13 Shocking Life-Saving Secrets From a Private Investigator That Could Save Your Life Today
Ever caught yourself thinking, “Is my online safety just a 50/50 gamble?” Turns out, you’re not alone—84% of Americans share that same nagging worry, yet only about two-thirds actually keep tabs on their online accounts. It’s kinda like locking your front door but forgetting to check the back window. Speaking of doors, no, you don’t need to channel your inner Kevin McCallister prepping for a Home Alone sequel, but slipping in a few savvy safety habits might just save you a world of trouble. Enter TikTok’s very own crime-fighting makeup aficionado, @jadeesavv—a private investigator blending beauty tips with bulletproof safety advice. She’s breaking down the basics, from door wedges with alarms to social media smarts, all to keep you and your home safer than ever. Ready to ditch the risky online oversharing and fortify your fortress? Dive in, because this might just be the life hack you didn’t know you desperately needed!
Personal safety is something to take seriously. It’s important to take the right precautions. A recent Ipsos poll revealed that 84% of interviewed Americans are concerned about their online safety. Yet only 63% take time to regularly check their accounts to ensure it. Taking action to establish online security is as important as looking after yourself out in the open. In addition to that, it is essential to properly protect your home, too. The Pew Research Center uncovered that property crime is the most common type of felony in the US. There is no need for the kind of preparation you saw on Home Alone, however, some safety measures are definitely worth following.
TikTok user @jadeesavv is a private investigator who covers two of her interests—makeup and solving crime. In a few of her latest uploads, she shares tips on personal safety, from using reliable door stops and carrying self-defense equipment to proper handling of one’s social media accounts. Jade uses the platform to spread awareness about safety among her followers. Nearly 95k people follow her account on TikTok. Scroll down to find her insights and make sure you pay attention—you might learn something useful!
Bored Panda has reached out to Jade. She was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. Scroll down for our interview with her.
This private investigator discusses tips and precautionary measures to ensure your safety
Pla stop doing theae things and be safe!
♬ Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [2018 Remaster] – Kate Bush
It is a door wedge. These are perfect for if you’re traveling, especially if you’re a female traveling alone. It has an alarm on it. So, you wedge it in the door. If somebody opens the door, the pedal goes down and sets an alarm off. You’re alarmed that somebody is trying to enter the hotel room or the Airbnb that you’re in, or your home. And these are absolutely great, you can buy these in packs of like 2, 4, or whatever. Here’s a little photo of what that looks like in the door in case anybody needs the visual.
I hope the moms don’t come for me for this one, but stop posting your kids’ school online. Just in general, it’s not safe. But piggybacking off of what I just said, if I’ve gone to your work and you’re not there, and I know that you pick up your kid from school and I know where your kid goes to school, my next stop is your kid’s school. You’re quite literally leaving a footprint, a pattern on the internet for people to find you and your kids.
Stop tagging yourself in places when you’re still there. Save the photo or the video, post it after you’ve left. I can’t explain how many times I’ve been sitting outside of somebody’s house. I can’t figure out why they’re not there. Where are they at? Go to Instagram. They’ve tagged themselves at the café across the street, and sure enough, there they are. It’s not safe to do. When you are out, stop leaving a footprint of where people can find you. Piggybacking off of that, don’t tag places that you frequent. Don’t tag your gym, don’t tag the coffee shop that you go to every Tuesday at 2:00 PM. People can start understanding your patterns and your habits, and that’s not good. You don’t want people who don’t know you to start to know you.
If you’re walking through a parking lot, please don’t be looking down at your phone. Please, please, please make sure that you’re aware of your surroundings. That’s so, so important, especially when you’re in big parking lots like a mall or Target or something like that. Always make sure that you have both hands free and just don’t be distracted when you’re in a parking lot. If you ever feel like someone is following you, drive straight to the police station. Don’t go near your neighborhood. Don’t go to your mom’s house. Go straight to the police station. It’ll spook whoever’s following you, and if not, at least you’re at the police.
When you’re going outta town for a week, don’t post about it on social media. Don’t tell the internet that your house is gonna be unsupervised for seven whole days while you’re on vacation. It’s very much giving Home Alone. It’s very much giving McCauley Culkin. You’re giving people an invitation to break into your home.
It may sound silly to some, but please lock your garage door. Please, it’s another entrance into your home. Please make sure your garage door is locked.
Having one of these birdy alarms is great. You can attach it to your key chain. If you feel like you’re in danger and you’re in a public place, you hit the alarm. It makes a scene, everybody’s looking, and it really can save your life.
Stop posting where you work on Facebook. Your aunt doesn’t need to know you just got hired at the bank. Just call her and tell her that. If you’re out at the bar and somebody thinks you’re really cute, they find out your name, they find your social media, they don’t know your address, but they know where you work. Now they can sit outside of your work and wait for you to come out. They can lurk in the distance and they can follow you home. And now they do know where you live.
I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this but, unfortunately, I do. Stop leaving your blinds open. Close your blinds. When I go out on surveillance, I can see everything inside of your house. And I zoom in on my little camera and I can see what you’re watching on TV. I can see everything. It’s like a gold mine. Stop leaving your blinds open.
Don’t forget to lock your windows. We have a tendency to open our windows and then we’ll close them and walk away. We forget to lock them. This leaves yourself really vulnerable for if people are walking around trying to look for open windows.
I saw some comments saying, “I don’t have a lock on my garage door” or “I’m a college student, what do you suggest for safety?”
A tool like this is great. Essentially it’s a door stopper. You put it underneath the doorknob, and if somebody tries to open the door, it stops the door and doesn’t allow anybody in. This is great even if you have a lock on your door. I love to use these on my front door as well, because you can never be too careful in this world. Here’s a little diagram on how it works. You can see it has a stopper and it’s sitting underneath the doorknob so nobody can open the door.
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