10 Secret Spots New Jersey Burglars Check First

It’s something you hope never happens. Returning home from work to find your house ransacked by burglars. All your personal belongings thrown around the room and the money you were hiding (which you thought was in a good hiding spot) taken. 

If you have cash or valuable jewelry you’re looking to hide around the house, there are certain locations burglars are likely to check first.

It’s something you need to know because sadly that’s the world we live in. Home break-ins happen and you need to know where NOT to hide your most valuable possessions. 

How to protect your belongings? Where not to stash your cash? 

The bedroom is the room burglars often go to first, according to an article in Reader's Digest. “That’s where you have clothes, your jewelry, your extra cash, your weapons, your prescriptions - anything of value,” says Chris McGoey, President of McGoey Security Consulting. 

There are certain spots in the house you may think are a good hiding spot, but it turns out they're not. 

Here are the top 10 spots security experts say burglars may check first when invading your home. 

SUITCASES

VASES

FREEZERS

OFFICE DRAWERS

LIQUOR CABINETS

MEDICINE CABINETS

UNATTACHED SAFES

DRESSER DRAWERS

BEDROOM CLOSET

UNDER THE MATTRESS