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Krav Maga Tactical Survival Book Review and Giveaway

This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Krav Maga Tactical Survival by Gershon Ben Keren is about using Krav Maga techniques in real life situations. It is all about evaluating a dangerous situation and neutralizing attackers before they get the upper hand. As a reader who knows very little about Krav Maga, I thought the book was very interesting. I liked the section on Armed and Unarmed Self Defense Scenarios. The author goes over how an angry person responds and […]

5 Myths about Apartment Break-Ins

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com A few days ago, we got a notice from the apartment manager that one of our neighbor’s units got broken into. I went to the leasing office to find out the scoop. Our leasing manager has worked there for 25 years so I knew I could get some information. Some of the most common widely held beliefs about burglaries in apartments turned out to be myths. 5 Myths about Apartment Break-Ins: Burglaries happen […]

How to Keep a Low Profile in Urban Situations

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Written by Dan Stevens, Modern Survival Online Spoiler alert: keeping a low profile in urban settings is a lot harder than if you lived in a small town. The bigger the head count, the more likely it is to be spotted, attacked and so on. Nevertheless, there are ways to become a gray, as us preppers like to say. There are a number of things you can do and they aren’t hard but need to be practiced. Keep in mind […]

Avoid being Targeted by Criminals

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While everyone is busy trying to make a merry Christmas, criminals are targeting people, ready to pounce on the unsuspecting. […]

Watch Your Back Book Review and Giveaway

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com Every year, as we get closer to the holidays, we hear news reports about people being victims of crime. We are also hearing about possible terror threats. With all these possible hazards, I thought this book is worth a look: Watch Your Back: How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Moments in Daily Life by Roger Eckstine. What is the Book About? The author presents various potential risky situations that come up in every […]

Security and Home Alarms for Your Apartment

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I mentioned a while back that there had been a couple of burglaries in our apartment complex. I spoke to building management to get the scoop on the latest one. He said there is usually an increase in theft during the summer months, especially when there are teens with nothing better to do so be on the lookout. He said tenants are responsible for making their apartments more secure as long as the changes don’t violate the terms of the […]

How to Think Like a Thief and Save Yourself

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I’ve been receiving emails from the building manager regarding other tenants who have been robbed this past week. We live in a gated community, in a quiet neighborhood, yet burglaries still happen. I’ve written about this subject before, but the issue has surfaced yet again. One tenant’s car was stolen right in the parking lot by our building, and another unit got broken into in the middle of the day. Building management […]

How to Avoid Getting Robbed During the Holiday Season

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com It seems that during the holiday season more and more thieves are out and about. A couple of days ago I heard on the news that armed men robbed a lady who was who unloading packages in her own driveway. The cops were not sure if the thieves followed the shopper from the mall or they were just cruising around looking for an opportunity to target unsuspecting victims. I know it’s the time […]

Are Gated Apartments Safer?

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com In the local news yesterday, the lead story was about a man who was accosted by a robber as he exited his car in his apartment parking lot around midnight. His wife and baby were still in the car when this happened: the robber demanded cash and when the man reached for his wallet, the criminal shot him in the chest. The only witness did not get a good look at the shooter. […]

Protect your Computer and Smart Phone from Ransomware

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This post is by Bernie Carr, apartmentprepper.com I heard on the local news that a lot of people have been victimized by “ransomware” According to the people who reported the crime, their computers are held hostage for ransom and unless they pay, everything in their computer or smart phone is no longer accessible. The scammer gains entry when the target clicks on a link usually sent through one of those phishing emails. Other reports indicate entry could also be through […]