Home Security
*Christmas Holiday*
Christmas holidays are a special time when families and friends
come together to celebrate the season. It is also the time of
year where families and friends are most generous and practice
the tradition of gift giving. It should be a joyous and happy
time for all of us. Unfortunately for us, home burglars view the
holiday season a little differently. For them, it is a time of
opportunity to burglarize your home for cash, credit cards, and
all the new gifts of small electronics, computers, jewelry, and
easily sold valuables. Here are a few tips of what they look for
when shopping for a house to burglarize. These tips will help
you enjoy the holidays without incident. *Burglars look for an
easy entry with good escape routes. Don't openly display your
Christmas tree and gifts in the front window so it's easily
visible from the street. It's too tempting for them to smash the
window and grab the wrapped packages. *Burglars look for
occupancy cues like outdoor lights burning 24 hours a day, piled
up newspapers, or advertising flyers hanging on the door knob.
Use an inexpensive light timer when you are away and ask a
neighbor to keep the front of your home clean of papers and
debris. *Burglars know to look for the hidden door key near the
front entrance. Don't hide spare keys under rocks, in
flowerpots, or above door ledges. Instead give the spare key to
a trusted neighbor. *Burglars prefer to enter through unlocked
doors or windows. Sliding windows that are not secure can be
seen from distance. One
holiday problem can occur when exterior
Christmas light extension cords are run inside through a window
and prevent it from being secured. Hire an electrician or
handyman to install an inexpensive exterior outlet for your
holiday lights. *Don't post your family name on your mailbox or
on you house. A burglar can call directory assistance to get
your telephone number and call your home while in front of your
house to confirm that you are away. *Don't leave descriptive
telephone answering machine messages like, "You've reached the
Wilson's...we're away skiing for the Christmas holidays...please
leave a message." Burglars love to hear that they have plenty of
time to break in and completely ransack your home. *After
Christmas day, don't pile up empty gift boxes from your new
computer, DVD player, or stereo receiver on the street for the
garbage man. Burglars appreciate knowing that you have expensive
gifts inside for them to steal. Break them down or cut them up
to conceal the items better. After a lucrative burglary, the
chances of being burglarized again are increased to steal the
new replacement products. *Last, but not least, fortify your
home by installing solid core doors, heavy duty locks, longer
screws in the lock strike plates and door hinges, and install
secondary security devices on all accessible sliding windows.
See my webpage on home security products and options.
http://www.usatotalsecurity.com/
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Written by: Paul E Harris
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