Latest responses to “Ways To Protect Your Home From Burglars And Break Ins When You Are Away” Copyright 2013, MoneyBlueBook.com 464910 2010-06-11T18:53:55-07:00 Melinda Bolding I was burglarized and they took all of my jewelry, a laptop, camera, clothes & shoes. Anything they could carry. I had the ADT stickers on every window. Had to cancel the service & evgerything that didn't put a roof over the head & food in our mouths when I lost my job last year. It is believed that someone that knew us and knew our schedules...it was pretty obvious. Not much is being done by the police though. Bought Doberman window alarms because they threw a rock through a basement window and got in that way. they make a loud sound if the window is broken. I plan to put strips of strong wood across the windows in the basement and one above and below the door locks. It's the only thing that will stop anyone at this point. If they can't get in through the basement I guess they'll figure out a way to get in upstairs. Really sad to have to 'arm' ourselves. 464920 2009-12-07T02:15:24-08:00 willis broken in thuoght the doggy door now I sealed the doggy door and I put rod iron door and windows. I thyed to break in my house I cant get in ,but looking around my house I migth be able to get with differnt tool like grarding tool or lose bar laying around to this from happing get a big mean dog it has to be female 464890 2009-07-21T00:04:19-07:00 grace mills Thanks for the info i have a big family. My brother and i are loaded full of knifes and thing, but will those type of things help? The burglars of my town havent been cought yet but it happened more than once, and they live like five houses away? Will mountain lions help at night. They are all over this town!!?? We have a dog but he likes to sleep with me so he doesnt bark. Is there any way to make him bark to wake me up if soeone does try to break in? 464900 2009-06-13T01:52:50-07:00 Christine Basically...it just requires some good old fashioned common sense. To prevent curious people from targeting your home, simply give it the illusion that someone is still living there. Don't give people the opportunity to even suspect that you may be away. Frankly, the best solution is to just ask a friend or trusted neighbor to house sit for you or to at least give the outwardly appearance that someone is regularly monitoring the home. Save your money and avoid all of the fancy door security gadgets. Remember, if someone really wanted to break in the house or apartment physically, it's really not all that hard to do so. Doors can be broken down and gates can be unlatched. The key is to prevent them from even developing the incentive to want to break in to your particular home. Burglars and home robbers are paranoid individuals - get them even more paranoid and wary by making your home a very unattractive target. Good luck! 464850 2009-04-14T12:06:15-07:00 Renee Matsche Great comments. Another suggestion that I have is going to www.totaldoorsecurity.com. There is a product called the StrikeMaster. It prevents someone from kicking in the door. It is great. 464880 2008-10-12T16:57:04-07:00 Story The lockjaw is a good deterrent for escaping children but if the lock is near a window, it's as useless as the deadbolt. Locks near windows should be the keyed kind, so the intruder cannot unlock at all. 464870 2008-08-10T23:04:37-07:00 karen Raymond, You're correct that it is engaged from the inside...but here's why? It's portable! I don't know of a portable device that is also engaged from the outside. We simply engage it on all the other doors except for the one going into our garage. According to the company site it also prevents small children from 'escaping' the house without supervision. I have a 4 year old and can attest to this. 464860 2008-06-23T16:44:16-07:00 Michael I have recently started to use a cd from (link). It has prerecorded household sounds, and my flat really sounds occupied when the cd is playing. Good if you are away on vacation, or weekend escape, or even if you leave your home during the day for several hours. 464840 2008-03-29T21:03:16-07:00 Raymond Karen, I checked the door lock product out. It doesn't appear to be usable when you're outside of the house though since it seems to be only operable from indoors. 464830 2008-03-29T19:30:13-07:00 Karen there is a great product called Lock Jaw (www.lockjawsecurity.com). It's simple to install and operate. It's portable. We installed with double-stick tape.