Home Security Steps to Thwart Burglaries Today
A feature quotes Leo J. Pantas on evolving home security with alarms that detect smoke and fire, bells, flood lights, and sirens. It stresses the lock as the heart of security, notes no perfect lock, and offers concrete tips: check door fit, use solid mortise locks with trigger guards, secure windows, add bolts, change cylinders, and treat keys as valuable. Newer high security keys are touted as nearly foolproof, while advising to vet vendors and avoid DIY overconfidence.