Wilson's Mills Police Department
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Community Watch
2: Are all trees and shrubs pruned and well maintained to prevent anyone from hiding unseen?
3: Do any trees, down pipes, lattice work provide easy access to upper floors?
4: If you have skylights can they be removed from the outside or easily broken?
5: Are you guilty of keeping a hidden house key outside the house where it's sure to be found?
6: Any ladders, tools kept outside to assist any potential intruder?
7: Can your main entrance be seen from the street? Are exterior doors at least 1-3/4 inch thick and made from solid wood or reinforced with metal?
8: Do all exterior doors have heavy duty dead bolts and reinforced door jams?
9: Can anyone gain easy access through a mail slot, dryer vent, or pet entrance?
10: If doors have glass panels can someone break through and defeat the locking mechanism?
11: Have all sliding glass doors been protected from being easily lifted out from their frames?
12: Are all exterior lights and security devices in good working order and protected from breakage?
13: Does the door from the attached garage leading to the house have a dead bolt?
14: Does your overhead door have a working electronic door opener?
15: Does your overhead door have any loose, broken or missing door panels or hardware?
16: Do you keep the overhead doors closed, and your car locked inside the garage?
17: Do all windows have reinforced locking devices that can be secured in the open position?
18: Do all screens and storm windows have reinforced locks?
19: Do ground level windows have guards or grates?
20: Are basement windows glass block or protected by grates or security devices?
21: All irreplaceable items kept in high quality fire resistant safe or in off-site safety deposit box?
22: Do you have a complete and current video tape or pictures of all your valuables off-site?
23: Are all firearms kept secured and apart from ammunition?
24: Any ladders, tools kept outside to assist any potential intruder?
