Peaceful travel, how to ensure your home from a distance
What an illusion a trip gives. Riding on a plane and traveling to a distant place, or in the car and doing kilometers on the road as a family. The means of transport does not matter, what matters is the joint experience. However, not everything is perfect in this tourism. There are many aspects to control to maintain a level of security and not only during the journey and the instance.
The security it must also be taken into account in other aspects such as the address that is left behind. This is empty and with no one inside, which makes it a rather appealing place for friends of others. Therefore, from the National Police We provide a series of tips to maintain the integrity of the home and not take any surprise to return vacation.
Closed to lime and singing
First of all, before temporarily saying goodbye to our address, it is important to make sure that everything is closed. Windows and doors should not facilitate the entry of cacos. The more problems that are posed to these subjects, the less interest they will have in our homes as it increases the risk of being caught entering them.
Nor should they be given tracks that indicate the absence of the tenant. Completely closing the blinds for so many days is a clear signal that someone is missing at home, so it is best to leave them at half height, but making sure that the window is closed. It is also recommended to ask a trusted person, friend or family member, to pick up the mail regularly and pass by from time to time to give some life to it.
Jewelry, money in cash and other valuables that stay at home should be protected from the eyes of others. The more hidden the better, the ideal is that they are in some area with security measures such as a safe of which only the family knows the existence.
The Police also recommends the installation of security measures such as alarms or bolts. At this point, the locks anti bumping They will help to avoid one of the most common methods to assault people's homes. Neighbors can also help by checking if a stranger is too fixated on our home and alerting authorities if they see unusual activities in people who had not seen in the area before.
Finally, be very careful with the information provided. Show off in public of our trip can cause that an undesirable one finds out about our plans and that obtains data with which to be able to plan his wrongdoing. It is always better that this is in the most common circle and of course, never comment plans to strangers or individuals with whom you have little confidence.
And if the theft occurs
Nothing is infallible in this life and despite all the effort, it is possible that when we return from vacation we will find the sad one surprise of a robbery. You have to know how to react to these situations. Here are some tips for this:
- Make a list of valuables before our holidays to facilitate the detection of them and the collection of insurance in case they could not be recovered.
- Formalize the complaint. In 72 hours following the theft, you must go to a police station to file a formal complaint. In it you have to show the company with which the home insurance was contracted, in case of having it, and request a copy of the complaint to present it later to this company.
- Talk to the bank. If there is a credit card among the stolen objects, the bank must be notified to cancel any possible operation with it.
- Contact the insurance company. If you have contracted a Home insurance, contact your insurance company to claim the stolen or damaged objects and about your own home like broken windows, forced doors, etc.
Damián Montero
