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Crime Prevention Tips
Whether it's you, your car or home, there are ways to prevent loss and injury. By taking preventative action, you can have a greater impact on the cost of your insurance.
Crime Deterrents for the home
- Lights, locks and sound are the best arms against crime. When away, arrange lights and radios on timers in various rooms. Nothing tips off would-be burglars like a quiet, dark house.
- Mark valuables with your social security or drivers license number using an invisible marking pen or engraver. Once marked, items can lose their value to "fences" who convert stolen goods to cash.
- Use long locking deadbolts, which are more difficult to jimmy.
- Illuminate the perimeter. A would-be thief prefers to work in seclusion. This also deters vandalism. Motion sensor lights and automatic high sodium lights work well for illumination and safety.
- Don't let anyone in your home, day or night, who doesn't provide proper identification. Don't be afraid to ask for a person's identification card or to call the organization the person professes to represent.
- Purchase a security system. Although not foolproof, a system can provide additional security to those who are routinely gone the same time every day. If you plan to purchase a system, make sure you learn how to use it properly. And, you may qualify for a homeowners policy discount if you've installed a monitored system.
- Keep valuables in a safe deposit box, not on your premises.
- Keep shrubs and bushes trimmed to a height that provides ample visibility. Shrubs should be trimmed to 8"-10" below window sills and away from the house.
David M. Coleman Insurance Agency, Inc.
190 Currie Hall Parkway
PO Box 686
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: (330) 673-0485
Toll Free: (800) 732-0851
Fax: (330) 673-3390
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55 Merz Blvd, Suite D
Fairlawn, OH 44333
Phone: (330) 564-1051
Toll Free: (888) 792-0401
Fax: (330) 564-1055
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