If you suspect something wrong inside your home, do not enter - rather use a telephone to call 911. N ever allow a stranger access to your home to use the telephone or for any other reason. Offer to call yourself. A lways check ID's of service people, sales representatives and trades people who require access to your home. A lways lock your doors, draw your shades at night and leave a few lights on.
Timers are a great idea.
N ever leave windows open at night on the ground floor or where access can be easily established. A lways instruct baby sitters to never reveal to anyone how long you will be gone or who is in the home. B e selective about new acquaintances to prevent a unpleasant situation from developing. A lways ask cabbies or friends to wait until you are safely into the area you are going. W hen a repairman is in your home, use the telephone to call an old friend or a relative.