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Cut bushes away from first floor windows and doors
and prune tree limbs away from second story
windows
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8.
Install a fence, with thorny bushes planted at the
base and/or thorny vines trained to climb
up
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2.
Plant thorny bushes below windows
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7.
Lock all exterior windows
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3.
Create a simple database of your family's
possessions on a room-by-room basis. Describe all
valuables, (record model and serial numbers,etc)
and note the date purchased and estimate
replacement values. You can also include
photographs or video tapes of each item
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8.
Store important valuables in a safe deposit box or
home safe. Put little used jewelry, stamp and coin
collections, stock certificates, bonds, deeds,
wills, passports, and other important documents in
this box or safe
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4.
Have reflective address numbers in a visible
locations on the front and back of your house. This
makes it easy for emergency personnel to locate
your home
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9.
Engrave your driver's license, social security
number or other important number on all valuable
items
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5.
Keep property entrances locked with weather
resistant padlocks
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10.
Install gravel paths near bedroom windows to alert
you to a prowler
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6.
Install shatterproof glass or purchase security
filmed glass panes for windows and doors
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11.
Ask your hardware store about the best way to
secure sliding glass doors
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7.
Install and use dead bolt locks on all exterior
entrance doors
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12.
Leave a spare key with a trusted neighbor, not
anywhere outside
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