{"id":236052,"date":"2023-09-19T11:24:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=236052"},"modified":"2023-09-19T11:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:24:39","slug":"how-a-ring-doorbell-can-actually-attract-burglars-and-the-best-deterrents-to-stop-a-thief-instead-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/how-a-ring-doorbell-can-actually-attract-burglars-and-the-best-deterrents-to-stop-a-thief-instead-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Ring doorbell can actually ATTRACT burglars &#8211; and the best deterrents to stop a thief instead | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HAVING a Ring doorbell can actually attract burglars rather than deter them, an expert has claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Claire Nee, founder of the University of Portsmouth\u2019s International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology, says that having an alarm fitted indicates to thieves that there is something worth stealing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ef2a79-ring-internet-video-doorbell-840980408.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>She said she would never install a Ring doorbell or an alarm.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Nee told The Times: \u201cThe majority of burglars just put a balaclava on because they\u2019re aware of video footage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlarms often actually attract burglars to houses. They are a wealth cue &#8211; it means there is going to be something worth stealing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNeighbours tend not to respond to alarms unless they go for ages and, even with monitored alarms [which call to police], you\u2019re lucky if anyone arrives within 15 minutes. Most burglaries are over in eight to ten minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on Burglaries<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JW-OFF-PLATFORM-GANE.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>UFC star Gane&#8217;s home &#8216;ransacked by burglars with \u00a3130,000 stolen during fight&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/onf000198-JS836412162-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Four practical steps to protect your house from burglars \u2013 without breaking bank<\/h3>\n<p>That view is backed up by research carried out in 2019 by criminology professors at UCL, Nottingham Trent and Loughborough universities.<\/p>\n<p>They found that alarms increased the risk of being burgled because they suggested there were valuables inside and gave \u201ca false sense of protection that makes such households \u2018careless\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The research found the best deterrents are secure window locks, indoor lights on a timer, external lights on a timer or sensor and double door locks or deadlocks.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Nee advises homeowners to look for places where people could get in by jumping over gates or walls or breaking a weak window lock.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24010540-1695079884067.jpg\"><\/picture><span>IN PLAIN SIGHT<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sara Pascoe warns of TWO well-known predators in comedy industry<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GIF-FOOTBALL-LUNGE.gif?strip=all&amp;w=300&amp;h=192&amp;crop=1\"\/><\/picture><span>double trouble <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Star&#8217;s lunge leaves TWO rivals in agony as fans demand &#8216;life sentence\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-24010512.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BABY ON BOARD <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Paris Fury welcomes baby number seven with husband Tyson<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/new-dr-uchenna-jmac.jpg\"><\/picture><span>TRAGIC LOSS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>This Morning star dies aged 53 after &#8216;sudden illness&#8217; as tributes pour in<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cA burglar will much prefer to go to the rear of the house if they can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean they won\u2019t go through the front door, because we are absolutely terrible at leaving our bags and car keys really near the front door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Bromberg, managing director of Express Bi-Folding Doors says if you have glass doors and patios, suggested using laminated glass \u2013 two layers of glass bonded together \u2013 can help.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s the same glass that is used in shop fronts and would take ages to battle through,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The firm SimpliSafe, which builds home security systems, advises putting up prickly hedges or climbers like gorse, hawthorn or rosa rugosa.<\/p>\n<p>Using anti-climb paint at the top of fences and walls and spinning or rolling fence toppers can also be a deterrent.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Nee said that burglars will target what they see as the \u201cmost lucrative\u201d house in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>The Sun Online has contacted Ring for comment.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE SUN STORIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24011459-1695065134571.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Holly Willoughby pays emotional tribute to This Morning doc after her sudden death<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/as-fab-fake-babies-dolls.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>I spent \u00a32k on my 13 &#8216;fake&#8217; babies, my dad says it&#8217;s bizarre&#8230; who cares<\/h3>\n<p>In March this year, The Sun revealed the most dangerous areas in the UK for burglaries.<\/p>\n<p>While in July, figures showed an average of 584 burglaries a day go unsolved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/illustration-burglary-theft-man-wearing-846124872.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/24014032\/how-ring-doorbell-attracts-burglars-best-deterrents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAVING a Ring doorbell can actually attract burglars rather than deter them, an expert has claimed. 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