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Burglary Prevention Checklist

❑Secure any sliding doors. Put a steel rod in the door channel. Install 2 or 3 screws in the overhead track to reduce the chance of the door being lifted out of the track.

❑Look into installing a burglar alarm system. Some alarms even link to a law enforcement agency.

❑Have a wide-angle door viewer (peephole) installed in your front door so you can see who is at the door.

❑Be wary of wrong numbers and teach children what to say to strangers on the phone.

❑Use an engraving pen to write your current driver's license number on your property. Burglars don't want marked merchandise.

❑Keep bushes and trees near your house well trimmed. Thick, tall shrubbery provides cover for a burglar and lets him work undetected.

❑Keep the area around your house well lit. This will discourage burglars.

❑Organize a Neighborhood Watch program. Neighbors working together make one of the best crime-fighting teams around.

❑Make sure that the locks on your doors and windows are strong and secure - AND USE THEM.

❑Display "Beware" signs. If you have a dog or an alarm system, put up signs that say you do. They deter thieves.

❑Never leave a house key in an obvious place such as a mailbox or under a doormat.

❑Put your house and car keys on separate key rings, and don't put identification tags on keys.