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I'm gonna show you the statistic here five years between 615,000 blur galleries. That is why if you're planning a summer vacation, you need to do a security check of your home news 12 veronica jean seltzer collaborated with our digital team. So you can safeguard your home before you pack up the car for vacation. Read this a great resource on news 12 dot com and our mobile app. And right now I'm gonna take some of these tips offline and into real life when a trip ends, you probably just want to come home and get settled. Absolutely. Turn the key in. I go And we hope that everything is just as we left it. Al Carini knows what it's like when it's not as you left it. They stole one of my cars. He's not the only one of you to come home from a trip with something stolen. He broke the glass. It happened to me about 20 years ago. More recent Westchester County crime stats show between over 650 to over 1000 burglaries each year for the last five years. Invasion of privacy is a bad thing because you don't want nobody coming in your house. That's where home Inspector joe comes in. I'm inspecting that house as if I'm moving my family into it. Maybe you know him from his HD Tv show. But jo maza is also a white plains based home Inspector keeping new york and Connecticut home safe and for us that includes from burglary first. Don't post about your trip on social media. People are searching the web, they're searching social media and they can see that you're not home. So don't post about it. Wait till the following week. Make it look like someone's home, have a landscaper visit, keep a car in the driveway, stop mail delivery so it doesn't pile up and keep lights on a timer. People think they see lights on, you know they get a little okay. Maybe somebody's home reading a boiled hanging out. Use security tech. This is huge safety feature joe's garage sensor and home security cameras at every angle. Send him alerts when something moves, opens or breaks, especially on your first floor, every window, every door have a sensor on there. Have motion sensors in the house, have it connected to your phone? Finally rely on neighbors you trust to keep watch so you can focus on your trip Off to the beach Veronica Jean Seltzer News 12 V. J. Some really good tips and if you want even more information, ways to keep you and your family safe. Head on over to our website News 12 dot com or you can check out our mobile app right now. Really key to make sure that you and your family are okay during the summer

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HGTV’s “Home Inspector Joe” gives us tips on how to keep your home secure when you're away.

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