General Home Safety Tips

Beware of Dog Display a “Beware of Dog” sign, or scatter dog toys throughout the yard, as dogs are a very high deterrent for criminals, especially alongside an ADT monitored alarm system.  Keep Garage Door Locked Burglars will often attempt to enter through the garage door, and the door leading to the house from the garage. Always keep the garage door closed and the inner door locked. Even if only leaving for a few minutes, always activate your home security equipment as thieves will be waiting for the opportunity.

 Write Down Serial Numbers
Etch your name on expensive electronic equipment, so they can easily be identified if found by the police, and not easily sold by criminals. Write down the serial numbers of such equipment on a piece of paper, or record them on a video. Entitle the video “Family Vacation” or something that is nondescript, and then give a copy of the paper or video to a relative in Glendale AZ to keep.

 Don’t Open the Door for Strangers
Don’t open your door to strangers. Many burglars will try to look like a police officer or a delivery person; make them read off the address on your “package” to see if they really are who they say they are. If they are imposters, they probably won’t know your Glendale Arizona address immediately.

Window and Door Tips

 Keep Your Drapes Closed
Keeping your drapes closed at all times can deter burglars who will often only chance a break-in when there is a guaranteed reward. If they have no way of knowing what is inside your home, they will typically not take the risk, especially if you install a Home Security in Glendale home security system.

 Get Solid Wood Doors
Getting solid wood doors can prevent burglars from kicking in hollow ones, even if you have good locks like deadbolts.

 Plant Prickly Bushes
Keep burglars from picking your window locks by planting prickly bushes directly outside the window frame. Don’t leave enough space between the bush and building for a burglar to hide.

Vacation Tips

  Use a Timer
Put some lights, the radio, or the TV on a timer in your home in Glendale AZ, so that it creates the feel that someone is home, even when you’re travelling.

 Don't Hide a Key
Don’t store an extra key where it can easily be found. Instead keep it with your neighbor in Glendale or someone you can trust.

 Turn Down the Phone
Adjust your telephone and answering machine’s volume, so that outsiders can’t hear the ring and know you aren’t home.