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On Your Side: Simple ways to keep your home, families, and gifts safe

The holidays are happy times for many families, but homes filled with gifts can be a big target for thieves.


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The holidays are happy times for many families, but homes filled with gifts can be a big target for thieves.

In fact, a home is burglarized every 15 seconds in the U.S.

But there are simple ways to keep your home, family and gifts safe.

Experts say now is the best time to think through security. More people are setting up home surveillance cameras.

They also say to cut back your bushes and trees in the yard. It makes it harder for theives to hide.

And even putting stickers and signs in your yard can ward off would-be burglars.

The average loss from home burglaries last year? More than two-thousand dollars a home.

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