What can one do to better protect themselves? By following these suggestions, Sheffield is feeling even safer in her home, she said, “I am not a person that gets scared easily, but I do feel more secure just having him here and having him tell me that there’s nothing else I need to do.”

Key Takeaways:

• So if you’re thinking as a criminal coming in here you’d feel pretty comfortable nobody is going to see me at night with all this being dark
• It taught him something he never thought he’d do. “Think like a criminal,” he said. “Look at a house or a business as if I were a criminal. How I would want to break into a house
• He also recommends to make sure bushes are trimmed below windows because it will deter criminals by eliminating hiding spots.

“Lighting, he explained, is not only key but also an area where most people are lacking, especially on the sides or back of the house. “There’s no windows. No one looking out, at all. So if you’re thinking as a criminal coming in here you’d feel pretty comfortable nobody is going to see me at night with all this being dark,” Schwartz said.”

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