The empty houses are still the main target of thieves, while their owners spend the summer quietly out of town.

  • As every year, the General Police Directorate offers a number of tips to mislead potential “foreign friends” and strengthen the security of our homes are going to travel.
  • Leave the doors closed. Most burglaries occur through the doors of access to housing. Devote more attention to the front door and the interior courtyards, often unprotected, but widely used by thieves because they are barely visible.
  • Will not give out that goes on vacation in public places. It can be heard by potential thieves.
  • Give the feeling that your home is occupied. It is therefore advisable to leave the most inaccessible blinds slightly increases, or ask a neighbor to the up and down on occasion (the collaboration between neighbors is essential to promote good security in the building).
  • It is recommended not to disconnect the power to the buzzer continues to run. Many thieves tracked empty flats calling the timbres.
  • Keep your mailbox live forever home. Make sure someone empty frequently, especially to prevent propaganda buildup. Recommend neighbors in their community using a common mailbox to decongest individuals.
  • You can leave some clothes hanging. Although it is advisable for someone to change from time to time, so that the method does not become precisely in an easy track.
  • It is also advisable to turn the light on in a room every day, or radio or television is connected for a couple of hours. In appliance stores, hardware stores and department stores is easy to find timers plugs that connect to the appliances turned on and off at certain times, or at random.
  • No record messages on the answering machine in announcing his absence. A good technique can forward calls to your mobile phone, or to your family members.
  • Keep valuables in a safe. Suggests make an inventory of the most valuable assets and target reference appliances like TV or video, to identify them later if they are stolen.
  • If arriving rental checks that have been stolen, do not touch anything. Call the police immediately.