True. Hidden and quiet is best. Low profile, especially when leaving with the booty.

The best way to break a window is to put contact paper on the glass. NO shattering noise. Alarms are good. Everyone should have one if only just for the fire protection.

On bumping, I have different keys for layers. I have security doors on all entrances and a different key style for the door lock. Some doors have a one sided bolt on the inside.

uh - we probably don't need to spread that technique on the internet -- there are always some kids that would not know it otherwise...

people can check with their police for things to do -- at least here, most theft is from neglecting very basic security, according to the statistics the police collect

... things like not even locking doors or windows left open for a breeze at night

BTW - I have side lights on my front door - but they are divided such that no one can get very far in, even a child with a wicked long arm

hardware at HD and Lowes are for low security. if you want high security, get something around $100-200 at locksmith like medico. all warehouse should have alarms and cameras in addition.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Being a window installer and having to break glass a few times a year, I've only been using this method for 20 years.

Nothing wakes up a neighborhood like a whole window glass hitting the ground. That's the kind of attention I like to avoid.

I've popped so many tempered glass doors that I've forgotten how many. What happens is the header above a large unit deflects downward and captures the fixed side.

Won't come out? Blow it out. Don't have all day.

Every break in we had was foiled by a motion sensing alarm.