming up on Nov. 11, it’s a great time to help honor and thank our nation’s heroes for their service and sacrifice to the country.

Our Veterans need our help and support. They are disproportionately represented among the homeless population, and many of them return from serving in Iraq and Afghanistan with lasting physical and emotional wounds.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

Donate or volunteer with Veterans Affairs of Greater Los Angeles.

The National Coalition on Homeless Veterans offers these tips to support Veterans:

Volunteering at a shelter, be a mentor or offer legal aid

Organize a Stand Down program

Develop a Veteran burial program

Volunteer or donate to community-based Veteran support organizations in your neighborhood

Advocate for homeless Veterans

Donate to the National Coalition on Homeless Veterans

Captain Kris Pitcher speaks at Chatsworth’s Neighborhood Watch meeting.

Talk of property crime in Chatsworth dominated Thursday evening’s discussion at the Neighborhood Watch meeting at St. Eudes Church. Captain Kris Pitcher, the new LAPD Devonshire Division commander, used the meeting to introduce himself to the Chatsworth community, discuss his division’s successes and pinpoint areas of concern for next year.

Chatsworth is safer than most areas in Los Angeles with regard to violent crime, Pritcher said. It is second-safest in L.A. overall.

“We’re in our fourth to fifth year of crime reduction,” he said. “It’s hard to improve upon success year after year.”

Property crime is an area of concern for the Devonshire Division as well as residents who attended the meeting.

Eight-eight percent of Chatsworth’s crimes are property crimes, Pitcher said. Many of these crimes are home burglaries and theft from motor vehicles. Compounding the issue is the state unemployment rate, which is still above 10 percent.

“Unemployment leads to crime,” he said.

AB 109, the state’s Inmate Transfer Bill, will release 14,800 low-grade offenders into the community in the next six to eight months, Pitcher said.

“We are not getting rapists and robbers. Burglars and car thieves… are to be released,” he said.

Pitcher said his division takes a systematic approach to combat crime.

“We try to predict crime,” he said. “Analysts take a 7-day view, a 3-day view (at crime). They look at crime maps.”

But, he stressed, community involvement is crucial to keeping the community safe.

“There is a lot of stuff you can do to help us,” he said. “I am one person. You are almost a quarter-million people. You know what is important to you. There is a lot of stuff you can do to help us.”

The community can get involved through the Community Police Advisory Board (C-PAB). Civilian volunteers meet with Pitcher once a month to offer advice on issues of concern.

Pitcher said reducing property crime can be as easy as removing the temptation to steal. He said he sees valuables like laptops and iPods in cars all the time. Thieves break in, steal them and sell them on the street. Even a cup-holder full of change can be enough to tempt a thief, he said.

“Hide it, lock it, keep it,” he said.

Pitcher wrapped up his talk by answering questions from the audience, the majority of which were about property crimes.

Burglars tend to avoid places that look like they have alarms, he said. They also avoid homes that have dogs.

He said the Devonshire Division is plagued by automobile third-seat thefts. SUVs, like Cadillac Escalades and Chevrolet Suburbans are targets.

“When they get wrecked, there is a need for parts like third seats,” he said.

Pitcher stressed that he did not want residents to be fearful in their own community.

“Not everything should make you paranoid,” he said. “Be wary. There are legitimate people walking in your neighborhood soliciting donations.”

Sergeant Lawrence Bavaro also fielded questions from the community. He said cars parked on hiking trails at the east side of division are being broken into. He told Chatswoth Patch that property crimes are the Devonshire station’s priority issue.

“(Criminal) crews from other cities come to Chatsworth (to commit crimes),” he said. “Jail is like college for them.”

Mark Your Calendar for the LAPD District Meeting

The Devonshire Division District Meeting will be 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at Shepherd of the Hills Church, 19700 Rinaldi St. Porter Ranch.

There will be detailed presentations about vice, narcotics and gang operations. there will also be free snacks and refreshments donated by local restaurants, and drawings for prizes.

For more information on the District Meeting call 818-832-0633.

Local tech firm partners with Chatsworth charter school to teach kids how to assemble computers.

