Annie Blanco
For the past decade Annie has been in the public eye working in television news from Anchor to Film Critic to Helicopter Reporter. Annies Videos
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Freeze Alarm | Preparing the Home for Winter
- By Annie Blanco
- Published Yesterday
Homeowners or “snow birds" who leave their homes for any length of time during the winter will want to purchase a freeze alarm or temperature monitor. These devices can be programmed to phone...
Cut Phone Lines Bring Security Headaches in Nashville
- By Annie Blanco
- Published Yesterday
AT&T customers in the Green Hills area in Nashville, Tennessee were without home phone service for four days. The phone lines went down after a line was inadvertently cut by construction crews work...
Major CCTV Upgrade for Police
- By Annie Blanco
- Published Yesterday
The Easton Police Department in Pennsylvania just got an upgrade that will help officers and guards keep track of inmates, and potentially prosecute criminals when previously they could not. To do ...
Foiled Bank Robbery in South Florida
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/18/2008
In the town of Plantation in South Florida, a robbery attempt at a Bank of America branch was botched when three employees and a customer wrestled the suspect to the floor and held him there until p...
Arm the Security System before you Leave
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/18/2008
For some mom and dad’s juggling your job, children, sporting practices, and making dinner is hard enough. What about remembering to arm the home security system every time you leave the house...
New Study Explores Gun Violence in the Workplace
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/18/2008
Workplace violence affects more than two million workers in the United States every year and accounts for about 20 percent of all violent crime. That’s according to “Preventing Gun Viol...
Trained Dogs for sale for $30,000
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/18/2008
In Westport, Massachusetts, there is one dog trainer that is selling trained personal protection dogs for a price tag from $18,000 to $30,000. His dog of choice is the German Shepherd. I read an a...
Cell Phones Give Women a False Sense of Security
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/18/2008
The whole world has gone goo-goo for mobile from the latest iPhone to the latest BlackBerry! But it’s about more than just gabbing, it’s about ringtones, text messaging, and megapixels....
Home security Comes in many Forms
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/17/2008
From tasers to locked doors, home security comes in many different forms. It’s important to realize that above all, home security comes down to you being in charge. It’s you who will l...
Home Security on a Shoestring Budget
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/16/2008
As the average payroll drops so does the unemployment rate and house hold spending? Add to that, the average American household is looking at almost $9,000 in credit card debt. This all means that...
How to Prevent Gang Membership
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/15/2008
It was once only an inner-city problem, but now gangs have spread nationwide to the suburbs. According to the National Drug Intelligence Center, more than 20,000 gangs consisting of approximately 1...
Voice Alert Systems
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/15/2008
As a parent or business owner it’s impossible to be everywhere at anytime.
That’s why a voice alert system can give you some peace of mind and improve what security system you already h...
Veteran Security Expert joins bioMETRIX
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/15/2008
bioMETRIX, Inc. is most noted for its line of consumer based finger activated products under the name smartTOUCH. The company produces practical, secure, everyday consumer biometric products for th...
5 Top Home Security System Features
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/14/2008
Purchasing a home security system is not something you do every day. As a matter of fact you may not have any experience at all. Here are five things to keep in mind when looking for at features tha...
Security System Features
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/14/2008
If you are the type of person that enjoys shopping then you probably do a good job of comparing features. This is extremely important when you are purchasing a security system because there are so m...
Flashlights!
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/13/2008
Growing up in a house of five there was never a shortage of flashlights, oddly enough. You see, my family is a very precautious one. Growing up my Dad would make all three kids and my Mom do fire a...
Home Security Systems
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/11/2008
Home security, it is an important matter and is one that you should not take lightly. With inadequate home security, you are putting you and your family’s safety at risk. Why would you do that...
How to Start a Block Watch
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/11/2008
A block watch is a self-help group that encourages neighbors to be more aware of what is happening on their streets. They report criminal activity and suspicious activity to the police, as well as ...
You’re risking it by Stashing Cash at Home
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/6/2008
Recently I wrote about how safe sales are up amid the downturn of the economy. Yes it’s true, people are taking money out of the bank, but where are they keeping it? More than likely scared ...
Point of Entry for a Thief
- By Annie Blanco
- Published 11/3/2008
According to the website, AlarmSystemReviews.com 34% of thieves enter through the front door. The burglar can kick in the front door, force themselves in, or at times enter with no force. To avoid...