[Tech1] Home Security Cameras - what are the do's and dont's?

Sun Mar 7 02:52:50 CST 2021

Hi,

Something terrible happened to our family several years ago and we were involved in two murder investigations about the same incident that happened in the neighboors house when we lived in the centre of Tunbridge Wells. When we first moved  to this new home we had at the time some dummies and notices and an entry and exit alarm system.  At the onset on the first investigation, the Police told us that they would come and fit CCTV but we decided that we would get it fitted ourselves. The chap who came to advise said it was a better system than an alarm as it would give evidence etc. So we had cameras on the house and the garage. We can access  them on our phones as they run through the wifi.This is password protected as with the situation we are security vigilant to a letter.   They are carefully positioned so they pick up people as they enter the curtilage of the property from any direction. We have decided in November to upgrade once more as they have been really useful including and   because of where we live seeing the wild life at night. They are serviced once a year. The gubbins in under the stairs with a large monitor which we do not often use as the phone footage is more convenient. We have a notice in the window and on the actual garage. I write on all the delivery instructions that the parcels can be dropped in the CCTV monitored porch and I have had no issues. The Police have been round subsequently asking for footage when there has been an incident as one of the cameras cannot fail to pick up a passing car within its scan on its edge. As the property is listed they are not the white huge things that we have on the garage and garden but brown domes. The cabling is a pain as we are listed.  The footage is kept for a month and can be recorded on the phone. We have classic footage of the dog escaping the garden and me spectacularly slipping on ice among other things! 

I know our situation is different because of the past but I think they are a real asset. 

Hope this helps 

Sara

> On 7 Mar 2021, at 02:17, Paul Thackray via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi Geoff,
> 
> The really cheep option is just to invest in some 'CCTV in use ' signage. This in its self is a deterrent, you can get dummy cameras, but often easier not to have anything (Leaving those who see the signs unclear where yiu have hidden the cameras)
> 
> Paul
> 
> On 06/03/2021 23:45, geoff.hawkes134--- via Tech1 wrote:
>> Yesterday afternoon we had a couple of suspicious characters in our front garden, who I spotted through the kitchen window. They were casually trying to peep through the fence at the bottom of our neighbour’s garden to see if anyone was in, which fortunately for them, they were. I wish I’d had the presence of mind to grab my camera and take photos but panicked and called the police, hoping they’d come in time to catch them but they saw me watching them and scarpered pretty quick. The police came but by then there was no sign of them anywhere and I’d been told when I rang, to stay indoors and not to go after them for my own safety.
>>  
>> The police asked if we had a security camera, which we don’t and I’m now thinking of getting one. I’m sure some, if not many of you will have cameras and it would be good to know which ones and what the rules are about what they can cover. I’m told that some legitimate callers object to being seen on them and have taken people to court over it. Is it alright as long as they only cover your own private property and do you still have to put up a notice to warn everyone entering. That would be OK as it would make it more of a deterrent for would-be intruders, like the sight of an alarm system in place. I’ve thought about that too but we live in a quiet area and the idea of false alarms going off, especially at night, puts me off,
>>  
>> Geoff Hawkes
>>  
>> 
>> 
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