Some home defense alternatives

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89. The only decent option on that list is to hide and call 911 (if living alone)

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Unfortunately, the hide approach doesn't work if you have little ones in other rooms who need to be secured.

My suggestions based on 2 incidents: I'd like to think that most invasions are a result of someone thinking you're not home. For that reason, I keep at least one light on at night--a light has to be visible from the front and back door. Sometimes I turn the outside lights on and keep the inside light off. But never keep the place pitch black.

The other thing I recommend is to have an alarm installed--even if it's not connected to a monitoring service. Arm it at night. Most people are disoriented at night and the last thing you want is for someone to be standing by your bed and wondering if you're dreaming or not.

3rd-Make a habit of keeping your phone and a robe nearby so that you can quickly get organized if your alarm sounds at night.

4- Decals of a monitoring service (like ADT) on front and back doors, and a sign in lawn. They can be ordered on ebay.

If someone still picks on your place despite seeing a light on and the alarm blaring--you might be in trouble. The intruders are probably armed, and I'm not sure that hot sauce, etc. would be effective in that case.