Home Security Tips

(1)Check on the possible entrances to your home that might be easily available to burglar. By doing so, you are able to improve your security system and better protect your house.

(2) Make sure to lock your main gate and entrances to your house when you’re out even for a short time. As always, burglar may just walk in through unlock door or window.

(3) Change all the locks and tumblers when you move into a new house.

(4) Conceal or hide all the wiring for the home security alarm system. Professional burglar may find every possible way to disconnect the alarm system.

(5) Switch on some lights in your house when you are out for a long time. Your house must appear occupied all the time to keep burglar at a distance.

(6) If you have a faulty alarm that frequently goes off, get it fixed immediately and tell your neighbors that it's been repaired. Many people ignore an alarm that goes off periodically.

(7) A spring-latch lock is easy prey for burglars who can slip in a plastic card against the latch tongue to depress it and unlock the door. A deadbolt defies any such attack. It is only vulnerable when there is enough space between the door and its frame to allow an intruder to use power tools or a hacksaw.

(8) Change the locks immediately if you lose your keys.

(9) Instead of keeping a spare key in a mailbox, under the doormat, or on a nail behind the garage, wrap the key in foil -- or put it in a 35mm film can -- and bury it where you can easily find it if you need it.

(10) Don't leave notes for service people or family members on the door. These act as a welcome notes for a burglar.

(11) If the entrances to your home are dark, consider installing lighting with an infrared detector. Switch on the light at the entrance area at night will also help to keep away burglar. Most thieves don't want to be observed trying to get in a door.

(12) Keep a good relationship with your neighbors so that they can help look after your house when you’re away. Talk to your neighbors about any suspicious people or strange cars you notice lurking about.

(13) Trees located near windows or doors that might shield a burglar from view can be major flaws in your home-protection plan. Consider your landscaping plan in light of your protection needs.

(14) Do not let any strangers into your house. Sometime burglar may pretend to be a salesperson or someone asking for help to get a chance into your house.

(15) Dogs are good deterrents to burglars. Even a small, noisy dog can be effective -- burglars do not like to have attention drawn to their presence.

(16) Placing a warning board indicating that your house is protected by security system is a good deterrent to burglar. Logically they will try to break into house that is not guarded.

(17) Install the main gate type that can block the view into your garage or car park area. This will prevent the burglar from knowing whether your car is inside the house or not from afar.

(18) If you are out of the house for long period, make sure you lower the volume of your house phone. Some burglar may know you and call to check whether someone is at home or not.

Gong Xi Fai Cai

Hi folks,

Chinese New Year is looming near. I wish all of you a very happy CNY. May good health and prosperity be with you throughput the Year of Tiger.

p/s: Keep an eye of your house and make sure you close the main door always to avoid unwelcome visitors.

Man killed in struggle with burglar

ALOR GAJAH: A mechanic died after being stabbed repeatedly by a thief who broke into his home.

Nasahrudin Ali, 24, died near his house in Taman Pahlawan, Sungai Udang, yesterday after chasing and struggling with the thief. He had surprised the man who broke into the home at 4.40am.

Deputy state Criminal Investigation Department chief Superintendent R. Gunarajan said Nasahrudin's parents rushed him to the Terendak Camp Army Hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Source: NewStraitsTimes Malaysia, 10 Dec 2009

Pensioner loses RM50,000 to burglar

KUALA TERENGGANU: A retired religious teacher suffered a loss of RM50,000 when a thief broke into his house at Kampung Banggol Tuan Muda on Saturday.

The victim was said to have withdrawn the money from a bank on Thursday to transfer it into another bank account.However, he took the cash home because the bank's business hours had ended.Deputy Criminal Investigation Department chief Superintendent K. Manoharan said the man decided to keep the money in his bedroom before depositing the money later."The victim discovered that his money was missing after waking up from his sleep about 7am. He also found the room strewn with his other belongings.

"We believe that the money was stolen while he and his family were asleep and nobody in the house was aware of the break-in."Manoharan said a neighbour had reported that there was an intruder who tried to break into his house but ran away after his wife screamed at the man about 3am.

Source: NewStraitsTimes Malaysia, 28 Dec 2009

Criminal Statistic in Malaysia

This is an interesting criminal statistic I obtained from the Department of Statistics Malaysia. You can get more free information of various statistical data from their official website http://www.statistics.gov.my/.

Criminals are everywhere. Be careful when you go out and even when you stay inside the house!

Burglar cornered on roof, keeps cops at bay for an hour

SUNGAI PETANI: A burglar kept police and residents at bay for nearly an hour after he fled to the rooftop of a house in Taman Ria Jaya here.

The burglar, in his 20s, threw roof tiles at anyone who tried to get to him. Some 200 residents, voluntary patrol team members and policemen had surrounded the house he had earlier broke into with an accomplice.

None of the flying tiles hit their mark.The situation was so tense that at one point, one of the policemen even whipped out his pistol when the thief picked up more tiles to hurl at them.

The standoff at 10pm on Tuesday lasted for nearly an hour before police managed to coax him down.

Many residents and passers-by also recorded the dramatic incident on their handphones.

The burglar, said to be “high” on cough mixture, was about to flee from the house when he and his accomplice were spotted by several passers-by.

His accomplice fled by motorcycle, leaving him behind to fend for himself. Nobody knew how he managed to find his way up to the rooftop, and he only surrendered after police assured him that he would not be harmed by the crowd.

However, as he was being led to the police truck, he was repeatedly hit on the head by a man who was nearly struck by one of the “flying” tiles earlier. A bag full of valuables was recovered from the rooftop.

Residents believe the two had committed burglaries in the area on several occasions prior to the incident.

Source: TheStar Newspaper, 26 Nov 2009