Unlock the Shocking Secrets Burglars Hope You Never Discover—Protect Your Home Like a Pro!
Ever wonder how burglars really scope out a house? Spoiler alert: they ain’t sneaking around in those classic black-and-white stripes with a bag marked with a dollar sign—although that’d be kinda hilarious to watch. Nope, these crafty characters have their own neighborhood “tell-tale signs” they look for before deciding if your fancy flatware or pricey tech gadgets are on their shopping list. Turns out, those odd little signals—like dogs acting skittish, mysterious chalk marks on your sidewalk, or even a dollar bill mysteriously floating down your doorstep—are all part of the secret language some burglars and their victims speak. So, buckle up and dive into a treasure trove of stories from ex-burglars and homeowners alike. You might just spot that one weird thing happening at your place before it’s too late—and hey, you’ll impress your neighbors with your street smarts too. Ready? Let’s unravel these signs together. LEARN MORE
While burglars don’t generally actually creep around with striped clothing, eye masks and sacks with a dollar sign on them, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t folks out there who might want to relieve you of your fine china or electronics. So it can be useful to know how to protect yourself.
Someone asked “Former burglars, what are some signs that your house is being targeted for a robbery?” and people, both ex criminals and the victims of burglaries, shared their stories. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the most interesting posts and be sure to detail your own thoughts and experiences in the comments section down below.
Obligatory “not a burglar”, but my aunt’s house was burgled three times, twice while I lived there. One sign is: your pets acting weird. The day my aunt left out of town, my cousins came to pick me and my sister up and her dog would NOT come into the house. He ran outside and hid under a bush. We suspect the burglar was either inside the house at the time (there were many hiding spots), or around the corner of the house, hiding.
Either way, next day my sister and I get home from school and the cops and one of my other cousins are there because the neighbor noticed the front door was open.
My neighbour got robbed because he installed a dog flap.
I.e. he put a man-sized hole in his door.
We don’t even live in a particularly nice area.
If you open your door and a $1/2/5.00 etc, bill floats down, somebody is targeting your house.
When I was a precious angel, I used to wedge a bill on top/side of the front door. I’d check again in the early hours to see if the money was taken or put back in the wrong place. If it was, I’d leave the place alone.
I’d recommend if it happens, wether it be money or other that falls when you unlock the front door, to let the police know someone is targeting houses for a robbery.
Someone rings your doorbell and runs away at 2am.
If nobody turns the light on, they do it one more time. If no light again, they assume house is empty and kick in the door.
Door to door alleged sales people posing as alarm system or satellite installers.
Besides that, not much.
A common scam in my neighborhood is to come to the door trying to sell a security system and try and get you to let them in and talk about what you need. This way they find out about what kind of security you already have. Some come as proselytizers too, carrying a bible and dressed nice, then they ask for water or to use your bathroom so they can get in and case your place.
Markings in chalk! Like a small x somewhere you wouldn’t notice! Common where I live….
If your neighbor gets robbed in broad daylight, you have to assume you’re next.
I once lived in a converted garage behind a house. My four roommates all lived in the main house. I was unemployed for several months and since I had no kitchen in my shack, I’d go in and out of the main house often. The landscapers knew I was there and anyone watching from the street could have seen me puttering around. One day my neighbor told me she’d been robbed in the middle of the day and asked me if I’d seen anything, which I hadn’t. But you bet as soon as I moved out and my four roommates were left without me home all the time, they got robbed almost immediately. At 4:00 in the afternoon.
Not a burglar, but grew up as the “rich” family in a rough area, we were burgled several times.
I noticed that most burglars are not exactly intelligent. It is a high risk occupation that does not pay well, don’t expect the best and brightest to do it.
If you look carefully you’ll see things being tampered with. Your gate will be opened and not shut, random extra trash for no reason, that’s them casing the place checking to see if there’s anything visible. They also like to shift things to see if they can create a blindspot to break in.
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