Confronting Burglars
- Personal Safety
- Mon 25th Sep 2023
Many years ago, when I was living in the UK, a neighbor from a few doors down told me that he’d disturbed a burglar/intruder in his house the previous night/early morning. The first thing to note about this incident is that nighttime residential burglaries are statistically uncommon. Most break-ins to houses occur during the day when the homeowners/residents are out at work, leaving the house unoccupied (commercial burglaries are more common at night, when offices and other buildings are empty). Signs of occupation, such as cars on a driveway, lights, and the TV on etc., are usually a deterrent to...
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