News reports about increasing crime rates in cities and towns across the nation have put many on high alert. With no signs of these crimes slowing, it\u2019s important that you stay informed, know your risks at all times, and are ready to defend yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, parking lot attacks are becoming an increasingly common crime. More and more reports about women and the elderly becoming prime targets are surfacing. From purse snatchings to car hijackings, and more. As these happen, we must sharpen our self-defense skills and be alert with tactics to protect ourselves the best way possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pepper spray, which has been around for years, is an aerosol spray that causes burning and pain when it hits someone\u2019s eyes. Its main purpose is for self-defense to ward off assailants and for many years it was a go-to choice for people to keep \u2018just in case.\u2019 But rather than reaching for the spray and hoping to aim in the eyes of the attacker to stop them \u2013 there are more tech-savvy and advanced options available today to help protect yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the newest personal safety devices on the market are\nconnected to the cloud and use advanced technologies for tracking and even\nactivate alarms that sound off loudly like a car alarm system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The devices range from sophisticated and pricey, to affordable, basic gadgets. Most can be worn or attached to your belongings like a small keychain and have features like a panic button or pull pin. Once activated an alarm will sound to signal for safety in an emergency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They left off high-pitched squealing alarm sounds and whistles \u2013 some piercing and emitting up to 140 decibels of noise to deter an attacker and get the attention of those around you that something unwarranted is happening. To activate these devices, you simply press a button or quickly pull a pin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
More sophisticated devices and connected mobile applications\nalso exist today. These can be used to let friends and family know your\nlocation using a GPS tracker so they can alert authorities if something ever\ngoes wrong as well as smartwatches with a safety alarm that\u2019s easy to take with\nyou everywhere you go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In situations where you cannot defend yourself or feel alone,\nthese personal safety devices can help ward off attackers and provide key\ninformation about the incident or your whereabouts – should a greater crime\nunfold. Be informed. Stay Safe. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" News reports about increasing crime rates in cities and towns across the nation have put many on high alert. With no signs of these crimes slowing, it\u2019s important that you stay informed, know your risks at all times, and are ready to defend yourself. Unfortunately, parking lot attacks are becoming an increasingly common crime. More […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3235,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3233\/revisions\/3235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petruzelo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}