Summer is the warmest season of the year, occurring between spring and autumn. With temperatures up and school out, homeowners and renters just want to have vacation and enjoy summer -- which sometimes means taking the risk to leave your home for a while. Although they do lock their doors, but are you sure your home will be safe?
"Safety starts and ends at home," says Rebecca Smith, a spokeswoman for Master Lock. "There's no better time to incorporate safe practices into your family's routine to ensure a safe and memorable summer."
Keep all doors and windows locked.
Thieves look for the easiest entry points to homes, and you can't beat an unlocked door or window for easy access. And install a specialty lock. It will help you to keep criminals from breaking into your home.
Inform your close neighbours and friends.
Neighbourhood are big help to keep eye to your home when you’re on vacation. Meet your close neighbour and ask them a favour and report any suspicious activity found and advice to call 911 immediately or police.
Keep valuable items.
If you have valuables outside the house, like lawnmower or motorcycle, make sure put it inside. Also if you have glass windows, put a curtain to block burglaries eye from your valuable items inside, such as appliances or gadget.
Avoid.
Don’t let any repair "professionals" or handyman to do repairs while you’re out of home. Also cancel all daily deliveries, such as newspaper, fresh milk deliveries, etc. Or if your vacation will last long until a weeks, cancel weekly deliveries too. If you have expected package on a exact date, ask favour to your neighbours and friends to pick it up.
NO social networking.
If you and your whole family are planning to have a long vacation, don't advertise the trip on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Thieves troll those sites all the time. Just wait until you return from your trip to post status, photos and comments.
Remember, home crime prevention is all about common sense. Always be your mind, be smart, keep your eyes open and don’t leave any clues about your leaving for a few days or more.
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