Protecting your home from thieves

While you may feel safe enough in your neighborhood to leave your doors unlocked, you could be making a mistake that can cost you dearly. Leaving your doors unlocked or your garage doors open can be interpreted as in invitation to unscrupulous individuals.

Police believe that many home burglaries are crimes of opportunity. Oftentimes, a would-be thief will simply skip past a home with locked doors because breaking into a home is not worth the effort if they can find one that is opened. Locking your doors and closing your garage door is the easiest way to deter thieves.

Experts advise citizens to keep an eye out for any suspicious characters, especially early in the morning and late at night. They may be staking out the area or looking to see which homes would be the easiest to steal from. Sometimes, thieves knock on a home’s front door to check if anyone is home. If someone answers, they will claim to be a salesman and try to leave.

Luckily, a garage door can serve a wide variety of functions ranging from increasing your home’s curb appeal to serving as a crime deterrent. If you’re looking for new or improved garage doors, contact the garage door experts of Cowart Door Systems at (512) 459-3467 to learn more about all of the garage door options available to you.