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How to Protect Your Home from Intruders
SAFETY AT YOUR FRONT DOOR
- Never automatically open your front door. Make sure you know
your caller's identity before admitting him.
- If the person at your door is a stranger, ask for
identification to be passed under the door. If he is unable to
do this, do not admit him.
- It is advisable to have a wide angle viewer (peep-hole) in
the door so that you can check a person's identity without
unlocking your door.
HOME SAFETY
- All doors in your home leading to the outside should have deadbolt locks.
- When away at night, leave a light burning.
- Do not leave a key over a door or under a mat.
- The single lock on a garage door is inadequate to keep
intruders from prying up the opposite side and crawling in. Use
a padlock. But never leave it unlocked. This is an invitation
to have the padlock removed so that a key can be made, and the
lock returned to its position. Later, the burglar returns when
no one is home and enters at his leisure, using "his" key.
- Mark your valuables and keep an accurate record of all your
most valuable possessions.
- When leaving on a trip:
- A. Stop all deliveries.
- B. Connect a light to a timer.
- C. Notify the police and have a neighbor check your home
periodically.
- D. Have someone maintain your lawn.
- Be a concerned neighbor. If you see a suspicious person, car
or situation, contact the police.
SAFETY FOR THE APARTMENT DWELLER
- If you live in an apartment building with an intercom system
to the front door, make sure the landlord keeps it in operating
order.
- Never admit anyone unless you are expecting him or know him.
- Never admit anyone to the building who is there to see
another tenant or to deliver something to another apartment.
- Anyone asking admission so that he can do some work for
another tenant should not be admitted, but should be referred to
the building's manager.
- If you see someone in your building who looks out of place or
is acting suspiciously, contact the police.
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