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Flat-screen TVs are the No. 1 Target of Home Burglars

An Allstate Insurance survey of police departments across Texas found that flat-screen TVs typically are the top target in home burglaries, followed by laptop computers, jewelry and cash.  Some police departments reported a growing number of home burglaries tied to organized crime, such as street gangs.

“Most burglaries in your neighborhood are being committed by youths 18 and under.  They are not skilled professionals, but they will take advantage of an easy target.  Don’t make it easy for them,” Austin Police Department advises.

In addition here are some home security tips:

• Establish a good relationship with your neighbors and ask them to keep a close watch on your home if you have to be away for an extended period.

• If you travel on business or vacation, make sure you temporarily suspend all home deliveries or have someone pick up your mail and home-delivered newspapers.

• Trim bushes.  This reduces a burglar’s opportunity to hide behind shrubs before or after a break-in.

• Install outdoor lighting and motion-sensor lights.  Burglars don’t want to be seen.

• Even when running a short errand, look the doors of your home when you leave.