Burglary is very rampant nowadays, where you could read it in everyday's newspaper. Hence, we ought to do something to prevent our house to be their next prey, as prevention is always better than cure. Here's some prevention tips:
Keep your home from being an easy target
Protect your home by
discouraging intruders from making it their next target. Burglars are less
likely to victimize a house that looks occupied or protected by a security
system.
When you're on vacation or away from home
♥ Put
lights, stereo or TV on a timer to give the appearance that someone is home
♥ Secure
sliding glass doors with pins to prevent both horizontal and vertical movement
♥ Don't
stop your mail or newspaper deliveries; it signals you're away. Instead, have a
neighbor pick up your deliveries
♥ Ask
a neighbor to park their car in your driveway to give your home the appearance
that someone is there
Keep yourself safe at home
♥ Lock
doors and windows when you're home alone. Forty percent of home invasions occur
because a door or window was left unlocked
♥ Look
through your peephole viewer to see who's there before opening the door
♥ Always
request identification from salespeople or repairmen before you let them in
your home
♥ List
only your first initial and last name in the phone book
♥ Fix
broken locks or windows and install deadbolts on doors leading outside
♥ Replace
all locks immediately after moving into a new home
Keep your valuables safe
♥ Store
high-value items such as jewelry, furs and firearms in a small closet with a
solid core door, a non-removable hinge and a deadbolt lock
♥ Keep
important papers, valuable jewelry and large amounts of cash in a safe deposit
box
♥ Engrave
your valuables with your driver's license or social security number
♥ Keep
gift-wrapped packages hidden from outside view
♥ When
you purchase new electronic equipment, do not "advertise it". Break
down cartons before discarding
