Bowie is experiencing a large number of residential and building burglaries. In your weekend News see a list of tips that might help protect you from becoming a burglary victim.

Burglary basics

•Make your home look occupied, and make it difficult to break in.

• Burglaries do happen in the daylight hours.

• Lock all outside doors and windows before you leave the house or go to bed. Even if it is for a short time, lock your doors. Deadbolts are good for outside doors.

• Leave lights on when you go out. If you are going to be away for a length of time, connect some lamps to automatic timers to turn them on in the evening and off during the day.

Don’t tempt a thief

• Lawn mowers, snow blowers, barbecues and bicycles are best stored out of sight.

• Always lock your garden shed and garage.

Secure the outside

• Adequate exterior lighting. A motion-sensitive light is recommended for front, side, driveway and backyards.

See the full list in the weekend News.