A CHECKLIST of house security tips for people going away on summer holidays has been issued by an insurance company.
AXA Insurance has provided the list and also urged homeowners to contact Bolton's police community safety officer for further advice.
Key tips include:
Do not leave windows open
Fit a burglar alarm
Fit security lights outside your house
Join a police approved neighbourhood watch scheme
Fit window locks
Make sure your garage is as secure as your house as a burglar could use tools in the garage to break into the house
Keep expensive items out of sight.
More crime prevention advice is available from Bolton community safety officer PC Steve Openshaw on 0161 856 5625.
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