Follow these important tips for your house to be safe while you’re on travel.

Being away from home for a vacation or for work is a big risk for us because there are lots of burglars nowadays therefore; we couldn’t guarantee that our home would be 100% safe. Here are some safety reminders provided by Peoria, Arizona Police Department

• Have a neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers.
• During an extended vacation, make arrangements to have someone mow your lawn or trim your bushes.
• Leave lights on automatic timers.
• Notify your local police department that you will be away.
• Ask a neighbor or friend to stop by your house periodically; have them open and close blinds, turn on different lights.
• Let your neighbors know when you are leaving and when you plan to return home and if you are expecting anybody at your house while you are away.
• Burglars want easy access to your home. Make sure all trees and shrubs are trimmed near all doors and windows where intruders might hide. Add exterior lights and consider lights that are activated by motion sensors.
• Burglars like to work quickly, so try to slow down their path into and around the house. You can accomplish this with:
1.deadbolt locks
2.window locks
3.bars placed in the tracks or track locks on all sliding glass doors and windows (if they would not impede your escape in an emergency)
4.locks on all doors and windows
• Don’t place the fact you are gone on your telephone answering machine.
• Don’t hide your keys on your property.
• A nosy neighbor is a burglar’s worst enemy. Get to know your neighbors and work out an arrangement to watch each other’s houses. Let them know when you will be gone and whether any deliveries are expected during your absence.
• Store jewelry and other valuables in a safe hiding place, such as a safety deposit box.
• Go through each room and write down a list of possessions, including serial numbers. Take pictures of your valuables and keep them in a safe place or with a friend or relative. This will help in the event of a burglary.

This self-locking bicycle was introduced to the public a few years back. But it seems that it wasn’t released to be sold and used by bicycle lovers.

In protecting a child’s possessions from theft, loss, and damage as he or she takes off for university, parents are urged to see if their home insurance policies can cover their child’s possessions as they are away from home. Insurance is generally not in the checklist of most parents, but the theft of their child’s possessions can be a problem.

Just recently, students from Kansas University experienced a break-in and two laptops were stolen. Not only was there a violation of the students’ privacy, the theft of the laptops was a blow to the students who needed them for their academics.

All parents should check the contents of their insurance and see if it covers the possessions of their child as they go to their selected universities. If there is none, they can inquire with the home insurance company and ask for additional insurance to protect their child’s possessions.

From My Finances UK:

Top ten items students plan to take to university:

1. Mobile phone (93 per cent)
2. iPod/MP3/MP4 player (74 per cent)
3. Laptop/computer (63 per cent
4. USB/memory stick (63 per cent)
5. Jewellery (49 per cent)
6. Television (47 per cent)
7. Camera (45 per cent)
8. DVD player/recorder (39 per cent)
9. Designer clothes (38 per cent)
10. Hi-fi (34 per cent)

“Burrman’s Home Security” find out his weird product for home security.

Intent on making their community a safe place for bicycle owners, Aylesbury, UK, had cycle security sessions as part of their Community Safety partnership’s cycle security month.

The events were focused on helping the residents avoid bicycle thefts from happening in their own properties. Trained officers were available to offer tips and information on cycling, cycle security, and some additional advice on property marking and home security.

4 key tips on cycle security were given out to bicycle owners, as was stated by The Bucks Herald: