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 Part 2 of this 3 Part Series
Did you know? The average time a burglar is in your home is three to eight minutes. And in that very short time, they can have most of your worldly possessions. How is this possible, you ask? Simple. They know where to look.
Here's your proof. Let's say I'm a burglar and I breaking your house. I am going to begin looking in the following areas. I will look in your dresser drawers. I will look on top of the dresser. I will look under your mattress. I will look in the corners of the room; I will look for upturned carpet or see if the carpet has been pulled away. I will look in your closet, I will look in suit pockets other close pockets. I look in your shoes are looking shoeboxes. I will look in your bathroom, either in the tank of the toilet or behind the toilet. I will look in your refrigerator and your freezer. If you have a home office, I will look in the desk drawers. And if you have one of those fireproof locking safes, and it's not secured to the floor. I will be taking that. Ask yourself the question: How long does it take you to get to the convenience store and back? Do you think it would take you at least eight minutes? Do you have reason to believe that a criminal has sufficient time to gain entry into your home and steal your belongings? Some of the simplest and easiest ways to secure your home may be a select combination of the following: People ask us all the time is leaving the radio on a good idea. Yes, leaving the radio or the TV on is a good idea. However, your selection of channel will greatly enhance the effectiveness of this tactic. Leave your TV or radio on a talk channel. This way, it appears as though there is a conversation going on inside the home. A home alarm system is a very good option. Although these can be quite expensive, to not only install, but also to pay monthly monitoring fees. Remove the window crank handles - if you have the type of Windows that crank open,. Place one handle in a drawer of a dresser or nightstand in that room. This way, you will still be able to easily open or close the window when you want to. But you make it difficult for the criminal to open you go from the outside or inside for that matter. Use secondary window locks. These can be purchased from any home improvement store. And are a great choice for securing Windows and doors, and they're very expensive. Use double-keyed deadbolt locks. This is a deadbolt lock that keys from the inside, and the outside. There are a couple benefits to this double-keyed lock. First, if a burglar breaks in your home through a window, and he goes to exit the house through a door- he will not be able to leave because the deadbolt will be locked. And he will not be able to unlock it. Second, if there is glass in your door, and he breaks the glass he will not be able to unlock the door. Simply leave the key, near the door. You can unlock and lock the door easily from the inside. |