 When Our Community School needed new computers for its computer lab, it did not take the easy way out by simply buying the computers and having professionals set them up. Instead, they partnered with a local technology company to teach students how to assemble and set up the computers.

Engineers from MSM Technology Group, a Chatsworth-based computer manufacturer and support company, supervised the charter school’s film elective class Tuesday as they seated heat sinks and CPUs, wired USBs and misplaced a screw or two.

Mitchell Marcus, president of MSM Technology, explained his company’s arrangement with the school.

“The school bought the computers,” he said. “We’re donating our labor.”

Marcus and two engineers from his company encouraged and coached the students as they assembled 15 new computers. He had older students help the younger students.

Sarah Martin, math and science teacher, and instructor of the film elective class, said a lot of the students had no experience building computers.

“Lots of these kids want to be actors or directors,” she said.

The class will ultimately use the computers to edit video projects, she added.

“They have done book animation,” she said. “They will produce music videos. They will learn storyboarding.”

Martin’s class did not go into the lesson without preparation. Tuesday’s hands-on class took place in the third week of a four-week process, taught by Marcus and his crew.

Students learned the basics of computer memory in the first week, a lesson that Marcus referred to several times as he coaxed some of the students to remember crucial pieces of information when they ran into a problem while working on their computers.

Students studied computer parts and started to put the computers together in the second week’s lesson.

Tuesday’s lesson, assembly, was entirely hands-on. Although the work they were doing required dexterity and precision, the atmosphere in the classroom was light. There was a lot of laughter. Marcus and his crew went from station to station to troubleshoot as students ran into problems.

Many students told Chatsworth Patch that although the work wasn’t easy, it wasn’t too difficult, either.

“It’s somewhere in the middle,” said Kayro Marin, as he looked for a screw that he dropped inside the computer case. “It’s pretty fun.”

Danny Olmos and Naseem Shamburger worked together to install a hard drive. Naseem said although assembling a computer was harder than he thought it would be, he was enjoying it.

Sydney Sneed and Zac Gamble worked together on a computer.

“It’s really fun,” Zac said as he screwed down the motherboard.

Sydney concurred. “It’s hard, but cool,” she said.

Shiraj Bhinderwala, a technician with MSM Technology, spent the class period going from station to station to help keep the class moving.

“They’re doing great,” said.

Olav Lestrange, manager of technical services for MSM Technology, said not all the students approach their tasks in the same way.

“Some kids are ahead,” he said. “Some don’t want to touch the computer at first. They’re afraid they’ll break it.”

However, he echoed the most common sentiment of the day.

“This is fun,” he said. “They get to tinker with things.”

Zac, who assembled a computer for the first time Tuesday, said the lesson was valuable.

“If I get into a mechanical job, I’ll have experience. I’ll be able to help people,” he said.

Next week, students are to finish assembling the computers and learn about the software they will use to run them.

 WEST HILLS, CA – Halloween is a time of year when spooky and haunted are considered part of the festivities, but it is no reason to risk the frightening experience of a burn injury. To keep you and your family safe this Halloween holiday, The Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital recommends the following burn and fire prevention tips:

 Stop, Drop and Roll – Make sure children know what to do should costumes or clothes catch fire. Look for costumes with the label “fire resistant” or “fire retardant.”

Prevent burns by using flashlights or battery operated candles to light jack-o-lanterns and luminaries.

Out – Make sure children look for exits at Halloween parties and know how to get out in case of emergency.

Overload – Make sure extension cords are not overloaded to avoid a dangerous fire hazard.

Keep decorations away from heat sources including open flames and light bulbs. Remember,

decorations are the first thing to ignite in more than 1,000 reported home fires each year!

Yes, to cool a burn! Should a minor burn occur, cool a burn with water for 15 minutes.

Have a burn-safe Halloween!

For more information about The Grossman Burn Center, visit www.grossmanburncenter-westhills.com

Thursday’s 10:20 a.m. earthquake drill will involve 8.7 million participants in the United States and Canada.

October 19, 2011

On Thursday, Oct. 20, “Great ShakeOut” earthquake drills will be held in California, Nevada, Guam, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia, and involve more than 8.7 million participants.

