Here's a few tips to help keep your home safe.
Is your house locked up?
- Do you lock your doors whether you are in the house?
- Is your front door locked while you in the in the backyard (and visa versa)?
- Are your windows locked? Do you take extra measure to secure your windows?
- Are your basement windows locked or permanently secured with bars or screws?
- Do you keep your garage door and service door closed and locked at all times?
Does it look like anyone is home?
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- Do you leave both an indoor and outdoor light on in the evening when you aren’t home?
- Do you have indoor lights on a timer when you are going to be away on a trip?
- Do you leave a radio or TV on when your house isn’t occupied?
- When you are away on vacation or a trip do you have someone you trust:
- Watch your house?
- Move drapes, shades, and blinds?
- Mow the lawn/shovel snow?
- Collect mail and newspaper?
What about the outside of your home?
- Do you keep valuables like bikes, lawn mowers, snow blowers, etc. locked up and out of sight?
- Do you lock up tools and ladders when you are done with them?
- Are the shrubs and plants surrounding your house well maintained and trimmed?
- If you have a fence, can your neighbors or the police department see through it or over it?
- If you have exterior lights, do your prevent shadows where burglars could hide at night?
- Do you have exterior lights on from dusk until dawn?
- Are your exterior lights connected to a motion detector?
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