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® Leave a car in the driveway, or ask neighbors to park in it; ® Ask your neighbor to put some trash in your trash cans. Despite precautions, if intruders are determined to enter and burglarize your home, they can probably do so. However, burglars usually seek the easiest target -and you can take steps to make your house less vulnerable. Telephone Security Daily Telephone Security ® Never give personal information (name, age, address, etc.) to a stranger on the telephone; ® Never let a stranger on the telephone know when you will or will not be home; ® Never let a stranger on the telephone know you are home alone; instruct babysitters never to tell anyone who calls that they are home alone with children; ® Teach children old enough to be left alone never to tell a stranger who telephones that parents are gone. Teach them to say, "My mom can't come to the phone now. May I take a message?" ® Credit card/Social Security #, etc. Do not give out a credit card or social security number to someone who you do not know or whom you did not call. When Planning a Trip ® Consider having your telephone "put on vacation." (Notify the telephone company approximately two weeks before your trip, and arrangements will be made for an operator or a recording to state that your telephone is temporarily out of order each time it rings); ® Use "call forwarding" if available in your area. (Call forwarding can give callers the impression that residents are home when they are actually away, by transferring your incoming calls to another telephone number. Your local phone company can provide you with further information). Confrontations with Intruders Develop the habit of surveying your home as you approach it. If you note evidence that someone has broken in, DO NOT ENTER. Go to the nearest telephone and call the police or sheriffs department. Should you confront a burglar, the very first rule is: GET