FREE Home Defense and Security Workshop

Your home should be the safest place you know, but most break-ins exploit the same handful of predictable weaknesses: an unlocked side door, a dark porch, a window left cracked for the dog. This workshop walks through how to actually assess and close those gaps, plus what to do if someone gets in anyway.

Led by Shep, TruPrep’s manager and armorer, who brings a background as a U.S. Marine, former Marietta PD SWAT officer, and retired DHS Air Marshal to a subject he has thought about from both sides of the door. This is a practical, no fear-selling session built around what actually works.

#### What You’ll Cover

• Assessing Your Home Like a Burglar Would: Walking the exterior to spot the entry points, blind spots, and habits that make a house look like an easy target.
• Doors, Locks, and Hardware: Deadbolts, strike plates, hinge screws, and the difference between a lock that looks secure and one that actually is.
• Windows and Secondary Entry Points: Garages, sliding doors, and the ground floor windows people forget about.
• Lighting and Landscaping: Using motion lighting and sightlines to remove the cover and shadows that make a property attractive to someone casing it.
• Cameras and Alarm Systems: What monitored and unmonitored systems actually do, where cameras belong, and where they don’t help as much as people think.
• Layered Defense: Building security in stages, deter, detect, delay, and respond, so no single failure point puts your family at risk.
• A Family Plan for a Break-In: A simple, rehearsed plan for what everyone in the house does if a door gets kicked in at 2am, including a safe room concept and clear roles for kids.
• Situational Awareness at Home: Reading unfamiliar vehicles, unexpected visitors, and the small pattern breaks worth paying attention to.
• Working With Law Enforcement: What to expect if you call 911 for an active intrusion, and the difference between that and a non-emergency report.

No experience necessary. Come ready to ask questions and leave with a clear, honest picture of where your home actually stands and what to fix first.