caramac 0 Posted August 5, 2015 Hello everyone, This is my first ever post and i hope it is in the right section!! I need to install cctv on my property ( this is what the police have told me) i need 2 cameras for the front of the house, one on each of the bedroom windows or maybe i should have just one on my window as long as it can swivel from side to side, but i would also need it to look downwards straight below my bedroom window. I need it to record everything, it needs to be able to have night vision, and sound. I have seen some cctv online and do those red lights really light up so that eveyrone can see them?? My problem is the house joined on to me is a house full of students, 6 of them and they have made our lives hell for a year now. I have explained to them i am trying to recover from cancer and i am really not at all well, plus my hubby and daughter work shifts so sometimes go to work at 4am. They have taken no notice and they have loud parties with the house full of students....i have called the police over 20 times and they seem to be doing not a lot! I have had the university involved, environmental health, council, their landlord and nothing has worked. I have over 50 incidents of anti social behaviour and i feel so unwell with it all going on, but they just won't stop. My daughter went round to ask them to quiten down and they shut her foot in the door and poked their finger in her face!! They have smashed glass on my drive, placed the broken bits under my mobility car, come onto my property and kicked in the side panels of my obility car, and tried to smash the glass on my front door....i live in fear every single night of what they are going to do next. Their main trick is to stand outside my bedroom window and all scream at the tops of their voices, which wakes me up with such a fright i feel like im going to have a heart attack....anyway the police now are saying i have to have proof of this all happening? So they tell me i have got to set up cctv. I am on a low income so can't afford anything top of the range, ive seen lots on ebay that are a decent price, but i need it to work properly. I would ideally like to be able to view it on my phone if possible. I have no idea what so ever to buy though....this is where im hoping someone can help me on here. If i capture them doing something wrong, how do i give this to the police?? How does it get transfered, is there a way to do this via my phone? I have no idea what im doing but i know i can't live like this anymore, they make everyday depressing and make me feel even more ill than i already am. Do you guys know of anywhere that i can buy second hand cctv! Many thanks for any advice. Caramac xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the toss 0 Posted August 6, 2015 I assume you are in the States so policing proceedures may be different. I would've thought that if a complaint has been made (by you) then it would have some process whereby you get feedback on what is happening. Have they even talked to these students. That is usually enough to defuse the situation and if they haven't then you need to ask the question "why". If you need cctv evidence you need quality or it will be dismissed as unreliable. Some second hand cctv gear becomes available but it is usually second hand for a reason ie crap equipment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boogieman 1 Posted August 6, 2015 Dont over complicate it, if they are doing this on a regular basis, simple have a camcorder handy, once you wake up, turn it on, record them... if you want cctv, What is your budget? Like toss said, dont get junk as it will be worthless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunnyKim 2 Posted August 6, 2015 If not camcorder, buy a DIY mobile black box camera, which is very cheap these days and you can place it in the car, when needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caramac 0 Posted August 6, 2015 Ahhh....I'm in the UK....so probably no good then as we have different things to you, but thank you for all your help xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomcctv 190 Posted August 6, 2015 Ahhh....I'm in the UK....so probably no good then as we have different things to you, but thank you for all your help xx Hi. A £50 car camera will do what you need ..... 2mp with sound and records to a SD card Just place on car window screen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
