He has been a thief for five decades, he has robbed thousands of homes and now he advises on how to avoid property theft.

A man already led a gang of criminals for five decades now he works on the sidewalk across the street and now he offers people tips on how to protect your homes of thieves.

darryl kennedywhich says entered robbed approximately 20,000 homesfinally decided to end a criminal life that lasted nearly 50 years and is now dedicated to counseling on insecurity in the United Kingdom.

The former thief 58 yearswho began to break down and entered the age of nine and became the leader of a professional gang, shared his valuable information with the outlet Manchester Night News.

Tips to prevent home theft

The first piece of advice Darryl gives is neighbors work together to help monitor homessomething that usually happens in neighborhoods or areas called dangerous, where there are alarms and everyone is interacting and alert.

The ‘expert’ warns that thieves can frustrate residents who only have security cameras just by entering and then also steal their hard drives.

But closed-circuit television (CCTV) on nearby properties is likely to deter criminals because they don’t want to break into the two houses.

“Thieves know how to watch and dodge the security cameras of your own home, but don’t think about checking on neighbors“, he explained. He added:” It’s better to protect the property next door and let them protect you. “

Another key, the surrounding properties

Darryl advised new buyers to take a look houses with adjoining properties. He points out that isolated houses, with no one visible to them, are more prone to theft because the chances of witnesses attending are significantly reduced.

On the other hand, it suggests investing in deadbolts for living room and kitchen doors since closing them from the corridor before bed means that thieves entering any of those rooms will be seen locked inside, this is noticeable in the British media.

Furthermore, he asserted that it was possible for a thief to flee in such a scenario because kicking in the door would increase the chance of waking up the residents of the house.

“There probably won’t be a lot of valuables in those rooms; they’ll look for rooms with jewelry,” said one thief in nearly five decades.

But there is no chance that they will risk kicking in the door and disturbing you in bed. You will also be given time to kick the door noise enough to call the policethat they don’t like.

Where to keep jewelry and money

Kennedy suggests that Poufs especially in children’s bedrooms make great hiding places for valuables such as jewelry and watches, as this is the last place thieves can think of to find them.

“Most people come in to steal houses go to the master bedroom first. That’s where you think the important things will be, ”he acknowledges from his experience.

And he concluded: “It has to do with the fact that there’s little action time and no one likes children’s clothes, or for them to wake up, so they don’t go there anymore.”