20 Home-Defense Tricks Retired Guards Teach Seniors Living Alone (All Cost Pennies)

A retired security guard with 31 years in uniform shares 20 home-defense tricks for seniors living alone, and every one costs pennies or nothing at all. Burglars are lazy men on a clock. These make your house the wrong house. Forget the $50-a-month system. The number one trick costs $0 and nine seconds, and almost nobody does it. My book, Give Nothing Away: https://curtishayess.com/ In this video: 0:00 Dolores and the $1,900 camera system 0:48 20 tricks that cost pennies, counting down 1:46 #20 Look at your windows from the sidewalk 2:36 #1980s Talk radio on 3:23 #18 Men's work boots by the door 4:15 #17agustus Beware of dog sign and a big bowl 5:06 #1600mtrruning Photograph your valuables 5:58 #15august Don't post while you're away 6:31 Interlude: he's not a mastermind 7:17 #14 A $6 bag of rock under the windows 8:13 #13 Trim the bushes 9:15 #12 Frosted film on the garage window 9:59 #11 Hold your mail (free) 10:34 #10 Lamp timers 11:21 #9 Solar motion light over the back door 12:10 Interlude: fear sells 12:56 #8 Zip-tie the garage emergency release 13:47 #7 3-inch screws in the strike plate 14:42 #6 Broom handle in the sliding door track 15:38 #5 Pin your windows 16:32 Interlude: my mother's side door in Dayton 17:24 #4 Door wedge and door-stop alarm 18:22 #3 Get the key out from under the mat 19:13 #2 Car keys on the nightstand 20:05 #1 Lock the door while you're home 21:44 The whole list in one breath 22:43 Tonight's homework Sources: Crime in the U.S. 2019: Burglary — FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2020): https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/burglary Through the eyes of a burglar: Study provides insights on habits and motivations, importance of security — ScienceDaily / UNC Charlotte (2013): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130516160916.htm Burglary Prevention Tips — Baltimore Police Department: https://www.baltimorepolice.org/safetytips/burglary-prevention-tips Burglary Prevention — San Jose Police Department: https://www.sjpd.org/community/crime-prevention/prevention-tips/burglary-prevention USPS Hold Mail: The Basics — United States Postal Service: https://faq.usps.com/s/article/USPS-Hold-Mail-The-Basics If somebody you love lives alone, subscribe and send them this one. Hashtags #HomeSecurity #SeniorsLivingAlone #Burglar #HomeSafety #BurglaryPrevention #SeniorSafety #CheapSecurity #DIYHomeSecurity #LivingAlone #AgingInPlace #CrimePrevention