Posted on 08/23/2023 4:49:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Have you ever wondered how to keep your home safe during the summer holidays? A new viral trick might just be the answer.
Spanish authorities have alerted residents to an increase in burglaries during the summer months, offering advice on how to avoid being burgled, according to El Español, August 23.
David Martínez, the author of the original report, highlighted the concerns of many residents who, after enduring the long winter months, look forward to their summer holidays. However, leaving homes unoccupied increases the risk of break-ins.
According to a report by Securitas Direct’s Home and Business Security Observatory, three out of four people believe that Spain is safe. Yet, 50 per cent feel that Spain’s safety hasn’t changed in the past two years. Despite this confidence, burglaries remain prevalent, especially during the summer.
Police Tips To Avoid Being Burgled To combat this, the National Police have shared several tips with residents. One key strategy is to give the illusion that homes are occupied. This is where the ‘doormat technique’ comes into play.
Many people adopt practices like partially closing blinds or asking someone to collect their mail. The doormat technique is similar. It involves asking a neighbour to occasionally move your doormat, deceiving potential burglars into thinking someone is home.
The police also advise against fully lowering blinds and recommend installing a timer to control lights and appliances, creating the impression of activity. Other suggestions include always locking up, ensuring windows are shut, keeping the doorbell connected, and considering an alarm system for extended absences.
When Are Homes Burgled? The Securitas Direct report also revealed that most burglaries occur between 1:00 am and 5:00 am, with Thursdays seeing the highest number of incidents. Furthermore, the likelihood of a burglary on a public holiday is 25 per cent higher than on other days.
If you return from holiday to find you’ve been burgled, the first step is to contact the authorities without touching anything. It’s also beneficial to maintain a list of valuable items, aiding any subsequent investigations.
Nope.
Lily the Dog handles anyone attempting the door.
She gives out one "woof!" You try to get in after that, all that follows is on you.
Ah, yes; the crime problems in Democrat-run cities will all go away once everyone starts moving their doormats around. This is the kind of creative problem-solving we need.
Or you can impale the body of the last person who tried to rob you on a stake out front.
It makes a statement.
IBurglars/thieves aren't smart enough to notice the doorbell camera recording them. They aren't going to notice if a doomat has moved.
(Thieves in Spain seem to be far more intelligent and probably have twice the IQ of thieves here.)
This is about Spain .
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It can only now be revealed that “How Not To Be Burgled” is a long-surpressed follow-up by Monty Python to their popular “How Not To Be Seen” dramatization (as shown in episode 24 of the Flying Circus series).
As extensive use of explosives is required to achieve the desired outcome, the British gov’t decided to not allow the dissemination of the highly effective techniques to the general public.
There are 38-44 better ways.
Make a recording of a dog barking and play it continuously day and night. Burglars hate barking dogs. We had a small Lhasa Apso dog. Her bark was way louder for a 11 lb dog. And her hearing was acute. She would bark at the slightest noise outside. Never had anyone break in while no one was home except the dog.
Use your doormat to cover a Bouncing Betty land mine? Good for burglars, Jehovah’s Witnesses and girl scouts selling you Samoas because they ran out of thin mints.
And then there’s my cat, Mr. Whiskers. What he would do is anyone’s guess.
Good doggie 👍
Lol, they aren’t named Zeus and Apollo by chance?
And motion-activated security lights
The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
“keeping the doorbell connected”
Darn. I’m in the habit of disconnecting the doorbell when I go on vacation. Old habits die hard.
occasionally move your doormat, deceiving potential burglars into thinking someone is home.
are you friggin kiddin me...
whose doormat moves regularly?
let alone enough to be noticeable...
“...play the dog barking recording continuously day and night”
I’ve had those in the neighborhood, but I don’t think it was a recording.
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