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Police have laid several fraud charges after a man went door-to-door asking people for money to pay for a locksmith.

Beginning in August 2009, a man went to dozens of northeast homes in Pineridge, Rundle, Whitehorn, Temple, Monterey Park and Coral Springs saying he had been locked out of his home or car and needed money to hire a locksmith.

The man always promised to return the next day and repay the money, but never did.

Peter John Brown, 31, is now facing six counts of fraud under $5,000.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 403-266-1234.

Sometimes we rely too much on the luck, I personally thing that the safeguard of your family and your home goods shouldn't only be luck or fortuity, we live and a very dangerous world and not a single neighborhood is isolated from every criminal, burglar, and basically the bad people of this world.
It is an horrible nightmare to find out that your house goods has been completely stolen by someone that doesn't want to earn with hard work the goods that you have earned in that way and more awful is that 1 of 6 U.S women has experienced an attempted or complete rape.

So is clearly that your family and house safeguards is too much important for just to count with the luck or fortuity, you should always follow basics security advise to safeguard your family at least you should put outdoor lights on a timer, in that way they will be on when it’s dark outside, even if you aren't home yet and they will also turn on when you are on vacation. So that's a very good advice and can prevent unwanted break-ins , and talking about lights you should install motion detector lights too, in that way if someone approaches the light at a certain distance, the light will go on and it can ever trigger an alarm or a call to your security company, and should really avoid having glass near doors, but if you like them that much, you should try to get a secure lock installed by a certified locksmith.
And talking about locksmiths they can be very helpful helping you with your house and family security, for example a good advice for your protection is to get a lock with keys on both sides. That way your door is “double locked”, and of course is always good to have two locks, the top lock being a deadbolt for security.

A certified locksmith can help you with all the tasks for a secure environment for your family, and to protect your household values, family assets, and almost anything that should be protected.
But always look for an excellent locksmith for an excellent job, don’t be cheap when it comes to your family protection you shouldn’t even think about hiring a cheap solution because it is about your family and their security.
How to know what locksmith to hire? Always be assure that your locksmith is licensed, insured, and fully bonded, you should look for reviews from people that have contracted him, and that he belongs to a recognized locksmith association like ALOA (Associated Locksmiths of America) or the BBB (Better Business Bureau) .

Where to find a locksmith? It should be easy to find local locksmiths on your area, look at the yellow pages of better google for it [{city} + locksmith] and you should find plenty of locksmiths in your area but be sure to check out the factors described before to verify the credibility of the locksmith before hiring it.

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TAMPA, Florida - The fallout from a 10 Connects investigation into illegal locksmiths continues as a couple of Florida legislators have re-introduced the "Florida Locksmith Services Act."

State Sen. Victor Crist, R-Tampa, says he'll use a DVD of 10 Connects' undercover sting and the federal bust to convince his fellow lawmakers that the ancient industry desperately needs regulation.

"It was once just a mom and pop industry where you knew you could call someone up and they'd come out and do the right thing," said Crist. "That is changing. The criminal element is pioneering a strong niche in this industry."

The bill, co-sponsored in the state house by Rep. Tom Anderson, R-Holiday, failed to make it out of committee in 2008 and 2009. Crist says it is because his fellow legislators didn't see the reform as a priority.

"What happens is, the priority issues move faster," Crist said during our initial series of reports in November. "And for the last few years, this has not been taken as a serious priority issue."

The 10 Connects investigations - and subsequent interviews with former Dependable Locks technicians - revealed claims that owner David Peer helped train locksmiths on how to deceive customers and charge "as much as they could" from people in their times of need. Phone operators often quoted a low price which ballooned when technicians arrived.

Peer faces lawsuits from a handful of states and is currently in Missouri facing federal mail fraud charges relating to Dependable Locks.

Crist says a state locksmith board would protect consumers by mandating training, restricting inappropriate charges, and - perhaps most importantly - requiring background checks. Florida is one of 36 states where locksmiths are almost completely unregulated.

