Click below to watch a clip of a residential burglary in Atlanta that happened on Friday evening. The homewowner has posted on the clips on YouTube in an effort to help Police identify the suspects.
The the way this burglary happens is incredibly common. In fact, the video is almost identical to the M.O. used by burglars in Southlands from CCTV footage we published on this blog last year (I’ve re-posted that video below as well).
In both videos, one of the crooks calmly walks up to the front door and rings the doorbell a few times. If anyone had answered, the crook would have likely made up an excuse for being on the property (like being lost, looking for an address, looking for someone who doesn’t live there, etc.) and then left. This is why it is so important to ALWAYS ANSWER THE DOOR.
Once the house is confirmed to be empty, the crook goes back to get his accomplices and then kick the door down.
The fact that most residential burglaries, throughout North America, happen in an almost identical manner makes it easier to protect yourself.
Below the two burglary videos, I’ve added a clip from Realty TV where I describe exactly how a typical residential break-in happens and what you can do about it.
The most important tactic is to Five Minute Proof your most valuable belongings.
Here’s the Atlanta burglary footage from last week…
Here’s the Southlands burglary footage…
Here’s the clip from RealtyTV where I explain how you can protect yourself from becoming a victim…