Why don’t people have an alarm system, motion lights and a dog is beyond me....and of course a gun, which she had. These are not a guarantee for safety but increase your chances of being prepared greatly...
I have video cams outside and two Jack Russell/Mountain Feists inside at night plus a dog that was dropped off on me three years ago. She is also very protective (part Chow). The .38 is in the nightstand and the 12ga is in the corner. 😁
Dogs are nice, but elderly folks have trouble taking them out for walks to do their business, especially in winter. If they have a back yard and don’t care about dog crap everywhere, that is different. A nice great Dane, wolf hound, mastiff would be a nice deterrent thoug.
We had a problem with night creepers pilfering through unlocked cars and porches and then the neighbor put up a motion light on the front of his house that’s practically a stadium light. Lights up the entire street.
No more creepers, not even dog walkers come on our block anymore. It’s quite startling.
Good job Grandma. 10 hours is a long time to be shot multiple times and lay on the floor and not bleed out.
Add a Moat loaded with Gators and Piranha to the Layered Security Zone.
I’ve put in a very good alarm system, but my wife just won’t use it. “This is a nice safe neighborhood” she says. “There’s no crime here” she says.
She even gets upset when I arm the system when we are out. Drives me absolutely crazy.