| Home invasions are rapidly becoming an epidemic. | | | | checklist. Start with making your home burglarproof. |
| Maybe not so surprisingly, a lot a home invasions are | | | | 1.Put out the unwelcome mat-put up warning signs of |
| the direct results of drugs. As drug usage proliferates | | | | a guard dog or security system. |
| home invasions may become much more problematic. | | | | 2.Remove potential hiding places like shrubs and trees |
| To my humble way of thinking they are much more | | | | near doors and windows. |
| dangerous than a regular burglary. Burglars work by | | | | 3.Join or start a Neighborhood watch. They are FREE |
| themselves and in 95% of the times choose homes | | | | and they work. |
| that are unoccupied. They are usually unarmed | | | | 4.Bolster your doors. |
| unskilled and have absolutely no desire to get caught. | | | | 5.Use door and window alarms. |
| Home invaders on the other hand, deliberately | | | | Once you have done those things then: |
| choose homes that are occupied. Almost always | | | | 6.Use your peephole. Find out who is there before |
| work with at least one other person and are almost | | | | opening your door. |
| always armed. They get what they want by | | | | 7.Develop an emergency plan on what to do if |
| intimidation, brute force and threats of deadly | | | | someone gets in. |
| violence. They are not to be taken lightly. | | | | 8.Get and practice using some self defense products |
| In all the research that I've done on burglary and | | | | like stun guns and pepper sprays. |
| home invasions I have found that 60% of all | | | | 9.Don't aggravate an armed intruder. |
| burglaries happened through unlocked doors and | | | | 10.Stay Calm. Don't lose your head. Use common |
| windows. And a surprisingly large number of home | | | | sense. |
| invasions happen right through the front door. Most | | | | If you use common sense and follow this checklist |
| people, especially older people like myself just | | | | you will be well on your way to preventing home |
| reflexively open the door when somebody rings the | | | | invasion. Trust me you don't want to be a victim of |
| bell or knocks on it. NOT a good idea!! | | | | this heinous crime. Improve your home security |
| Here are some tips on security from a home invasion | | | | today. |