DENVER — With home robberies up 10%-15% here compared to last year, homeowners are adding an additional layer of security to defend against burglaries: video doorbells.
The doorbells alert a homeowner when someone rings the doorbell, sending an alert to their cellphone. The homeowner can then access a video feed of the person at the door as well as speak to them.
“No matter where I am I can see it, even if I’m at the grocery store, so long as I can get to my phone,” one homeowner told FOX 31 Denver who has been a victim of a break-in. “You feel totally traumatized and violated [when you get robbed]. I mean, it’s the worst thing in the world.”
Jeff Schucker of Denver’s Reliable Home Security said additional security technology can be added to the video doorbells, such as motion sensors to capture surveillance of someone at the doorstep even if they don’t ring the doorbell.
Schucker said 65% of home robberies happen through the front door and in broad daylight.
“It’s not uncommon for someone to ring the doorbell and just wait and see if someone answers,” he said. “Give it one or two kicks and you’re in and it’s closed and it’s quick.”
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