What Do You Do If You’re Home During a Burglary
Unfortunately, most adults in the US are crime victims at least once in their lives. Learning to take precautions such as locking doors and windows and remembering to turn on alarms becomes a discipline after lessons are learned the hard way too often. Most home robberies only involve property, but a home invasion while a resident is home is an incident that could happen to anyone. A plan of action with steps recommended by law enforcement is a good way to prepare. If a person is actually home when a burglary is about to occur, there are some things a person could do that would result in better and safer outcomes for victims.
Preventative measures are always the best. It should never be easy to walk into someone else’s home. All residents must learn to lock themselves inside their own homes when they are indoors. Locking all entry doors while inside the home is especially important for children when they are old enough to be left home unsupervised. Home alarm systems installation in Miami by Home Security Concept’s ADT Miami services is a very good way to protect older children who stay home unsupervised. If household members have not yet been trained, keeping a cellphone charged and within reach should be something everyone does all of the time these days.
If an intruder has been seen but home entry has not yet happened, call 911 first and yell out to the intruder from a window that their presence is known and that 911 has been called. Once a call is placed to 911, dispatchers are able to listen to a person yelling at an intruder and will take action understanding that there is an emergency. Once an intrusion is in progress, do not hang up the call. Keep the line open to 911.
Intruders rarely want to encounter occupants. In the horrifying event that an intruder enters an occupied home, the occupant should find a place to hide with a door that can be locked such as a bathroom or closet. Even better would be a bathroom or closet within a room that can be locked. An excellent safety preparation would be to install a deadbolt lock on a closet door or bathroom door in preparation for an event such as this. The lock should always be installed high enough so very young children cannot lock themselves in. Consider locating an ADT Miami keypad in a location very close to the safe room. Before installation of home alarm systems in Miami, different scenarios and home floor plans are taken into account in order to install the safest and easiest to use system for different properties in emergency situations. The 911 call, the home’s alarm system and a locked door between the intruder and the occupant will stall things long enough to allow law enforcement to arrive before contact with the intruder. Do not make any noise and do not confront the intruder. Confrontations with criminals should always be avoided if possible and left to law enforcement to handle.
Being surprised by an intruder in one’s own home is terrifying. Composure and presence of mind is critical to prevent injury or worse. If it is possible to escape and get help, do it.
Sometimes, contact with a burglar in one’s own home is inescapable. Criminals are as varied in temperament as the population at large so it is impossible to know the idiosyncrasies of a home invader. Try to remain calm and even. All people tend to match some of the mood of those they are interacting with so remaining calm and even will, to some extent affect the person who is committing a criminal act. With one hand, rub the flesh between the forefinger and the thumb of the other hand. This is an acupuncture site for relaxation and calm. Do anything possible to engage in a conversation. Ask questions, volunteer information, do anything that will keep the other person talking instead of attacking. Focus on the physical characteristics of the burglar and the time of the event, all facts that would be helpful in a criminal case. In a situation of this kind of danger, it is only common sense to give up any material property or wealth to save a life.
Although home burglaries are common, home invasion and physical attacks are rare. Home Security Concepts has many options for ADT Miami home and family protection. A consultation discussing different scenarios that require protection would be a valuable conversation to have with the professional installer of home alarm systems in Miami.
