- A forced door or window is a warning: do not enter your house as thieves might still be inside. Call the police from a neighbour's home.
- If you only notice the break-in once you've entered, don't touch anything. Leave immediately and call the police from a neighbour's home.
- Disaster has struck and everything's gone… We can only hope
that you had drawn up a complete, up-to-date inventory of what
you owned, along with photographs and serial numbers of all
your belongings. Had you made sure that your insurance covered
all of your possessions? Have you required a special insurance
rider covering the full value of your jewellery (with list and
photos), your cameras, your collections?
Every time you leave, don't forget to take these
simple, yet effective precautions:
- Leave the radio on, preferably tuned to a station airing call-in shows (nothing conveys the impression of an occupied home quite as well).
- Turn out the lights in the morning and turn them back on at night, open the curtains in the morning and draw them closed in the evening.
- Carefully lock all doors and windows, even if you're only planning to be away a few minutes.
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