Home-Security Tips
While it's difficult to protect your home from professional
thieves, most home burglaries are done by amateurs. These thieves are more
easily thwarted if you employ some of these simple security precautions:
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Plan to
"burglarize" yourself. You'll discover any weaknesses in your
security system that may have previously escaped your notice.
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Lock up your home,
even if you go out only for a short time. Many burglars just walk in through an
unlocked door or window.
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Change all the locks
and tumblers when you move into a new house.
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For the most effective
alarm system, conceal all wiring. A professional burglar looks for places where
he or she can disconnect the security system.
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Your house should
appear occupied at all times. Use timers to switch lights and radios on and off
when you're not at home.
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If you have a faulty
alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell your
neighbors that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off
periodically.
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A spring-latch lock is
easy prey for burglars who are "loiding" experts. Loiding is the
method of slipping a plastic credit card against the latch tongue to depress it
and unlock the door. A deadbolt defies any such attack. It is only vulnerable
when there is enough space between the door and its frame to allow an intruder
to use power tools or a hacksaw.
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If you lose your keys,
change the locks immediately.
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Before turning your
house key over to a professional house cleaner for several hours, make sure the
person is honest and reputable as well as hardworking. Check all references
thoroughly. If the house cleaner is from a firm, call your local Better
Business Bureau to check on the firm's reputation.
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Instead of keeping a
spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind the garage, wrap
the key in foil -- or put it in a 35mm film can -- and bury it where you can
easily find it if you need it.
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