We often hear advice from police
on what to do, and sometimes what not to do, to protect our property. But what
do burglars say? Last fall, the TV station KGW, in Portland, broadcast prevention
advice from 86 burglars.
Here are some of their
recommendations:
·
Biggest mistakes by homeowners:
o Closing
the drapes when they leave the house. Open drapes indicate someone is home and
allows someone from the street to see a burglar inside.
o Not
closing the bathroom window.
o Locking
a sliding glass door and placing a dowel in the track is fine, but not having a
second small lock on the slider makes it vulnerable to a break-in.
·
Best targets:
o Houses
with 6 foot fences.
o Houses
that cannot be seen from the street because of overgrown vegetation or fencing.
o Houses
with the mail/newspapers accumulating.
o No
vehicle in the driveway.
o Houses
away from other houses with older window frames and cheap wooden doors.
·
What do they recommend that a homeowner can do
to avoid being burglarized:
o Make
your house visible with good lighting and trimmed shrubbery and trees.
o Know
your neighbors and alert police when you see anything suspicious.
o Leave
a TV or radio on when you are gone.
o Put
up a camera and make it visible.
For more on what burglars have to
say, check out the video at this link,
KING TV/KGW TV:
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