Taking security into their own hands
It's the middle of the night, but the video monitor inside a Regina home is showing live images of the backyard as if it's high noon.
Brian (not his real name) checks the hand-held monitor periodically. Outside, the yard is completely dark, but the video screen clearly displays the trees, garage and other features in black and green duotone.
On his roof, an infrared camera sends the pictures to the monitor inside. Brian installed it following the second break-in in three years. He hopes it will give him the upper hand on any criminals using the cover of darkness to break in.
This father of a six-month-old girl has joined the growing legion of homeowners investing in video surveillance.
