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As part of National Home Security month we’re bringing you a series of articles with free advice and tips designed to keep your home protected. Today we’re taking a look at opportunistic burglaries and how to stop them from happening. These burglaries are usually carried out during the day by one or two people. It starts with a knock at the door and they are looking for the following: empty houses, vulnerable people and to see what valuables you have within your home. They ideally want to find an empty house to break into but even if you are home they will try to carry out a distraction burglary. If there are two of them one will try and keep you at the front door for as long as possible while his accomplice tries to gain entry via the back door. You might think this would never happen to you but you’d be surprised how quickly and quietly they can be in and out especially if you have left the back door unlocked. If the thief is acting alone, he will look to try and gain access into the house while posing as a utility company representative or a door-to-door salesman of some sort. Once inside they will either take items on the sly or just smash and grab. It is during these smash and grabs that the homeowners can get injured. So with all of this in mind what can you do to protect your home and yourself from these types of attacks? Actions you should take:
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