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Home Security Tips & Facts: Protecting Your Home From Break-Ins

By Sharon Hurley Hall

Protect Home From Break-ins

Did you know that every 15 seconds a home in the United States is burglarized? That's why it's essential to secure your home and protect your family against break-ins. For a more secure home read these common myths about burglaries and get the facts to protect your home:

Myth: Burglars break in through discreet areas, like the back of the house.

Fact: Securing the back of your house is important, as first floor windows and the back door are among the top targets for burglars. But shockingly, the most common point of entry for home burglaries happens to be through the front door. Install deadbolts on the front door and any exterior doors, as they are harder to pick. Put strong locks on glass doors and lock-up whenever you leave the house. The garage is another common area for burglar access – don't share your garage door code with others, and don't leave the garage door opener in your car – it's a quick way for thieves to gain access to your home.

Myth: Most burglaries happen at night.

Fact: Most burglaries actually occur during the day while homeowners are away from home and at work. Locking doors before you go to bed may be a common practice, but ensure your home is also secure during daylight hours too.

Myth: If you're running out for a few minutes, it's okay to leave your door unlocked -- no burglar could get in and out that fast.

Fact: Burglars are faster than you think. The average burglar spends only a few minutes in your home. So, lock the door no matter how soon you're planning to be back. Burglars can also make fast work because they know common hiding places – the key under the doormat, the jewelry in the master bedroom. Leave your spare key with a neighbor and consider putting valuables in a safe.

Myth: You don't need a home alarm system if you live in a safe area with a low crime rate.

Fact: Even if you live in a relatively safe neighborhood, homes without security systems are 2 to 3 times more likely to be broken into, says the Better Business Bureau, yet few U.S. homes are armed with one. According to the Alarm Industry Research & Educational Foundation, 74% of burglaries are prevented by having an alarm in place, and can go a long way in protecting your home and giving you added peace of mind.

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Dogs help as well.



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Honeys_Mom wrote:

Dogs help as well.

Yes, if there's someone there to hear them bark, or the dogs are big enough to attack the intruder and win. 

 



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Our neighbor saw the burglars car turn down our driveway and leave, all under 15 minutes. It was around noon on a Monday. My watch dog was kicked down a flight of stairs and locked in a bedroom. (She never recovered and had to be put to sleep.)

In that 15 minutes, they destroyed 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, and the computer room. They stole over $10,000 worth of stuff. They were apprehended a few weeks later and the majority of our stuff recovered, some damaged, but still recovered.

Since I was usually home by that time, the neighbor thought they were the Jehovah Witness and that I had been talking to them. Luckily, I had stopped by moms and was running behind schedule that day. I say luckily because one of the burglars was wanted for murder.



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Oh my DE, how horrible! We have a alarm system and guns.

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How scary! I'm glad you weren't there as well. Your poor dog. Did they target you or were you just the only empty house right then?

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That's scary. I hope they were charged with animal cruelty too.

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We were just an empty house.

The guns were locked in the safe since we were gone. The gun safe is bolted to a concrete floor so that it can't be stolen. We had an alarm installed the following week.

But, I'm well aware that they were in and out in under 15 minutes. It took the police that long or longer to find the house and I live in the city.

The murder charged trumped all the other charges. I just hope that Ginny got in one good bite before they kicked her. She was a protective little devil.

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Our neighbor saw the burglars car turn down our driveway and leave, all under 15 minutes. It was around noon on a Monday. My watch dog was kicked down a flight of stairs and locked in a bedroom. (She never recovered and had to be put to sleep.)

In that 15 minutes, they destroyed 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, and the computer room. They stole over $10,000 worth of stuff. They were apprehended a few weeks later and the majority of our stuff recovered, some damaged, but still recovered.

Since I was usually home by that time, the neighbor thought they were the Jehovah Witness and that I had been talking to them. Luckily, I had stopped by moms and was running behind schedule that day. I say luckily because one of the burglars was wanted for murder.

 That sounds like what happened to us when I was 16.  I was supposed to come home first and had we not been on assembly schedule (later lunch time) I would have walked in on two armed burglars on parole for murder (three murders each-they were only 17).   They sold off everything they stole, but still had my concert tickets in their wallet and I had the seats written down so the police arrested them on the spot.  

 



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And our dog was whacked on the head and knocked out.

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It's the holiday season. Time for lots of break ins here. We try not to leave the house unattended during Christmas season. It's pathetic that we have to do this.

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Southern_Belle wrote:

It's the holiday season. Time for lots of break ins here. We try not to leave the house unattended during Christmas season. It's pathetic that we have to do this.

 That's awful.



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Last year I'd say 25% of the homes in our subdivision were broken into. They took mostly electronic things. Gaming systems, laptops, etc. Oh and guns of course. Mine are very cleverly hidden. I can still grab the revolver in a hurry but no one would be able to find it unless they spent some time in the house.

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We live in a gated community with a state of the art security system. Between the two of us, it isn't unusual for us to have an empty house 3 times a week for 24 hours or longer. We couldn't do that if we were worried about theft. Years ago I read about burglars reading the obituaries and targeting the homes of the deceased during the funeral. That is close to the lowest of lows in my opinion.

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We have an alarm system and there is usually someone home most of the time...

My SIL was told that after my MIL died PotteryChick...the insurance company insisted she remove certain items, such as electronics and valuables immediately or they would not have been covered in the event of a break-in.

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We have an alarm system and there is usually someone home most of the time...

My SIL was told that after my MIL died PotteryChick...the insurance company insisted she remove certain items, such as electronics and valuables immediately or they would not have been covered in the event of a break-in.

Burglars read the obituaries and work during the funerals. 



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MIL's valuables were long out of the house by then.

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Some families need to worry about each other instead of criminals.

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Southern_Belle wrote:

Some families need to worry about each other instead of criminals.

 This is true. 



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Southern_Belle wrote:

Last year I'd say 25% of the homes in our subdivision were broken into. They took mostly electronic things. Gaming systems, laptops, etc. Oh and guns of course. Mine are very cleverly hidden. I can still grab the revolver in a hurry but no one would be able to find it unless they spent some time in the house.

 Really? 25%?  I would be out of there in a heartbeat. 

We are more likely than not to be gone from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening.  I would never live in a place that had a 1 in 4 chance of being burglarized...



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There was a robbery just one house over from us. Happened in the middle of the day, guy went in through a front window. The dog they have is huge. They have a Rottweiler. He didn't help though, he was crated beside the window the guy went in through.



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