Q In answer to Paul Gregory’s question, yes, car alarms work. On one occasion a thief was breaking into a neighboring car and bumped into mine. My alarm went off and my neighbor saw the thief scurry ...

"A burglar alarm combines in its person all that is objectionable about a fire, a riot, and a harem, and at the same time has none of the compensating advantages." So wrote Mark Twain in 1882. More ...

Q: I live in the front unit of an apartment complex. This morning I had a very important presentation to give my supervisors and I was unable to get any sleep last night due to a car alarm. The car ...

What is it with car alarms? They go off 24/7 for any or no reason to create a constant urban din. Do they deter any thefts, are they required by law, or are they just a way to lard on the features?

You get in the car, towel and picnic basket in hand, and start toward the beach. After five straight days of exhausting school, extracurricular activities and frivolous drama, you are ready for a few ...

Question: I have been on my homeowner association board of directors off and on for more than 15 years. With more than 40 town houses in our development -- and with nearly every unit having more than ...

NEW ORLEANS — It seems to happen every day. Car break-ins play out across the city of New Orleans. Criminals smash car windows and take what they can. "This has been going on for over a year now, and ...

Two popular car alarm systems have fixed security vulnerabilities that allowed researchers to remotely track, hijack and take control of vehicles with the alarms installed. The systems, built by ...

Calling a product "smart" and "unhackable' does not magically make it so, as two of the largest vendors of car alarms in the world have now found out. Viper -- known as Clifford in the United Kingdom ...

Your car's anti-theft system is an important line of defense against having your car stolen. However, sometimes that defense system turns against you, and you can end up locked out of the car. Any ...

ESCONDIDO (NEWS 8) – Residents in Escondido on Tuesday sounded off on car alarms that have been going off at all hours of the day. Residents said they have not been able to sleep as horns blare ...