Home and Personal Security

Don’t Think Porch Pirates Will Stop Stealing From Mailboxes And Front Doors During This Covid-19 Pandemic

People that
are prone to take from your mailbox and porch must be seeing an opportunity because
of the recommendations to the public and the uptick of items being purchased
and shipped online. They don’t care that it is wrong to follow delivery routes and
steal, so why would they care about being outside during this pandemic.

I have some
tips to help you stay healthy and keep your mailbox and packages resistant to
theft.

Self Defense Spray – A Real World Example Of How They Can Work

Leave a Comment / Home and Personal Security, Non Lethal Weapons, Pepper Spray, Pepper Spray For Women / By Zeb Hammonds

After serving forty plus years in law enforcement, you gain many memorable events that are stuck in your mind forever. Whenever I think of events involving self defense sprays, I can think of many, however there is one that almost always comes to mind first. As a young patrolman on the graveyard shift, you can …

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Welcome to For Security Sake’s New Mobile Friendly Website

Leave a Comment / Family Safety, Home and Personal Security, Uncategorized / By Zeb Hammonds

Updated 03-16-2020 Wow, It seams like yesterday when we posted this information. And while our site doesn’t look like what is was below anymore, we feel it has improved greatly again in March of 2020. We listened and we know that more and more of you browse the internet with smaller tablet and smart phones. …

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Serial Killers In Our Backyard

Leave a Comment / Assault", Family Safety, For Security Sake, Home and Personal Security / By Zeb Hammonds

Updated 03-16-2020 There were reports back in 2012 that murder victims were dumped in San Joaquin county area wells. Numerous searches have been done since then and it is a sad thing that some victim’s families still do not have closure. Earlier this year (2020 ), a farmer was digging out an area near an …

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Who Is Watching

Leave a Comment / Home and Personal Security / By Zeb Hammonds

Have you ever talked to someone that is just a little paranoid about big brother watching us? They will talk for hours about a chip camera that can see you from your TV set, drones that fly by, satellites, and black ops helicopters all watching your every move. It is a fact that we are being watched and recorded, but most of the photos …

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Prepare For Self Defense With Non Lethal Weapons

Leave a Comment / For Security Sake, Home and Personal Security, Home Invasion / By Zeb Hammonds

I joined the Boy Scouts at the age of 10 and I first learned about the Scout motto Be Prepared at that time. At the age of 14 I switched to Police Cadet Explorer, which turned into a life long career. That motto has stuck with me throughout my life. I believe that it is a …

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Tazer (Taser®) Products Will Help Protect You And Your Family

Leave a Comment / Family Safety, Home and Personal Security, Uncategorized / By Zeb Hammonds

Updated 05-20-16 There is violence news in the headlines every day now. One that stands out, is about a young woman newly widowed and facing the challenge of having to take care of her baby as a single mother. A short time after her husband’s funeral, the woman received a knock at her door. She was confronted with a young …

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WildFire Defensible Space Safety And a Great Knife

Leave a Comment / Folding Knives, Home and Personal Security / By Zeb Hammonds

Defensible space is a term used by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It is the yard space around your home that must be cleared of flammable vegetation to reduce the chance that a wildfire will destroy your home. By law, in California, you must clear an area 30 feet from your …

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Alex Trebek Hotel Room Invasion & Anti Theft Tips

Leave a Comment / For Security Sake, Home and Personal Security, Home Invasion, Home Security, Security While Traveling / By Zeb Hammonds

By now you have probably seen or heard a news report about Alex Trebek’s hotel room being burglarized in 2011 while he and his wife were asleep in the bedroom. But for those who have not; he awoke to find a woman in his hotel room stealing items from him. Mr. Trebek chased the woman and in the process …

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HandCuffs Often Overlooked for Self Defense

Leave a Comment / For Security Sake, Home and Personal Security, Home Security / By Zeb Hammonds

Security guards, police officers, and other law enforcement individuals wouldn’t be caught on duty without a good set of Handcuffs. I carried two sets and occasionally I needed to borrow additional sets at crime scenes. But what about off duty or at home? The reasons we carry handcuffs are to: Restrain by tightening the …

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