Child Safety & Awareness - #9
Home Invasion Crime Prevention
Section One
Shrubs & General Information
Across the country Home Invasions & Break-Ins are on the rise. The best defense is to safeguard your home against Break-Ins for the protection of your family and valuables. Take a pro-active approach to all of the methods used by would be criminals to have them bypass your home as a target.
All the information gathered in this article was done by personally interviewing police officers in robbery units and their recommendations from personal experiences and interrogations from actual criminals.
SHRUBS
- Your shrubs in front of your house should not grow past your window (so you can see out).
- A burglar can work on your window for a long period of time without being seen.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- If you have an alarm - Set it!
- All ladders in your yard should be chained down so they are not used to gain entry to the second floor.
- Your house number should be well lit so responding police can easily see it.
- Know what goes on in your neighborhood and know your neighbors’ cars. If you think that something is suspicious then it is and don’t hesitate to call the police.
- Speak to neighbors when going away on vacation. Accumulating newspapers in front of the house is a calling card for a criminal.
Please Note: One criminal with over 40 break-ins would ride his bike through the neighborhood and if the newspaper was still on the front lawn at night he knew no one was home.
- UPS and delivery stickers left on the door are a red flag….If they are left there at night.
- Sometimes burglars follow people around and become familiar with their schedule (they know how many people live in a house and what time they go and come back...so if you see anybody suspicious, just call the police and let them investigate).
- A barking dog—whether yours or your neighbors, should always be investigated. They usually go off before the alarm!
Compliments of Anthony Arango
Assistant Professor Garland R. Johnson
www.universalkempo.com
This page last updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 0:18
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