Home Invasion: Answers to 12 Common Questions

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Can I Shoot A Home Invader?

NOTE: Since writing this article on January 26, 2012, the Trayvon Martin shooting in Sanford,…

Home Invasion Facts

Though the term “home invasion” is used extensively by the media to describe a certain…

What’s A “Classic” Home Invasion?

Here at Home Invasion News, we look at a lot of press releases, read a…

News

Security Expert Jordan Frankel Talks About Residential Crime 101: Reduce Your Risk

We hear and read news reports every day about crime. But it’s the crimes that occur within our own residence at the hands of strangers that are often the most unsettling. Our homes are where we keep some of our most valuable belongings, the things we’ve worked so hard for throughout our lives, material possessions…

Crime, Poverty, and Mental Depression Run Together in Many U.S. Cities and States

A. Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But It Might Help. Money may not make you happy, but poverty makes you VERY sad. Using data from federal health agencies, Health.com has identified the 10 states with the highest rates of depression, psychological distress, and other indicators of poor mental health. Here they are, in alphabetical order. Arkansas,…

Flash Mobs Execute Retail Invasion

Call them flash assaults, flash robbery, or just plain shoplifting, retail invasions have been reported at stores in Chicago, Washington DC, Las Vegas, St. Paul MN, Philadelphia, PA, New York City, and Montgomery County, MD. Reported targets run the gamut from Victoria’s Secret to 7-11. So far, law enforcement isn’t sure how the large groups…

Can I Shoot A Home Invader?

NOTE: Since writing this article on January 26, 2012, the Trayvon Martin shooting in Sanford, Florida, has raised a firestorm of controvery about “Stand Your Ground” laws. The Wikipedia entry on “Castle Doctrine,” upon which “Stand Your Ground” legislation is based, also is in flux. Home Invasion News recommends that you check for updates in…

Are You A Probable Home Invasion Target? Do You Use or Deal Drugs?

This story from KPHO.com in Phoenix, Arizona, doesn’t spell out — but does suggest — two themes that Home Invasion News sees in a good percentage of “home invasion” crimes. Both themes indicate that many media-reported home invasions have some relationship to the drug trade: 1. The assailants knew the victim. In “classic home invasion,”…

The Other Home Invasion

Home Owner Associations Rule. Can We Get Used To It?

Last September, ABC News ran a story titled “The White Picket Offense: Homeowners’ Associatons Crack Down.” The articles address a variety of HOA squabbles, including personal signage, fencing, non-payment of dues, lawn care, paint, and other iron-clad dictates. Here at…

Neighborhood Watch: A First-Line Defense Against Home Invasion.

Gulflive.com reports that a brutal home invasion in Gautier, Mississippi, is prompting city leaders to…

Real Estate Sharks Prey on Section 8 And Launch A Home Invasion

Lucinda is a victim of The Other Home Invasion. An unmarried career woman, she bought…

Loud Music: Home Invasion That Shrieks, “Stop That Noise!”

For two years, a friend of mine has been living in a used-to-be-quiet Chicago suburb.…

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