Are you planning for vacations? Here are some tips when leaving home for several days.

*Don't cancel your newspapers or mail deliveries, ask that your neighbor or a relative pick them up for you.

*Leave a key with a friend or neighbor, ask that the house be checked periodically or ask your local police to make security checks.

*Have the drapes periodically opened and closed, and have different lights turned on or off so the house appears occupied.

*Store all your valuables.

*Tell police when you are leaving and when you plan to return, they will check on your house periodically.

*Consider asking friends or relatives to live in your home while you are away.

*Leave a car in the driveway, or ask neighbors to park in it.

*Ask your neighbor to put trash in your trash cans.

Despite precautions, if intruders are determined to enter and burglarize your home, then can probably do so. However, burglars usually seek the easiest target and look for opportunities, you can take steps to make your home less vulnerable.