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Protecting Your Valuables From Robbers

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Articles By Syndicated Columnist Dan Thomas
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Protecting Your Valuables From Robbers


One of the most obvious ways to safeguard your valuable possessions from robbery is to keep your valuable possessions locked up in a safety deposit box at a financial establishment or in a locked home safe that is too weighty to be moved. If you purchase a wall safe, make sure that it is fireproof in addition to being burglar proof. If you do not want to buy a safe, there are cheaper options that can reduce a potential theft.

Create a place to hide your valuables in an acoustical ceiling. Take off a tile and rehang it later with some magnetic fastening or a comparable device. Be cautious not to leave marks from your fingers.

For hiding your small valuables, drill a hole in the bottom of the leg of your chairs or table, and then cap all the legs that have drilled holes in with rubber tips.

For smaller items, a hollowed out space on top of the door makes a fantastic safe.

You can hollow out fireplace logs to make a great hiding place. Additional ideas involve the linings of your drapes, underneath desktops, inside a lamp, and. underneath attic insulation.

Stay away from apparent places such as drawers, mattresses, behind pictures, under carpets, and inside figurines.

A lot of police stations have a free operation identification program that consist of advice about protective measures you can take, home check up, and the free usage of an engraving tool to engrave a number on your items in order to identify your property in the event of a theft. Call your local police station to see if they offer this kind of a service.


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