Historically, the holiday season is one of the highest crime periods of the year. During this time many of our thoughts are of food, gifts, gatherings, etc., not on how to best protect ourselves, family and/or business assets. Be alert and aware of your environment. Criminals tend to target people who are not paying attention and that appear to be unaware of their surroundings, i.e. carry packages, fumbling with keys looking at the ground or into space.
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How To Disguise Your Absence While On Holiday
Home security while on vacation is a thought that crosses everyone’s mind when they are getting ready to leave their house empty for an extended period of time. The time when people’s houses are burglarized most often is when they are away from home for a long time, and burglars know that they won’t be returning home any time soon. But, with a few tips about home security for when you’re on vacation, you can have peace of mind when going out of town.
Stop the mail/newspaper – The first thing to...
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Use Lighting To Secure High Risk Points
Use Lighting to secure these High-Risk Entry Points
To reduce risk of burglary, any lighting is better than no lighting. If you see that any portion of the house or yard is not adequately lit, take care of it.
Your garage is another critical area of your home. Make use of an automatic garage opener. Most garage openers turn on one or more lights when activated.To protect your carport, leave a light on. If you are going away, have a light set on a timer. Also have lights activated by motion dete...
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Front Door Security Measures- Part 2
Crime Reduction Officers may recommend that a rim latch on its very own will be inadequate in delivering adequate protection and that engaging the locking mechanism could increase this, as well as the security associated with children in protecting them from wandering. Plainly these are the issues that will need to be considered. If you feel fire safety is actually the priority, additional security can end up being obtained by fitting draw bolts to the top and bottom of the door.
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Best Door Locks for Your Home
Burglars select the easiest target and will simply move on to the next house if confronted with a quality deadbolt. A high quality deadbolt serves as a deterrent. Thieves also look for outside entryways that offer the least chance of being seen.
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Changing Locks When You Move In- Part 2
When you buy your own home the decision and responsibility are all yours. Deadbolt locks such as tubular locks and mortise locks require different types of holes to be drilled in the door. Changing locks or rekeying is important and the choice is up to you. Trying to re-drill holes in a door for a different lock type may look bad and compromise the integrity of the door. If several exterior doors have been keyed to take the same key it is usually more convenient to have a locksmith rekey th...
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Who’s there?
Who's there?
The first step to keeping unwelcome visitors out is to protect the entrances to your home.
THE FRONT DOOR - A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY?
To help prevent burglars from getting into your home through a window, install locks or pins. We recommend using the same brand of lock for all your windows so it’s easy and convenient to use them. And that’s an important point, because when safety and convenience are at odds, convenience usually wins.
Make sure to keep the key in a safe but easy-to...
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