Is Your Car Making Your Home Unsafe?

By - Feb-12-2009 10:39 AM

Let's assume that the neighborhood that you live in is a fairly safe neighborhood. There's a sense of security felt by most residents, because a neighborhood watch program has been implemented and has been quite successful over the years. Moreover, within your own walls a high tech alarm system is fully equipped and ready to alert the household of trouble at the first sign of danger. Fortunately, danger has never come. So then, it seems everything on the home front is well protected. Neighborhoods with such conditions do exist throughout the U.S. giving off a pleasant atmosphere; however, intruders have still found a way to disrupt the peace.

Sadly, many people do not realize that they could be a part of the problem. The doors can be locked and the windows can be sealed shut, but there is one door that can be opened by a simple push of a button. This is the newer target entrance that thieves have been utilizing. What is the door? It would be the garage door, which could allow burglars an easy way in and out with your possessions. How is this possible? The first step is that a car is broken into and the thief then steals the garage door opener. By looking at the vehicle registration papers this thief gains knowledge of the owner's address. Lastly, the burglar goes to the home and breaks in by going in through the garage. Garage door break-ins have increased so much that it is advised not to even leave a garage door opener in the car! What are some precautions that one can take to prevent this from happening?

Some people tend to keep their garage door openers on sun visors or in a place out in the open that will be easy to reach once home. DO NOT DO THIS! Make sure that your opener is never in plain sight where burglars could see and remember to lock your car doors. The scariest part about all of this is that the intruder most likely was watching you for awhile to see when your home would be vacant. Therefore, try to give the illusion that someone is home all the time by leaving a light on, making noise by playing music, or by leaving on a TV. Another great protection would be to ask a trusted neighbor to watch the house while you are out and to alert the police of anything suspicious. There is strength in numbers and two heads are definitely better than one. It will take all working together to fight crime, including thievery.

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What should you do if you notice that the garage door opener to the garage of your home has been stolen out of your vehicle? If you truly do believe that your garage opener was taken by a thief, upon arriving at home there are a few steps you should take to protect your family and possessions. First, immediately go inside your garage and unplug the opening mechanism. Second, find the number of the company that made your garage opener and contact them. Ask them to provide you with a new mechanism code and a new remote garage door opener. Lastly, never forget to lock the door that connects the garage to your home. Since the stealing of remote garage door openers is becoming more prevalent it would be also wise not to leave house keys inside your car or anything else that would enable someone to be able to get inside your house. Such items would definitely invite and entice unwanted visitors. Remember, your vehicle registration papers would allow intruders to know your address.

Unfortunately, on occasion despite a person's best efforts to take precautions and steps in order to make a home safe and secure; a home may still be broken into and burglarized. When thievery comes into the picture not only do families lose possessions, but they also lose cherished memories. How can homeowners ensure the highest probability of getting their things returned to them if they are stolen in a robbery? To help with recovery of stolen items the police have a few tips for homeowners:

• Homeowners and residents are advised to create a unique mark or to take their initials and engrave them into their things
• It is also recommended to look property over and record the serial numbers as identification
• Police also advise taking pictures of property from different angles to serve as evidence