Home Security Information

Important Tips
Protecting your home:

• Alarms are good, but dogs are better for preventing burglaries.
• Always lock your doors and windows. Many thefts occur when doors and windows are left unlocked.
• Close blinds and shades at night.
• If you live alone, use only initials or last name on your mail box.
• If you come home and find a door or window opened or signs of forced entry, do not go into your house, call police immediately.
• Install and use deadbolt locks.
• Install a peephole in the door and use it.
• Keep outside areas well lit.
• Never provide personal information to subjects calling that you do not know.
• Never let a stranger into you're house when your home alone, and no matter the reason, never give the appearance to a stranger that you are home alone.
• Outside doors to residences, including the one between your house and garage, need to be solid and fit tightly in their frame. Hinges should be inside the door.
• Rotate leaving different lights on when you're away. Use light timers if you are away for any extended amount of time.
• Secure sliding glass doors with locks and place a dowel in the track of the door to prevent it from sliding open when you're not home.
• Trim back shrubbery that hide doors or windows, cut back tree limbs that could help a thief climb into a second story window.
• Verify the identity and legitimacy of any sales or service person before letting them into your house.

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