Safe & Secure Tips

• Lights are a deterrent to intruders. When you retire at night, leave a light on. Timers can be used for lights and a radio when you are gone.
• Don’t hide a key outside your home. It’s better to leave one with a trusted friend or neighbor.
• Always ask for identification when someone represents themselves as a public official. Using chains on entry doors is recommended.
• Use deadbolt locks on all doors and secure windows with latches.
• People’s Security recommends testing your security alarm frequently.
• Have someone pick up your mail and newspapers when you’re gone.
• When you have a security system and can display window decals and/or yard signs, you decrease your chances of being burglarized by up to 75%.
• First Alert Professional Security Systems are usually eligible for insurance discounts.
  
• Prune lower limbs from trees near the house.
• Trim bushes so windows are visible to neighbors.
• High fences shield burglars from sight.
• Lock up ladders and tools.
• Entry doors should be solid core wood that is at least 1 3/4” thick, or metal.
• Doors with glass panels should have a break-resistant plastic panel or a metal grill.
• Sliding doors need special locks or a wooden strip in track to block door from opening.
• Don’t install door hinges outside where they can be easily unscrewed.
• On the day of a funeral, you should have a sitter at your home.
• In case your home or apartment appears to have been broken into, don’t go inside. Call the police.