Do you use common sense when opening your front door?
The most common point of attack is through the front door or garage. Sometimes the home invader will simply kick open the door and confront everyone inside. More common is when the home invaders knock on the door first or ring the bell. The home invader hopes that the occupant will simply open the door, without question, in response to their knock. Unfortunately, many people do just that. Home invaders will sometimes use a ruse or impersonation to get you to open the door. They have been known to pretend to be delivering a package, flowers, or lie about an accident, like hitting your parked car.
An Ounce of Prevention
Methods of preventing daytime burglaries will go a long way to preventing forced entry home robberies. If you can delay a home invader at the point of entry then you have a chance of deterring them or have time to call the police. Solid core doors, deadbolts, reinforced strike plates and hinges, and additional window blocking devices will stop most forced entries.
Often the weakest link in home security is the family that fails to lock doors or windows or who open doors without question. The best defense against home invasion is education and planning. Parents should hold a family meeting to discuss how to answer the door when someone knocks and how to attack if your home is invaded. Remember to use common sense when opening your front door.
Spring is here! And many of us will be in our gardens or backyards enjoying the beautiful weather here in North Idaho so please remember to keep your front door locked while you are outside. Also remember to share with your neighbors any suspicious people or activity going on in your neighborhood.
If you have bought a new home recently be sure to have all the locks re-keyed as there is no way of knowing who might have had a key from the previous owners. If you have Real Estate questions here in North Idaho please call Patsy Barten 208 818-6622
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