G: Light is often all that is necessary; the brighter the better. Most power companies will install a pole with a day/night sensor and "very" bright lights for an affordable flat monthly fee. If the vandals are diehards and continue, fake surveillance cameras with flashing red LEDs mounted high on the pole will sometimes deter them. If the vandals are "very" determined, check with the power company, security companies, and the sheriffs PIO or a deputy someone in your subdivision knows for suggestions. Someone in the security department of the school system might also have ideas. I would think a fence plus posted signs might be the first thing to try since these seem to be opportunistic vandals. IMO it would be something of a toss-up between lights and a fence while considering costs.
----------------------------------------- Dan Penoff wrote: > > > I need some input on a possible approach to curbing vandalism in our > > private park. Here's the deal: > > > > Our community has a 20+ acre private park that is shared with an adjacent > > community. Access is limited by locked gates, but the park proper abuts a > > small river that affords access from outside the area via trails. > > > > The park has a covered pavilion and a basketball court. There are no lights > > or power, as the park is closed at dusk. > > > > We continue to have issues with graffiti and small fires being set by > > vandals at night. They like to spray paint graffiti on the slab under the > > pavilion and start fires in a metal trash can we have chained to one of the > > pavilion posts. This behavior seems to be pretty consistent. They also > > like to break large numbers of glass bottles on the pavilion and basketball > > court. > > > > Our management company's initial reaction to this has been to suggest > > hiring security on Friday and Saturday nights, in the hope that by doing so > > for a time will discourage the miscreants who are doing this. However, > > we're probably talking about $500+ per weekend. We have the money but I > > question whether this will be a long term solution. > > > > I was wondering how effective a wildlife camera might be in capturing > > images, video and audio of the perpetrators. I have looked at a couple of > > these but not been able to determine if they record at night using infrared > > or visible light. I suspect that we would be most successful in pulling > > this off if the camera could be as stealthy as possible, as I am sure that > > these people would immediately attempt to destroy it if discovered. > > > > Here's one I pulled off of Amazon as an example: > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-Trophy-Essential-Camera-Vision/dp/B00IID3O0Y/ref=sr_1_4/185-4576424-9019951?s=hunting-fishing&ie=UTF8&qid=1421328607&sr=1-4 > > > > If anyone has experience with these or direct knowledge of how they work > > and the possible effectiveness I would appreciate hearing about it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Dan > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4260/8927 - Release Date: 01/13/15 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
