{"id":41268,"date":"2010-02-22T15:10:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T15:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=41268"},"modified":"2010-02-22T15:11:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-22T15:11:06","slug":"how-to-avoid-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/02\/how-to-avoid-a\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid a Break-in?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend just told him someone broke into her house (without breaking the lock) and she happened to open her apartment door and see when he managed to escape.  She was very shaken by this and I am now scared as well, as similarly to her I have a multiple-family brownstone on the edge of Park Slope.<\/p>\n<p>What scares me the most is that some could easily break in without violent entry just by picking the lock.  I want to make sure I do everything to avoid this situation. But I do not know where to start.  Anyone has any recommendations?  Should I get fake ADT signs?  Should order a video camera?  Is there a type of lock thats the most secure?<\/p>\n<p>I would appreciate any pointers.<\/p>\n <span class=\"plp-active-page\"><span class=\"\">%<\/span><\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2010\/02\/how-to-avoid-a\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"\">%<\/span><\/a> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My friend just told him someone broke into her house (without breaking the lock) and she happened to open her apartment door and see when he managed to escape. 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