hello I'm officer Colwell with the Milwaukee Police Department in this brief video I'm going to share some simple tips that you can use to help reduce the chances of your home being burglarized exterior cameras are one of the best tools that deterring detecting and identifying suspects we recommend having a camera both at the front and in the rear of the home it's also a good idea to have a camera inside the home or in your garage that can alert you if there's any Intruders while you're away for any trees and bushes on your property you would like to try to keep bushes from being any higher than three feet and any trees hanging from lower than six feet effectively creating a window around your property to prevent people from lurking their prowling whenever possible try to remove or secure any items in your yard that might be used to gain entry into a window such as coolers chairs grills or trash cans installing solar powered motion activated lights is a simple set it and forget it measure that you can take that will greatly deter criminals from hanging around your property in addition to keeping doors and windows locked replace the standard half inch strike plate screws with three inch wood screws this can significantly delay somebody attempting to force entry you are the victim of a burglary don't touch anything or clean up until officers arrive at the process the scene and collect evidence being able to properly identify the items stolen in a burglary is essential both in the recovery of the items and prosecution of suspects a simple solution is to create a property folder in your phone and take photographs of serial numbers on items like Firearms bicycles Electronics or any other thing of value like jewelry that way it'll always be at your fingertips and you'll never lose it if you have any questions or would like additional home safety tips contact your local District's Community Partnership unit thanks for watching take care and stay safe foreign