NORKEM Park SAPS have provided vital tips on how to reduce house robberies and thefts.
1. SMALL DOGS inside the house will bark when they become aware of suspicious activity outside.
2. ELECTRIC FENCES or razor wire around entire perimeter of your house.
3. ALARM SYSTEMS: beams, sensors in the garden, along outside walls and on the roof.
4. ARMED RESPONSE services who react to any alerts.
5 .OPEN view to street and neighbours. Trim back trees/shrubs etc.
6. SECURITY LIGHTS that show anyone moving around the house.
7. CCTV cameras and an intercom system for speaking to people outside your property.
8. MULTIPLE layers of security: metallic grille gates, doors etc.
9. STRONG doors and security gates with high quality locks: e.g. discus lock.
10. CLOSE curtains at night: it prevents people seeing from the outside in.
11. SECURE ROOM where you escape to, in case there’s an attack.
12. CELLPHONE charged and in use in safe room.
13. PANIC BUTTONS where you can reach them easily.
14. SCREEN all domestic employees. Keep copies of ID books. Ask SAPS to do a criminal check. Ask for previous employers and enquire as to why they left.
