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_Home Security Measures

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a) Suspend mail and newspaper delivery while away from home.

b) Don’t announce anywhere online when you are away from home.

c) Always lock deadbolts when leaving home.

d) Do not hide a key outside your home.  Instead, leave a key with someone you trust.

e) Do not permanently label luggage with your home address on it.

f) Check window and door locks if outsiders have been in your home.

g) Mark your valuables in some distinctive, obvious manner.

h) Always store valuables out of sight, especially if you expect visitors.

i) Promptly remove flyers from mail and newspaper boxes.

j) Leave at least one light and radio on while you are away from home.

k) Never allow outside workers inside your home alone. This precaution not only protects you, but it also prevents them from possibly being falsely suspected or accused later.

l) Do not allow unannounced visitors inside your home to use your phone.  Offer to make the call for them or refer them to a nearby public phone.

m) Conceal outside security alarm panels to prevent tampering.

n) Make tire tracks frequently in snow-covered driveways.

o) Get license plate number and description of suspicious vehicles in your neighborhood.

p) Note description of anyone lurking around outside a home or car.  Call 911 if warranted.

q) Install a bar in patio door tracks to jam BOTH doors.

r) If you have a panic button on your vehicle remote control, leave it by your bedside when you sleep.  If you suspect an attempted burglary, press the panic button immediately.  The vehicle alarm may startle any would-be burglars enough to scare them away.

s) Do not program your home address into your GPS.  Instead, program a nearby
public address, such as your local police station, into it.  Then, if it gets stolen
from your car while you are out, the thief cannot get your home address from it.


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