How to stop criminals from getting through your electric fence
Crime is one of the biggest concerns in South Africa – here is advice from security experts on how to make your home safer, and stop criminals before they get to you.
Crime is one of the biggest concerns in South Africa – here is advice from security experts on how to make your home safer, and stop criminals before they get to you.
Many South African home owners and businesses rely on electric fences to keep criminals out, but weaknesses in electric fence designs allow criminals to get through or over these barriers.
METHODS USED BY CRIMINALS TO ENTER A PROPERTY WITH ELECTRIC FENCE
1. Security expert Riaan Coetzee from Fortis Pro Active Defence Solutions informs us on how criminals get over or through electric fences.
HOW TO CREATE A SAFER HOME:
Coetzee advised people to not only rely on an electric fence, but use multiple layers of security to keep criminals out.
“The fact is that there is no one fence that is criminal proof. Given sufficient time, odds are he will figure out a way to scale it,” said Coetzee.
