Four Tips From Bad Guys On How To Keep Bad Guys From Stealing Your Stuff. No better source than the actual crooks, right? This reporter for MEL was curious about asking the bad guys, “what would you do to protect yourself from you?”  Some of the bad guys blew him off, but others already in lock up, and after a little digging, turned out to be pretty helpful. Think of it as a free bad guys consulting service.

Here are your bad guy tips from the bad guys.

• 1.  Use a wireless alarm system.

  Burglars can easily cut the wires on a less advanced system.  And one study of 400 convicted burglars found 60% say they decided not to rob a home because of its alarm system.

• 2.  Put your front porch light on a timer. 

  If you leave the light on 24 hours a day while you’re on vacation, that’s a TARGET for burglars, not a deterrent.  So use a timer to give the impression that people are actually home.

• 3.  If you're going to get a guard dog, make sure it's mean. 

  Burglars don’t mind small dogs or even dogs that make some noise.  But they DO hate dogs that might bite them . . . and who don’t roll over and let the burglar rub their belly.

• 4.  Keep your valuable stuff out of your bedroom. 

  Burglars usually get in and out in less than 10 minutes.  And they use a good chunk of that time to hit the bedroom dressers and closets for jewelry, credit cards, weapons, and other valuables. Why? Because at the end of the day, we put our stuff there.

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