[Birkdale Pointe] Fwd: Tips for homeowners to safeguard against home invaders
- From: birkdalepointe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: communiques birkdale <birkdalepointe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:07:52 -0700 (PDT)
passed on from another home owner - good tips
Geralyn Milewski
248-366-6232
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--- On Mon, 4/26/10, Therese Livermore <dtamcaliv@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Therese Livermore <dtamcaliv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fwd: Tips for homeowners to safeguard against home invaders
To: "Birkdale Pointe" <birkdalepointe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, April 26, 2010, 2:48 PM
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Subject:
Tips for homeowners to safeguard against home invaders
Date:
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:47:46 -0400
From:
Therese Livermore <dtamcaliv@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
geralyn milewski <gerib12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Remember these important security steps:
Install solid core doors, heavy duty locks, and window security
devices
Lock all doors, windows, and garages at all times. Keep garage
doors shut, and be sure to lock all doors in the garage that may lead
into the home.
Use four three-inch screws to secure heavy duty lock strike
plates in the door frame
Use the door peephole BEFORE opening the door
Use your porch light to help you to see clearly outside
Never rely on a chain-latch as a barrier to partially open the
door
Never open the door to strangers or solicitors
Call the police if the stranger acts suspicious
Alert your neighbors to suspicious solicitors
Hold a family meeting to discuss home security plans
Set the home perimeter alarm at night, if you have one
Large or over-grown bushes near the entrance way of a home or
planted at the home's foundation provide covering for would-be home
invaders. Trim the bushes to make the home more visible to passer-bys
and less inviting for burglars.
Don't leave spare keys under doormats or in outdoor plants as
burglars will check these places first.
Don't allow your children to answer the door. If someone knocks
on your door unexpectedly, don't open without looking. Also have a
peephole installed. If you're unsure about who it may be, don't answer
the door. If he or she seems suspicious, call the police.
Burglar-proof your patio or sliding doors by placing a closet rod
or pipe on the bottom track of the door slide.
To prevent your door from being easily kicked-in, install an OnGARD
Security Door Brace.
With an onslaught of home invasions occurring all across the
nation, homeowners can no longer rely on mediocre home security
devices. Homeowners must adapt to the techniques that burglars employ
if they want to stay safe.
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