Protect Your Family With This Simple 15-Minute Procedure
Protecting you and your family may not take as long as you think. With a simple 15-minute procedure, you may just save yourself from the criminal unknown. Protecting your home, as best as you can, is all about awareness. Before going to bed, or leaving for the day, make sure you:
Minutes 0-5: Lock all of your windows and doors. If you have a multiple floor home, make sure you check second floor and basement windows. Criminals have been known to use ladders to get to the second floor. Also, the low life’s have no problem getting on the ground to crawl through a basement window.
Minutes 5-10: Turn on exterior lights, especially before going to bed. You may even want to leave them on when leaving for the day and returning after dark. Make sure the lights are working. Being able to see the bad guys creeping around your yard will give you the upper hand.
Minutes 10-15: Make sure your garage door is closed, you vehicle is locked with all items of value are removed, and any outdoor items (bicycles, furniture, etc.) are secured accordingly. Not every burglary takes place inside of your home. Criminals often look for these types of easy scores.
Perhaps the best step you can take is to arm your personal security system. A home security system, like ADT, may be your best line of defense. Criminals will skip homes which have alert monitoring. The risk is simply not worth getting caught; and there are plenty of homes which do not have a security system to choose from.
