PRACTICE BURGLARY PREVENTION

SUMMER IS A GOOD TIME TO PRACTICE BURGLARY PREVENTION
With many of us enjoying outdoor activities this summer, the chances of getting
careless — and giving burglars an opportunity to strike — are, unfortunately, increased.

With the warm weather, both homeowners and apartment dwellers may be tempted to
leave their doors unlocked or their windows open. Common excuses are that they are
going outside for “only a few minutes” or they will “only be in the backyard.” But it only takes a few minutes for a burglar to enter a home through an unlocked door or an open window. Throughout the year, but especially during the summer, residents are reminded to have good locks installed on their doors — and to use them all the time, especially when they leave their homes. Ground-floor windows should be closed and locked when residents leave their homes, and window locks are recommended on all windows at all times.

In addition, homeowners should keep ladders secured — preferably in a locked garage — at all times. Some burglars have been known to use a resident’s ladder to enter
a second-story window. Most of all, residents are encouraged to look out for one another and call the police if they see anything suspicious.