Alpharetta Georgia: There have been a series of home invasions in the Atlanta area in recent months which has led police departments to tell homeowners to be vigilant and protect their families against the possibilities of robberies and home invasions. The latest home invasion in Alpharetta occurred on November 23^rd, at 8:00 pm on Park Glen Drive ion Alpharetta. The homeowner said that he came home from a movie with his young son and the family of four was sitting down to dinner. They were confronted by three armed men who had entered their home through the basement. The armed men ordered the family into the master bedroom. All of the suspects wore face masks, hoodies, and gloves. They tied up several family members and then rummaged through the house stealing numerous items of value including valuable jewelry. Obviously the family was terrified by the episode.

When we spoke to Brant Henke, President of Norcross based American Guardian, he offered the following tips for discouraging home invaders. Brant related: “Almost always home invaders will seek soft, easy targets. Consequently you want to make your home a hard target.

Here are some tips to do just that:

1. First keep your garage doors shut and locked at all times
2. Do not leave valuables in your vehicle at any time and do not leave     valuables or electronics in plain view through an open window.
3. Keep the doors of your home locked with dead bolt at all times even during the day when you are home.
4. Use blinds or drapes in your home.
5. Install a monitored security system in your home that has a hostage code feature. This will be extremely important in the event of a home invasion.
6. Display at least one preferably two security yard signs prominently at your home. A security sign will deter 75% of all would be burglars and home invaders.
7. Keep your security system armed at all times.
8. Ask your neighbors to keep an eye out for suspicious activity around your home.
9. Finally, if you observe a suspicious person or vehicle within your neighborhood call the police to report the activity immediately.

For the best monitoring quality at the incredibly low rate of only $12.00 per month call American Guardian at (770) 446-9577 and check out all of their other product offerings at www.atlanta-security-systems.com.

American Guardian was founded in 1985 and is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating.

We recently became aware that several out of state security dealers and ADT Dealer Aggregators have been causing problems in Georgia. This week we interviewed Brant Henke, President of American Guardian to get his assessment of the growing problem. When we spoke to him Brant related: “ There is absolutely a growing problem from out of state companies and ADT Dealer Aggregators who use direct mail, telemarketing, and the internet to snare their Georgia customers. Most of the time they will sell the customer over the phone then obtain their social security number and run their credit sometimes without the customer’s permission. They then put them into a three year contract. Then they will send one of their subcontractors out to install a substandard system. Their installers are trained to start drilling holes in the customer’s home before the customer sees what is actually going to be installed. They do this to lock the customer in. Most of these out of state companies do not even maintain an office in Georgia. Some of the worst misrepresentations now seem to be coming from the ADT Aggregators. An aggregator is a third party marketing company that generates leads and sales for out of state ADT Dealers through internet websites and telemarketing. They sell the customers to the highest ADT bidder. Recently, one of my customers told me they got a call from an obvious aggregator. She asked what the name of the dealer was and the telemarketer told her we do not know yet but it would be some ADT dealer in your area.”

Brant went on the say, “We strongly advise that you do business with a locally based security dealer that you can check out thoroughly. American Guardian is featured on consumer advocate Clarks Howard’s website and offers quality monitoring on a month to month basis at only $12.00 per month.”

For the best monitoring quality at the incredibly low price of only $12.00 per month, call American Guardian at (770) 446-9577 and check out all of their state of the art product offerings at www.atlanta-security-systems.com.

American Guardian was founded in 1985 and is an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating.

This week we are featuring the rapidly expanding, Atlanta area based security company, American Guardian. We wanted to know why so many Georgia customers are flocking to this innovative Norcross headquartered company. So, we decided to interview Brant Henke, President of American Guardian to learn the secret of this company’s success. Brant related, “A few months ago we made a decision to give our customers more monitoring plan choices. These are difficult economic times and difficult economic times require more cost effective product and monitoring choices. Most security companies use the cookie cutter approach and offer just one monitoring choice. We have always given our customers several monitoring choices but now be have broadened our monitoring offerings even further. We have also recently dropped our rate for monitoring from $18.95 monthly to $12.00 monthly and this rate is a month to month rate without a long term contract. Now, you do not have to settle for a second or third tier monitoring company to get an incredibly low monitoring rate. Our customers receive the best monitoring available with eight fully redundant monitoring stations monitoring their homes.”

