General
Safety:
- Have home security system professionally installed that offers a
24-hour monitoring system. Make sure to post the home system
stickers and window decals: this should alert and deter would be
intruders.
- Never stop mail or newspaper deliveries, it signals that you are
away. Have a neighbor pick up all deliveries if possible.
- When recording your answering machine message, do not state that
you are not home or out of town.
- When leaving for an extended period, put lights and stereo
/television on a timer to give the appearance that someone is home.
Exterior/Interior
Security:
- Replace all locks immediately upon moving into your new home and
install deadbolts on all outside doors.
- Secure your sliding glass doors with pins to prevent all
horizontal and vertical movement. Also install security film over
the glass panes for additional protection.
- Remember to lock all doors and windows.
- Provide remote panic buttons for children and/or elderly
residents.
- Never keep garage door openers in cars that are parked outside of
your home.
Keep
Your Valuables Safe:
- Keep your important papers, heirloom jewelry and large amounts of
cash in a safe deposit box.
- Engrave your valuables with your social security number or drivers
license number.
- Store jewelry, firearms, furs and like in a small closet with a
non-hinged solid core door that has a deadbolt.
- When purchasing new electronic equipment, breakdown cartons before
discarding them. This way you avoid advertising your new purchase to
the entire neighborhood and drive-by observers.
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