More Home Security Tips For the Summer
Summer’s not yet over, and here are more tips to prevent summertime burglaries!
From azcentral.com (Abe Aamidor, The Indianapolis Star):
“- Don’t leave your garage-door opener in the car when it’s parked, especially if it’s going to be parked for several days, such as at the airport. Take it with you.
- Do not have your mail and newspaper delivery stopped when you’re away. Have a trusted person pick up instead, or stop all deliveries.
- Even if there’s no garbage while you’re away, have a friend put out some garbage in front of your house on regular collection days.
- Don’t leave notes on doors. If you were home, you wouldn’t leave a note. Not even for FedEx.
Prep your home
- Install special window locks available at any hardware store for all first-floor windows and any second-floor windows accessible from a porch or garage roof.
- Cut a solid stick or broom handle to length and put it in the track of any sliding doors.
- Plant thorny bushes below first-floor windows, and be sure they are close enough to the house so that an adult could not wedge behind one. Keep all other shrubbery and trees trimmed, removing potential hiding places for intruders.
Take basic precautions
- Make sure the house is locked at all times. Close and lock all lower-level windows and disable your automatic garage door opener when you’re home.
- Put valuables in a lock box at the bank.
- Don’t leave the garage door open. This is how bicycles and tools get stolen; burglars can hide in your garage too.
- Never use more than one credit card number on a single computer. That way, if your computer is hacked, the thieves will have only one number.“
Participating in neighborhood crime watch is also helpful. Neighborhood watches are effective when everybody participates.
