Overcoming Opportunist Thieves

Linda McGinty's farm is situated on State Highway One. Being on such a busy route, she has to be particularly security conscious - especially as the farm’s equipment storage shed is visible from the road, making it a honeypot for opportunist thieves.

The view of the main house is also obstructed by bush, which creates two security issues. Firstly, passersby may think the shed is isolated and an easy target, and secondly Linda cannot see if anyone has entered the property from the house. Traffic noise from the road means she is unable hear if someone is coming either.

Linda decided to take a positive and effective step towards reducing these security risks and purchased a wireless gate alarm from Agtronic Alerts.

"A couple of our neighbours have been the victims of theft. They've had motorbikes, chainsaws and petrol taken. It's just not worth the risk. We wanted to take control over our property."

The wireless gate alarm system is easily fastened to the property entrance and transmits an invisible infra-red beam that detects any cars or people who enter. It then sends a signal to a receiver located at his house, which is around 200 metres away.

"It's comforting to know that we will be alerted straight away if someone has entered the property. It enables us to monitor activity on the farm with ease, and if somebody was trying to steal something, we could contact the police immediately," says Linda.

"It's also great to know when people are popping in for a visit. I can now greet the mailman and hide from the sales reps!"

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