Home Security Quiz – Does Your Home Pass the Test?

Home security plays an important role in being a responsible renter or homeowner. You work hard to maintain your home so you should also know how to protect it. Is your home as safe as it could be? Are you taking the right precautions to ensure your home is secure?... More

Home Security Improves with FBI’s Plan to Monitor Social Media

Online security has always been a topic of concern. In an age when our information can be shared with the click of a button, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare raise concerns. While your public information can be searched and used by burglars to breach your in home... More

Home Security and the Rising Cost of Home Owner’s Insurance

Investing in a home security system is one of the best ways to protect your home and family. LifeShield’s wireless technology provides four layers of backup protection so you are secure no matter what. While adding an alarm system to your home’s security is beneficial to your safety, did you... More

Home Security Simplicity – Engadget Reviews LifeShield Security System

Choosing a security system for your home can seem like a daunting process that stirs many questions. How do you know which system will keep you truly protected during an emergency? Which alarm company offers the best price and monitoring rate? As a consumer you can take comfort in knowing... More

Social Media Location Check-In Can Put Your Home Security At Risk

Many people use social sites like Foursquare to stay connected with friends and family. Services like these were designed to encourage friends to get out and be active together by regularly checking-in and earning badges. However, location-based status sharing can also put a user’s home security at risk. A check-in provides... More

Home Security – Twelve Tips for Holiday Safety

It’s that time of year again and the holidays are upon us. Days are filled with shopping, wrapping, decorating, cooking, not to mention excitement! We know the holidays are a wonderful time to relax and enjoy the company of your friends and family, whether at their home or yours. LifeShield... More

Five Bizarre Home Burglary Disguises

As a home security company, we’ve read our fair share of interesting criminal stories. It seems some burglars are getting more creative with their disguises these days in hopes of avoiding law enforcement. Unfortunately for them, not all disguises are as clever as they thought. Here’s a list of five... More

Fire Safety Tips From a Lifelong Firefighter: Infographic

October kicked off National Fire Prevention Week. The week long observance was started in 1920 to commemorate the devastation of the Great Chicago Fire and educate families about fire safety. Although National Fire Prevention Week is always held during the week of October 9th, fire safety is a year-round concern. One... More

Community Devastated By Fatal Home Burglary

Residents of Indian Head Park, a town in the suburbs of Chicago, are devastated after learning 14-year-old Kelli O’Laughlin was fatally stabbed in her home last Thursday. While funeral services are being held, police are working very hard to find her attacker. Investigators believe the teen walked in on a burglary... More

Protect Your Small Business from Burglars

In North Texas police are seeking the public’s help. More than two dozen Subway restaurants have been burglarized and investigators believe one man is responsible for all of the break-ins. Why Subway? Authorities do not know. In January, surveillance security cameras caught an image of the suspect but the picture has... More

Burglar Too Connected in Botched Burglary

When a New Mexico family returned home from dinner one evening they were greeted by two men burglarizing their home. Startled, one of the burglars, Oscar Martinez, fired six shots at the family with a BB gun. The two men then ran out into the backyard to escape. While running... More

Home Security Trending This Week

It’s been quite a week! Here’s a round-up of some articles trending in home security. Don’t forget to check back soon for more of our weekly blog posts. Home Security Scammer Hits Visalia: “So far, nobody's been hurt, but Visalia police say keep a close eye out for the man who... More

Ah-choo! Security Alarm for Cold and Flu Season

It’s that time of the year again and the cold and flu season is quickly approaching. Did you know, on average, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized for the flu each year? (CDC) There are simple and easy ways you can protect you and your family from getting the bug. Preventive Tips Get... More

These Days You Can Google Anything

While many of us use Google Maps to find directions and search for nearby retailers, some have turned to the online tool for less than honest acts. Burglars are now using it to target homes. One Chicago man, Samuel Watson, has been arrested for doing just that. Police say he could... More

Everybody Wins – Home Security Referral Program

We have some exciting news: LifeShield has revamped its Referral Program! To kick-off the new deal, we asked real estate agents to share their success stories with us. One of our best stories came from Michael Pink of MAP Real Estate in Chicago. He and his wife have 16 years... More

Trending This Week in Home Security

What a week! Here’s a round-up of some articles trending in home security. Don’t forget to check back next week. Woman faces prison in celebrity burglary ring: “Bling Ring” leader, Rachel Lee, pleaded no contest today in Los Angeles. The 21-year-old could serve four years in prison for her role in... More

Burglars Are Bumping

Okay America, listen up. Have you heard of lock-bumping? If not, it’s important you pay attention. Lock-bumping first gained notoriety in 1928 when the bump-key was patented. This tool was made for locksmiths as a way for them to quickly disassemble a lock. Over the years the technique has attracted more... More

New Blog Alert – Your Home Security Wireless

Today, we stumbled across this great blog called Your Home Security Wireless. One of their recent articles offered residents in Cincinnati home security tips to help keep their home and family safe from a possible break-in. The article is part of the blog's initiative to provide a wide-range of content, news, and reports for numerous residential... More

The World’s Worst Getaway Driver

Recently, 19-year-old Danny Stewart was arrested because his car ran out of gas. The catch? Stewart, along with three accomplices, had just burglarized a home and he was the getaway driver. The group stole $10,450 worth of valuables including computers and game systems from the home. They also caused $1,500 in... More

You Can’t Have Your Chicken and Eat It Too

Early Saturday morning 19-year-old Hachem Gomez was arrested after breaking into a fast-food restaurant and cooking himself a late night snack in Mt. Prospect, Ill.. Police responded to a burglar alarm that was triggered when Gomez broke the drive-thru window to enter the restaurant. Once inside he then proceeded to grab... More

Ohio State Students Find Dead Burglar Inside Apartment

Two Ohio State students returned home from their Labor Day weekend to find the body of 49-year-old Darin Moore sprawled on the floor of their apartment. Police reports indicate that Moore severed an artery and bled to death after breaking a window to enter the apartment. The botched burglary left... More

Rep. Giffords Receives Approval to Increase Home Security

It’s been a long road to recovery for U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. After the January shooting that killed six and left 12 people wounded, the congresswoman is still undergoing rehabilitation for her injuries. Since being released to receive outpatient therapy Giffords consulted the Federal Election Commission on her home security options.... More

Seven Things To Remember After Getting Married

Lately, we’ve noticed an increasing percentage of couples buying LifeShield Home Security after they’ve gotten married. With a home full of new wedding gifts we can certainly understand why. In today’s world, home security has become a must-have for homes and apartments. We started thinking – if they forgot home... More

ABP: Jack the Cat is Missing at JFK

Have you seen Jack the cat? Neither has American Airlines, or anyone else for that matter. The missing feline has sparked a lot of interest this week starting when his owner Karen Pascoe received a call shortly before boarding Flight 177 to San Francisco. Before he could be loaded into... More

Keep Your Home Secure While You’re Away

The summer season is coming to close, but many of you may be trying to squeeze in one last vacation while the weather is nice. We don’t blame you! However, while you may be planning which outfits to bring, mapping the fastest route to get there, or figuring out how... More

Avoid These Mistakes – How You Can Prevent a Break-In

A recent article from Consumer Reports explains a number of precautions you and your family can take to avoid a break-in. They found that most break-ins are in fact walk-ins, because often times families forget to arm their home security system. One way this can be avoided is to purchase an alarm system... More

The Dangers of Over-sharing

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the largest social media sites on the Internet. In fact, if Facebook alone was a country – it would be the 3rd largest. Sharing good, bad, and trending news with our family and friends via these sites has become a part of our everyday lives.... More