The ShakeOut will motivate people to be prepared to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” to protect themselves during earthquakes at work, school and home.

To participate, register on the Great California ShakeOut website.

The ShakeOut began in southern California in 2008 as a way of involving the general public in a large-scale emergency management exercise.

It is based on a magnitude 7.8 earthquake along the San Andreas fault, and on the “ShakeOut Scenario” developed by a team of experts.

The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) developed advanced simulations of this earthquake that were used to estimate potential losses and casualties, and to show the public how the shaking would be felt throughout the region.

SCEC is headquartered at the University of Southern California and funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Geological Survey (USGS).

“ShakeOut has been one of the great successes from long-term NSF and USGS support for SCEC’s research and education activities,” says Greg Anderson, program director in NSF’s Division of Earth Sciences.

“ShakeOut started in southern California and has grown to become the largest public preparedness exercise in the United States. It’s a great example of the broader impacts of NSF investments in basic science and education.”

SCEC is a community of more than 600 scientists, students and staff members from some 60 institutions, in partnership with other science, engineering, education and government organizations worldwide.

In addition to scientific contributions to the ShakeOut Scenario, SCEC also hosts the ShakeOut website and created a registration system where participants could be counted in the overall total.

More than 5.4 million people participated in California in 2008, with schools for the first time coordinating earthquake drills on the same day.

Part of the appeal of the ShakeOut is its simplicity. At a minimum, participants practice “Drop, Cover, and Hold On,” the recommended procedure for self-protection in an earthquake.

Many schools and other organizations also practice additional aspects of their preparedness plans.

While the 2008 California ShakeOut was initially conceived as an one-time event, participant demand convinced organizers to develop the ShakeOut into a statewide, annual event.

More than 6.9 million people participated in the 2009 California ShakeOut, and more than 7.9 million in 2010.

The 2011 Great California ShakeOut will be held Thursday, at 10:20 a.m., with more than 8 million people in businesses, government offices, neighborhoods, schools and as individuals currently registered.

“ShakeOut participation continues to grow, and the California drill now is larger than last year’s record 7.9 million participants,” said Mark Benthien, SCEC education and outreach director.

“It’s truly remarkable how collaborative the ShakeOut continues to be,” said Benthien.

“The motto is that ‘we are all in this together,’ and this spirit has spread to other regions in creating new alliances and working across state and regional borders.

“ShakeOut is changing the way people and organizations are approaching community-wide earthquake preparedness.”

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If money is a primary concern when discussing whether to speculate in an alarm system consider the following. The final charge for an alarm system is extraordinarily affordable. You aren’t draining your bank account by buying one. Insurance corporations will really offer deductions to those who have installed alarms on their grounds. Cash that you save with insurance pays for your alarm system. Insurance and alarms are premeditative thanks to the likelihood of owning an enterprise.

 What is the price of throwing risk out of the window and just hoping for the best? If you make a decision to go down that route then your products, goods, and computers will be targets for possible robberies. Dependent on your business you might lose a $1,000,000 from one night. The same is correct for home owners. The possibility of losing expensive personal belongings along with cherished ones increases seriously without a system.

 You say to oneself, ”insurance will pay for everything”. What if it doesn’t? Your coverage might just pay for a p.c. or has fine print that gives you no cents. Even if your coverage did pay for everything. Is it worth the effort of having to replace everything? If a P. C. is taken, you presently have lost valuable info and client information that cannot be replaced. The full amount paid may be repaid, but you are still missing valuable non material things that help a business run.

 Finally, by having a home alarm system you are creating a chunk of mind. Additional protection never made any person worry more about what they were protecting. If an intruder broke into your home while you are there or gone, there’s a psychological intrusion that happens too. Sure objects go missing and the house is roughed up a bit, but within your head you could feel unsafe in your own sanctuary. This psychological cost is equal to if not bigger then the cost of what was taken.

 It is proven that having an alarm system has greatly decreased the odds of a successful burglary. Shielding your goods and your folks can be cost efficient and smart. A company such as Protection Alarms in Los Angelesoffers top quality alarms with 24 hour monitoring. If you’d like to ease your mind and protect what is important to you, consider investing in a home or business alarm system .