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Article by: Michael Russell I thought my house , Hidden Dangers in the Homes of America was secure. I had a UPVC double glazed front door , Ex-Cop Reveals And Recommends Pepper Spray and Why with bolts that shot out into both the door , Tips To Avoid Carjacking jamb and the lintel, when it was locked. All the windows , Tropical Hurricane Michael is Coming locked and on the ground floor, , Earthquake Preparation is Your Family Safe? there were few through which an adult could climb. The back door , Home Security - Defend Your Home and Possessions Against Intruders! was brand new, double glazed and a great fit. It was my habit, when going out in the evening, to draw curtains and turn on lights, , Increase Your Home Security With Video Surveillance to give an appearance that the house , Lightning Safety for the Home was occupied. However, one May evening at about 8pm, when I was on my way out to dinner with friends, it was still bright daylight. I tossed up as to which would be more of a giveaway that the house , International Terrorists Posing as if They have Legitimate Business to be there was empty - drawn curtains and lights , CCTV Security Camera Information for Non-Technical People on in daylight or no lights , 20 Reasons Women Choose Self-Defense At Home once it turned dark. I decided that the former would look more odd - I was wrong. When I got home , Hidden Spy Cams and Your Childcare Provider - Should You Use One and How? at 1am, I noticed that the side gate was open. I thought that was odd, but went on to open the front door. , Buying Your First Handgun It felt draughty in the hall. It was - the back door , 20 Reasons Women Choose Self-Defense At Home was wide open. The thieves had jemmied the new door , 5 Basic Steps to Safeguard Your Home and Property from its frame. Judging by the marks on the frame, they had had to make several attempts but the neighbours hadn't heard a thing. I was lucky in a way. The thieves had only stolen small, portable valuables - and darn cheek, a pillowcase to take them away in. The TV, video recorder , Burglar Alarms: Myths and Truths and stereo remained untouched. There was no damage, or cupboards and drawers emptied out. They seems to have gone straight for where the valuables were. Curious, I thought. Actually, not so curious. I had had workmen in and out of the house , Abatement Confirmation Key in Preventing Disaster in the preceding weeks, while I had a small extension to my kitchen , What's the Big Push for Emergency Supply Kits? built. I had given them a key because I couldn't take that much time off work to supervise them. They had been alone in the house , Keeping Your Home Secure While On Vacation for hours on end and could easily have had a good look round to see what was worth stealing, in order to pass the information , Home Security - A Thorough Approach for Protecting Your Home on, if not to do the deed themselves. I learnt a couple of things from this incident. If you have to let a stranger have keys to your house, , 20 Reasons Women Choose Self-Defense At Home make quite sure that there's nothing of any value on view and secondly, your neighbours are probably too engrossed in their own business to pay any attention to what's going on next door. , Increase Your Home Security With Video Surveillance When the insurance money came through, I did two things. I bought a small safe. , Buying Your First Handgun It probably wasn't sturdy enough to put off a real professional burglar, but bolted to the floor, , Securing Your Estate it was quite adequate to deter a casual thief. Secondly, I installed an alarm , Securing Home Water Supplies; Conservation of Water Planning system. It wasn't attached to a monitoring service but it was VERY noisy. With sensors and tremblers on all the downstairs doors , 5 Basic Steps to Safeguard Your Home and Property and windows, , Stand Alone Keyless Access - How Does It Work? no intruder was going to get in again without making a huge racket and hopefully, alerting half the street! Take a look at your own home , Tips To Avoid Carjacking security - it might not be as effective as you think.  ------------------------------------------------------- Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Home , Keeping Your Important Documents Safe During Disasters Security ------------------------------------------------------- |
  
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