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Security Checklist - ( Home Front 1995 )

Out for the Evening?

  • Lock all windows and doors , and remove the keys from the lock
  • Close curtains
  • Leave lights on but not just in the hallway
  • Better still, use an automatic time switch

Away over Xmas or on Holiday?

  • Leave curtains open
  • Move valuables such as the T.V, video and hi-fi out of sight
  • Keep Xmas presents away from the windows to reduce temptation
  • Lock the garden shed and store ladders inside
  • Cancel newspapers and milk deliveries well in advance
  • Take valuables to the bank
  • Check that all windows and doors are locked and remove keys
  • Ask a good neighbour or friend to check the house regularly and to remove the mail and free newspapers that are piling up on the doormat
  • If you have an answer phone do not leave a message announcing that you are away