Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series of stories from the Mexican border posted by our Sheriff, Bill Masters. To read part 1, just type "Mastering Security" into Search on the Home page. I meet up with Sheriff Martin in Cortez late in the...
Editor's note: Just in case you have not puzzled it out, Mastering Security, is a twice-monthly blog by San Miguel County's Libertarian Sheriff, Bill Masters, who is also a published author. Masters has been Sheriff since 1980. Image of vehicle barrier at the U.S.-Mexico border...
It may be counter intuitive but criminals usually do not target expensive well kept homes. If they are driving around looking for a house to break into (and all criminal attacks have some degree of pre-attack surveillance) they act like predator animals looking for the...
The pager went off awaking us from a late night winter's sleep telling us to respond to a strange sounding call at a large home near Telluride. The caller had been talking to the on-call doctor at the medical clinic stating that he was not...
A citizen asked me the other day what was the number one thing she could do to improve her security. I told her simply to make sure that her doors are locked when she is home. I would rather have her leave the doors unlocked...
