As authorities expect the usual rash of burglaries around the holidays, it could lead people to putting a new item on their Christmas list.

According to local CCTV system company’s more-and-more people are installing CCTV systems in their homes, but now surveillance is being used like never before.

Security cameras in places of business as a deterrent against shoplifting or robberies but now more than ever, residents are calling wanting the same service.

Hamilton said the fear of having an intruder come into what should be a person's most secure place scares people, especially if it has happened near them.  He's just one of the many residents in the area that getting CCTV cameras installed in their home.

While they may be in different parts of the county, all of them share a common bond of living in a rural area.

If you hear something outside your home and even though it may not be the well-lit place, with surveillance cameras you don't have to go outside to see who's there.