(HealthDayNews) -- If you're going away during the holidays, the American Automobile Association recommends you secure your home by:
- Using light timers to make it look like someone is home.
- Telling your neighbors how long you'll be gone and who may visit in your absence.
- Leaving a phone number with a relative or neighbor in case of an emergency.
- Storing your valuable in a safety deposit box or safe.
- Stopping mail and newspaper deliveries.
- Having someone mow your lawn or shovel your snow.
- Leaving a car in your driveway.
- Considering a house sitter.