"What good is a new locking system," Crist asked rhetorically, "if the person who installed it is going to come back and break in later?"

"It would provide," he continued, "the security of knowing that when you call a locksmith, you're getting a professional who knows his or her craft, who practices his or her craft, who has had a background check, who is a legitimate entity coming to your door, making your key, and installing your lock. And that it's not a criminal coming under the disguise of a locksmith to take advantage of you sometime down the road when you're not looking."

The bill could also help crack down on the fake locksmith listings that saturate many local phone books. The 2010-2011 Yellowbook contains more than 100 listings with fake addresses and a 727-451-xxxx phone number.

A Yellowbook spokesperson issued the following statement:

"Like many publishers, policing each and every business listing that is placed into its books is incredibly difficult. As a result, Yellowbook has elected to publish only paid advertiser listings in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater moving forward. This new policy, which will help ensure the validity of the Locksmiths listed in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater directory, is effective immediately and will be reflected in the 2010/2011 directory."

A spokesman from SuperMedia, the company that publishes the Verizon Yellow Pages, said they have been eliminating fake locksmith addresses since October 2008.

The Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) endorse the proposed legislation, but some locksmiths are lining up against it. Tom Lynch, a member of the Society of Professional Locksmiths, says the costs associated with it would unfairly burden small shops.

However, Sen. Crist says the legislation would be the first step toward restoring the industry's reputation and protecting small locksmiths by eliminating the phony phone listings. Many of the 14 states with locksmith legislation have recently cracked down on unlicensed activity.

Sen. Crist and Rep. Anderson will try to push the bill through committee now that the 2010 Regular Session is under way.

A safe is a good purchase for the home or office, since it allows you to protect cash, important documents, and other valuables. Most respectable safes are rated to withstand your typical house fire as well as tampering from would-be thieves, but not all of them can be toted as waterproof as well.

The Honeywell 2087 .94-Cubic-Foot Safe protects against theft, flood, and fire, all of which a homeowner may have to contend with over the course of living in one place.

For security, the safe has concealed hinges to make it pry-resistant, a 4-number combination dial security lock, and four solid steel locking bolts. For fire reistance, the safe has a UL 1-hour fire rating, which means it will withstand an external temperature of 1700 degrees F while keeping the stuff inside at no more than 350 degrees. According to the product description, "the safe has been tested by an independent testing lab and verified to protect electronic media including memory sticks, CDs, DVDs and external hard drives" as well as the usual "documents, electronics, and other valuables."

Where the Honeywell safe is unique from many other offerings in the home safe arena is in its waterproof feature. "The composite construction with water tight seal prevents water damage to the contents caused by flooding or by water used in fighting a fire. This waterproof safe will float making it easy to find during a flood, and it will remain dry inside even if fully submerged."

Contact your local locksmiths company to have more information about safes

Are you patient and dependable? Do you have good eye-hand coordination, enjoy precision, and have mechanical and mathematical abilities? Are you interested in entering an occupation that is projected to grow faster than the average?

If you answered yes to these questions, you might want to consider a career as a professional locksmith. Locksmiths install and repair locks and other devices to safeguard homes, businesses, and property. They also make duplicate keys, generate new keys to replace lost ones, and respond to emergency calls to open doors that have been locked accidentally.

Recommended classes for interested high schoolers include mathematics, mechanical drawing, physics, and electronics. On-the-job training, which may involve coursework at a school for locksmiths, is the usual method of entry into the occupation.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), job growth for locksmiths and safe repairers is expected to be faster than the average for all occupations between 2002 and 2012. BLS data also show that about 15,500 locksmiths were employed in May 2004, with median earnings of $30,360. However, those data are for wage-and-salary workers. Self-employed locksmiths are not included, and many locksmiths are self-employed.

To learn more about the occupation, such as training and scholarship information, write to the Associated Locksmiths of America, 3500 Easy Street, Dallas, TX 75247; call 1 (800) 532-2562 (toll-free) or (214) 827-1701; or visit online at www.aloa.org.