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# Leaving Town? Safeguard Your Home While You're Away
- URL: https://bklyner.com/leaving-town-safeguard-your-home-while-youre-away-2-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2013-11-27T17:30:20.000Z
- Updated: 2014-10-03T18:25:00.000Z
- Author: Christine Bush
- Tags: home invasion, home safety, security, traveling, #API-Imported

![Argyle Road houses](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_05991.jpg)

If you’ve got some holiday travel on the horizon (and can get past [today’s Nor’easter](/blog/holidays/clouds-to-turn-to-rain-this-afternoon-before-worst-of-noreaster-tomorrow)), it’s important to give your apartment a little extra attention before hitting the road.

• Burglars often target homes that look empty, so make sure to have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and any newspapers that would otherwise pile up on the stoop.

• Lights are also a great deterrent, especially if you have them set to a timer, so that it looks like somebody is turning them on and off.

• Check the locks on your doors and windows. If you want to give your windows a little added security, wedge a wooden dowel into the frame. The dowel will make it all the more difficult for a would-be thief to force the window open.

• Finally, make sure you don’t have any spare keys stashed outside your home (under doormats, behind lawn gnomes, etc). If a neighbor is taking care of pets or plants while you’re away, arrange to hand over your keys before you leave.