Simple steps can help prevent home invasion

William Petit, with wife Jennifer and daughters Michael and Hayley, was the only survivor.

By Philip Rosenbaum
New York (CNN) — As the trial continues for one of two men accused in the gruesome home invasion and murder of a doctor’s wife and two daughters in Connecticut, shocking details make many wonder how to keep their homes safer from intruders.

“The first thing you should do is realize — be aware of your surroundings at all times,” Tom Shamshak, a private investigator, said Wednesday on HLN’s “Nancy Grace.”

Home invasion, when robbers force their way into an occupied house or apartment, is an especially frightening crime since we see our homes as our safe havens from the outside world.  Click here for full story

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