Smartphone Theft Epidemic

The theft of handheld devices is the fastest-growing street crime in the Country, where more and more incidents are turning violent.  Walking down the street and talking on your iPhone, where a thief will attempt to rip it right out of your hand. If you try to stop the thief, the thief will beat you up until he gets the phone. Victims have ended up with broken bones, in the hospital and left with no recourse to get their stolen smartphones back.

According to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, about 1.6 million Americans had their smartphones stolen last year. And according to the Federal Communications Commission, around 40 percent of robberies in major cities now involve mobile devices.

Mobile phones have reshaped that way that we live. Smartphones can be sold on the black market for anywhere from $300 to $600. Law enforcement and Government Officials are asking manufacturers for a kill switch to be put in mobile devices that will render the phone unusable by the thief or anyone if it is reported stolen. There is much debate from the manufactures in doing this. Will it become mandated? We don’t know, but we would like to recommend that you carry your UDAP Pepper Spray with you when you are out walking. Be aware of your surroundings and the people around you. Put your mobile devices away and out of sight when you are walking in major cities. Be safe!

Black Bears

The Americanblack bear is the smallest of the three bears types that can be located in North America, and are it should be noted that they are only found in North America. Black bears have the ability to climb trees because of their short non-retractable claws. Black bears are very easy going and have a variety of habitat types, they are mostly found in forested areas with thick ground vegetation and an abundance of fruits, nuts, and vegetation. In the northern areas, they can be found in the tundra, and they will sometimes forage in fields or meadows.

Black bears are inclined to be solitary animals, with the exclusion of mamma black bears and her cubs. Typically, these bears will forage alone, but will endure each other and forage in groups if there is a wealth of food in one location.

Most black bears hibernate subject to local weather trends and the availability of food throughout the winter months. In areas where there is a reliable food supply and warmer weather all winter long, bears may not hibernate at all or do so for short period of time. Female black bears will give birth and stay denned throughout the winter, but you should know that both males and females who do not have young may leave their dens from time to time during winter months.

What Does the Brown Bear Say?

 I remember a Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme, “Brown bear, brown bear what do you?” And with the video sensation “What Does the Fox Say?” Wanted to pursue this blog post.. So what does the brown bear say? And in my quest for answers to the elusive question, I discovered that bears communicate among themselves via vision, touch, smell, sound. They utilize these senses when they are seeking a mate, releasing tension during a stressful encounter with human or otherwise; it is also how a mother bear finds her cubs when they wander off.

The various sounds can indicate satisfaction, irritability, fear, or pain. Just like us, every sound has its own tonality. When two strange bears meet in the woods, they quickly announce their disposition and intentions. Growling and roaring tremendously, they express threats to one another, as well as to humans.

If you encounter a brown bear, do not feed them, get between a brown bear and its cubs or food. Typically brown bears will avoid humans, but please note that brown bears canseriously injure and even kill humans.

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