For customers that have no security system and want a complete system installed with no money up front we offer a bundled plan with monitoring and the equipment financed at around a dollar a day. Many people have heard about consumer advocate Clark Howard’s security buying tips. Our company is now featured on his website. “We are proud to have earned his seal of approval.”

For the best monitoring at the incredibly low rate of only $12.00 per month call American Guardian at (770) 446-9577 and check out all of their other product offerings at: www.atlanta-security-systems.com. American Guardian was founded in 1985 and has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

By now you have probably heard or read about the growing incidence of copper thefts from institutions, government facilities, businesses, and even homes. Hard economic times have generated yet one more unintended consequence: the proliferation of despicable copper thieves. The sad thing about this growing problem is that no person, business or institution is sacrosanct or off limits to these cowardly and destructive crimes. Brant Henke, President of American Guardian Security Systems says: “We have seen cable companies, electric companies, businesses, churches, and even public libraries have their air conditioner units stolen from their rooftops. The thieves will absolutely ruin over $2,000 worth of equipment just to pilfer around $30 worth of copper! It is very sad. Many of the individuals involved in these thefts are drug addicts. Last week I saw an industry news article that stated that a group of thieves were trading their stolen copper for crack cocaine instead of cash.”

Henke said that his company has developed a creative way to protect his clients valuable yet vulnerable rooftop equipment with monitored security devices as well as day/night camera systems if his clients request them.

For the most innovative security solutions for your home or business call American Guardian Security at (770) 446-9578.

The topic for today’s security news report is the topic of inside or employee theft. After doing a little research we have found that it is far more common than you might think. We spent some time talking with Brant Henke, President of American Guardian Security Systems, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. In our interview Henke related a true story about one of his long time customers. “A few weeks ago I got a call from a customer of mine that is a Pastor in a church based in southwest Atlanta. He told me that he has a break in at his church the night before. He said that he was concerned because the security alarm was not tripped and the police were not dispatched. He asked me to send one of my technicians to his church to check out the alarm. Obviously I sent one of my best technicians to his church that same day to investigate. What my technician discovered shocked both of us.

The reason that his alarm did not trip was very simple. His alarm was disarmed by the legitimate pass code that he as well as the rest of his employees used when they armed and disarmed his security system. A window was broken to make it look like a burglar had entered the church building but when we checked the history in the alarm system buffer we discovered that the authorized user code was used to disarm the alarm at 2:45 am that morning. The Pastor made the mistake that a lot of people do, he gave the same code to all of his employees.

Remember, if you operate a business, always give a different pass code to each employee. Then let them know they are the only one that will have that code. This way if there is a theft at the business without an actual alarm you can have your system checked to see who entered your business that evening. Needless to say the Pastor immediately issued different pass codes to all of his employees. He has also decided to have us install a surveillance camera system in his church for added security.

Remember, for a professional security system at an affordable price call American Guardian Security Systems, Inc., at (770) 446-9578.

Atlanta Security Systems customers are now asking for the latest next generation breakthrough technology for their security needs in both their homes and businesses. They are finding that the technology that is the most cutting edge, state of the art technology is American Guardian’s Total Connect technology.

American Guardian’s President and CEO, Brant Henke extolled the many virtues and benefits of Total Connect Technology: “Our customers are ecstatic about the many features and benefits of Total Connect technology. They are excited about the fact that they can arm or disarm their system, check the status of their system, and even view their home or business with strategically placed cameras from anywhere in the world over the internet. They have the ability to do this with their computer, PDA, or smart phone. Total Connect technology also allows them to remotely turn off or on their lights or control their thermostat saving them energy when they are away. This is without question the hottest security technology available in the marketplace today.”

Henke also related that the Total Connect can be programmed to provide text messages, email alerts or both to the homeowner or business owner when certain events at the home or business occur. An example of this would be when each child arrives home from school the husband and wife could receive text messages or email alerts notifying them of their safe arrival home.

A business owner could receive an email or text each time an equipment room door was opened or when that last employee left his business for the day. Some moms that have taken advantage of Total Connect Atlanta Security Systems are using this technology to check up on their nannies while they are at work or simply check in on their children periodically with the Total Connect Enhanced Video Services capability.

In summary, Atlanta Security Systems customers are now enjoying breakthrough next generation technology with American Guardian’s innovative cutting edge Total Connect services.

If you are searching for the best Atlanta Security Systems provider check out American Guardian’s world class security offerings at http://www.atlanta-security-systems.com today.

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