How To Protect Your Home From Intruders

HOME SAFETY -
1. All doors in your home leading to the outside should
have dead-bolt locks.
2. When away at night, leave a light burning.
3. Do not leave a key over a door or under a mat.
4. 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.
5. Mark your valuables and keep an accurate record of all
your most valuable possessions. Read "How To Protect Your
Valuables From Theft" - available from above publisher for
$1.00
6. 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.
7. Be a concerned neighbor. If you see a suspicious person,
car or situation, contact the police.

SAFETY FOR THE APARTMENT DWELLER -
1. If you live in an apartment building with an intercom
system to the front door, make sure the landlord keeps it in
operating order.
2. Never admit anyone unless you are expecting him or know him.
3. Never admit anyone to the building who is there to see
another tenant or to deliver something to another apartment.
4. 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.
5. If you see someone in your building who looks out of place
or is acting suspiciously, contact the police.