Each of us have loved ones or family members that lead busy lives.  Whether it be an night out with buddies, working late at the office, or taking night classes, we are all vulnerable to being attacked, and need to have a little personal protection  Enjoy a little peace of mind and carry some non-lethal and legal self defense devices. Most attackers are lazy and easily discouraged when they see that they will pay dearly if they continue their [...] Continue Reading…

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to submit for your approval a site that I find particularly compelling and useful. It is called FirstAidLessons. . . . . . . . .  and yes, I’m the author!

Many of you who follow ProtectionTalk.com, know that I’m a licensed Trauma physician assistant, and my experiences in working in the emergency room and national disaster response have brought me an interest in personal security. I also believe that [...] Continue Reading…

Every once in a while, the good guys win one.  Someone puts “what is right” before “what is profitable” and makes a decision for the greater good of us all.  On Tuesday November 11th, a internet hosting company called McColo in San Jose, CA, disappeared into thin air.   Along with them, when thousands of spam and phishing schemes.  Brian Krebs, a reporter for the Washington Post, had been on them like a rabid dog on a raw steak.   He [...] Continue Reading…

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Rich

The economy is in the toilet, and the scammers are coming out of the woodworks to prey on those in financial straits. Perhaps you or someone you know are entering a situation where financial difficulties are making you vulnerable to cheats and swindlers. The case outlined below is just now coming to a close, but with the recent events with bank closures, it’s sure to increase!

LOS ANGELES— Martha Rodriguez, 35, of Downey is scheduled for sentencing Dec. [...] Continue Reading…

Busy merchants in the holiday season, are prime targets for getting duped with “funny money”.   How can you tell if it’s real money?  What if you don’t have one of those special marking pens to be able to tell?  The sad thing is, if you accept counterfeit money, it can be confiscated with NO reimbursement from the bank or business that takes it from you.   Doesn’t seem fair, but that’s the way it goes!   So here are a few [...] Continue Reading…

The holidays are a time for giving and good cheer.  It’s also a time for bad checks, phony IDs, stolen credit cards and,  more recently, skimmers.  “It’s been going on for years,” Milford Police Chief Thomas O’Loughlin said of holiday shopping season scams. “During the holidays it becomes more common.”

With the the post Thanksgiving and pre Christmas shopping season approaching, the Boston Police Department held a fraud awareness seminar at the Boston Public Library  show business owners ways of [...] Continue Reading…

Now that Obama has won the race to the Whitehouse, will we lose our right to bear firearms and defend ourselves?  Is the new president going to take away all handguns?  If you’ve been watching the news, you’ll know that gun sales have dramatically increased since Obama won the primary election a few months back.

Obama does claim that he is a supporter of the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms.  However, his voting record indicates that he is [...] Continue Reading…

So the holidays are in full swing, and despite the shaky economy, we still have to buy the kiddies presents.   Those innocent little souls just don’t understand the price of gas, that a few of your friends are in foreclosure, and that half of your 401K is gone.  Besides you don’t want to see little tear rolling down those shiny faces!   More and more these holidays, people are saving time and money, doing thier holiday shopping on the worldwide [...] Continue Reading…

Your sitting there watching Fox News, and the news anchor says the cops are investigating a homicide in your neighborhood. Do you have a reason to worry and lock all the doors? I always thought that the word “homicide” was much more meanacing than the work “murder”. After all, all those cop shows have Homicide Task Forces chasing bad guys! It turns out that homicide, simply means one human being killed another human being. [...] Continue Reading…