Home security tips

After moving into a new home, it’s advisable to re-key all existing locks and ask the locksmith to review and report on any other security issues in your home. You might also wish to strengthen each and every entranceway by installing high-grade, heavyduty deadbolts and strike plates.

• If you lose your keys, change your locks.

• Keep a record of all those with keys and ask for keys back after use.

• Do not open the door until you

confirm the arrival’s identity.

• If somebody asks to use your phone, make the call yourself while he or she waits outside.

• Do not give out personal information to telephone solicitors.

• If you arrive home and suspect a break-in, leave and call the police.

• Never say you are not home on your telephone answering machine.

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