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Home Security
Advise
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We all want to feel safe in our homes. This is where we
raise our children and this is where we should feel the
safest. Sometime no matter how hard we try someone takes
that little piece of our life by entering our home without
permission.
If you follow our tips hopefully you can feel better knowing
you did the best you could at securing your home. We don’t
need to make our homes into fortresses, but taking a few
simple measures to protect your home will help to make it a
no-go zone for thieves. And finally, why not help your
neighbours and sign up to a local Neighbourhood Watch
Scheme.
Invest and maintain reliable dead locks on doors and key
operated window locks. These devices ward off burglary
attempts.
Trim tall landscaping to the height of your windowsills.
Hedges provide hiding places for would-be burglars.
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Install peepholes with magnifying lenses on your doors. This
lets you see who's at your door - without opening it.
Leave your outside lights on at night. If your neighourhood
is dimly lit, ask your local authorities to add streetlights
or replace existing bulbs with ones of higher wattage.
Permanently mark your valuables to make it easier for the
police to return them to you if they are stolen. National
Insurance numbers and driver's license numbers work best.
Keep a record of marked objects.
Tune the stereo or TV to your favorite station when you
leave the house. To a burglar it means that someone's home.
Close and lock garage doors. Not only does this protect
valuables stored there, it also prevents access to your
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Park an additional
car in your driveway or ask a neighbour to park there when away
for an overnight trip. It gives the appearance that someone's
always home and prevents burglars from backing a van into the
drive for easy loading.
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Leave a pair of worn work boots at your front door step to
give the appearance somebody is home.
If you leave a spare key outside, be creative. Burglars
routinely check under flowerpots and welcome mats and on
window ledges.
Ask a neighbour to collect newspapers and mail when you're
away. If you'll be gone for an extended period, hire someone
to take care of your lawn or even to housesit. Most
important, make sure your neighbours know when you will
leave and when you will return. |
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Neighbourhood
Watch Link |
Victoria
Police Link |
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