/ want to chan 8 — Sunday, July 18, 1999 — North Shore News THE following is a list of recent West Vancouver Police reports: June 11 1. 1200-blk. Chartwell Dr. Break and enter. Stolen from locked garage. No sign of forced entry. June 15 2, 15th St. and Marine Dr. Theft from auto. Door left unlocked. No damage to vehi- cle. Stolen: backpack contain- ing school books. 3. 2800-bik. Marine Drive Break and enter. Front door lock pried. Main alarm panel ripped off wall. Master power switch turned off. Residence unoccupied and for sale. Stolen: fridge, stove, dishwasher, washer, dryer. 4. 1200-bik. Chartweli Rd. Theft. Wallet stolen from classroom. Stolen: Wallet con- taining cash, credit card. Waller later zecovered at school missing credit card and a June 16 Choose 5. 2200-bik. Bellevue Ave. Theft. Lumber stolen trom job site. Arca fenced orf. Suspect(s} lifted gate off its hinges. Stolen: 200 pieces of plywood, 2x4's. June 17 6. 1500-bik. Bellevue Avenue Shoplifting. Stolen,’recov- ered: clothing. 7. Horseshoe Bay, Impark parking lot Stolen auto. Vehicle locked. 1/2 tank of gas. Vehicle recovered on street in front of 6400-blk. Fox St. No damage to vehicle. Stolen/recovered: 1994 Dodge Caravan. 8. Park Royal North Stolen auto. Vehicle stolen. 3/4 tank of gas. Stolen: 1987 Toyota Camry. June 18 9. 1490-bIk. Esquimalt Avenue Break and enter. Entry ained into apartment build- ing. Interior storage room door pried open. Fifteen lock- ers forced open. HERE is a letter I received a few months back. Dear Warren, _ We are on the verge of making a decision on which company to choose to install and monitor our home for the aext three years. _We have limited our short list to ADT or © Brinks, I don’t think choosing cither of these companies would be a mistake, but we are ‘leaning towards ADT for two reasons. . Brinks is still relatively new to this busi- ness and have only established themselves in two Canadian provinces, British Columbia and Alberta, Why didn’t they start in Ontario'and expand to the western provinces? | Brinks charges a fee whenever a representative needs to come to your home for any type of maintenance or upgrade to your home security system. In favour of Brinks is their easy-to-use keypad. Also, an additiona!. keypad was offered as part of our installation pack- age. Is if. a good idea to have an additional keypad in the bedroom, to have quick access to the panic buttons at night? T realize this is 2 personal choice but any comments or suggestions on the Ope of questions to ask either of these ju . two companies wo *"Here.is my reply: be greatly appreciated. ., .. ADT and Brinks are both good companies. Their exis- tence dates back as far as the mid-1800s and you really can’t argue with the fact they will be around well into the future. I like Brinks, bu. the only problem with their system is if you . ‘companies in the future you can’t — at least, hot without changing the control panel and keypad. ADT 7 r FRONT AND FEAR THREE PONT SAFETY Bets: “ASEH BEAM WEIDED, FULY GALVANIZED STEEL BODY “FURY UNEO Thun SPACE 8 Fut SIZE SPapE tae.” "BS ANCA STEEL Wnts “WTA FUtt COVERS, Prices Start at LOCKABLE 60/40 SPuT FOLDING PEAR SEAT -§29,100 Freight, PDI & taxes extra Drivers wanted: ghi secur uses gencric equipment which “may” be able to be re-programmed in the furure. When getting into a long-term agreement you should read the contract carefully to make sure it fits your needs — for exarnple, service and maintenance charges or having to move house. Although Brinks is new in town compared to ADT, they are up and coming so they will be trying harder to get —~ and keep — your business. Some of the questions you need to ask are: @ How much is a service call? ; What is the hourly rate? @ What is the warranty period? What exactly is covered in the warranty? @ What if you have 2 problem at 3 a.m.? Is that covered under warranty? If not, what is the overtime charge? &@ How long do I have to wait for 2 technician to install the system after I sign the contract? (some companies are back- logged for a month); If I cancel the contract, what is the penalty? These are the seal questions, as everything else is pretty much the same. You may be surprised to see the differences. If you sign a long-term agreement they will probably not fet you go without a hefty payout. = Take a look at some Other major companies such as Protection One (formerly Canguard ) and Vaxcom. I person- ally like Voxcom because they are Canadian-owned and oper- ated. The others are not. That is a big thing with me as we were associated with Canguard until they were bought by the huge US. company, Protection One, which is almost as-big as ADT when you look at the amount of customers they have Censider just a few of the numerous standard faatures: a 1.8 litre turbo engine, ABS brakes, dual front and front side impact airbags, powar chose windows and an eiglit soecker. cassette stereo. HEATED, POWER REMOTE EXTEDOR ERRORS ’ CENTRAL POWER LOCKING SYSTEAN VANOSHIEID WIPERS WITH VAAME ISTESMITTENT WIPE FEATURE t FY your needs (something like 1.7 million). Some people don’t know that most of their money gos. to the U.S. Some folks are very patriotic, others couldn’t . care less. Loy As far as monitoring stations go, they are all very good. Brinks is in Dallas, Texas but that really doesn’t matter as far. as response time goes. They will all do pretty much the same _ thing when you are comparing apples to apples. . _ Voxcom offers other programs, such as a lifetime parts’ and service warranty combined with a home protection guar- antee. If your home is broken into and the alarm goes off, Voxcom will pay up to $1,000 of your insurance deductible. twice per year. If a homeowner was to raise the deductible ©. limit to $1,000 on their annual insurance policy, the cost would drop, thereby saving them more money and possibly, offsetting the cost of having the additional service-insurance - package in the first place. ; (ae Voxcom charges an additional $5 per month on top of the $24.95 reguiar monitoring cust. As far as getting a keypad in the bedroom is concerned, it~: - is a good idea for a few reasons: : ey @ case of arming and disarming at night. 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