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Home Security Tips

Miles Kemp — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:52:18 +0000

Here is an excellent article pulled from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Send us an email, or call us at (949) 496-6916 to evaluate the strength and function of your door and window lock hardware, or to install or replace equipment mentioned below, including deadbolts, locksets, and window locks.

Home Security Tips
How secure is your home? If you’re locked out of your home, can you still get in? Possibly through an unlocked window in the back, or by using an extra key hidden under a flowerpot on the front porch. If you can break into your home, so can a burglar! A small investment of time and money can make your home more secure. Police Services offers free home security inspections to any resident of San Clemente. A representative of the Sheriff’s Department will review your current means of security and offer suggestions on how to improve the security of your home. They will also review the exterior of your home and discuss possible improvements to your lighting and landscaping that could reduce your chances of becoming a victim of this costly crime.

After you have installed all the proper locks on your doors and windows, don’t forget to use them! Did you know in almost fifty percent of all residential burglaries, thieves enter through an unlocked door or window? This means that you can significantly reduce your chances of becoming a victim by simply locking your doors and windows. While this won’t prevent all burglaries from occurring, it certainly will deter the opportunistic burglar from making your home his next target.

Helpful Tips

Always lock your windows and doors when you go out, even if for only a few minutes.

All windows should have two locks.

Place a wooden metal stick in all sliding door and window tracks or place a security pin (a large nail will also work) through the frame.

Keep the landscaping around your home trimmed down around doorways, windows and light fixtures.

Never leave a purse, wallet or other valuables in plain sight.

Keep your porch lights on dusk to dawn.

Give the same importance to garage doors as you would your front door. Make sure they are of a solid core construction and have a deadbolt lock.

All sliding glass doors and windows should be equipped with anti-lift protection.

Anti-lift protection can prevent your door or window from being lifted out of its track. A suspect can easily lift a window out of the track even if the window is locked. Install a security pin that slides through both frames securing the window in place or insert a minimum of two screws into the upper track or through the window frame.

Use several timers to turn on interior lights throughout your home. These timers should be used when you are both on vacation and at home.

To keep your valuables safe consider using a safety deposit box at your local bank.

Never leave a house key available under a doormat, in a flowerpot, or on the ledge of a door. These are the first places a burglar will look!

Install a peephole in your front door. NEVER open the door to someone you don’t know!

Engrave your valuables with you California driver license number. This makes your property more difficult to pawn and helps law enforcement to identify your property, if it is recovered.

If you will be away for several days, have a trusted friend or neighbor pickup your paper and mail.

Join Neighborhood Watch! The best crime prevention device ever invented is a good neighbor.

We Strongly Recommend Dana Point Lock and Security

Miles Kemp — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:00:12 +0000

As a Realtor in Orange County, it has been my pleasure to refer business for nearly 20 years to Miles Kemp, owner of Dana Point Lock and Security.

Miles has always been a “go-to guy” for us. Our customers frequently need to re-key homes after close of escrow. But that is just a small part of the service that we grown to count on from Dana Point Lock. Need duplicate keys? We do – all the time! Sometimes a hundred keys at a time, when our office is re-keyed. And by the way, his mobile workshop is simply amazing! No more driving to the hardware store!

When we need custom door hardware installed or repaired, including the doorsets in our own home, we call “Mr. Miles.” For friendly and expert locksmith services, we strongly recommend Miles Kemp and Dana Point Lock.

Christe Roknich
First Team Real Estate
Laguna Niguel, California

Dana Point Lock is the Best!

Miles Kemp — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:59:08 +0000

My familiy has known Miles Kemp for many years. His company, Dana Point Lock & Security, has been the only company we’ve hired for both residential locksmith work and for commercial work at our warehouse location in Irvine.

I highly recommend the services of Dana Point Lock & Security for all your locksmith needs in South Orange County.

Jack & Liz Pakeltis
Dana Point, California

Hide It, Lock It, or Lose It!

Miles Kemp — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:11:03 +0000

Dana Point recently announced an anti-theft campaign called Hide It, Lock It, or Lose It. It may not be common knowledge, but theft of personal property, often from unlocked cars, is the most common crime in Dana Point. I’m sure that other nearby cities in Orange County have similar statistics.

According to the program’s supporters, crime rates in Dana Point have decreased, partially as a result of the program:

In addition, crime rates have dropped, significantly! Since September of last year, vehicle related thefts have dropped from 77% of total property crime to 41%, thefts from unlocked vehicle thefts have dropped from 69% to 35%, and overall property crime has dropped from 61% to 55%. This is largely attributed to the success of this program as well as the response and progression of this community as a whole.

Bottom line: security begins with awareness, and this campaign is great!