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title: "KMIZ- Columbia, Missouri: Preventing Home Break-Ins While Traveling"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/96084317-7736-4eec-8c63-69db2901f6f7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/kmiz-columbia-missouri-preventing-home-break-ins-while-traveling-9151
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
published: 2017-01-06T21:16:12.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:18:39.357Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/57e83b77f522e76b9151d9d031b2a1264493.jpg
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# KMIZ- Columbia, Missouri: Preventing Home Break-Ins While Traveling

**TL;DR:** Signal 88 Security franchise captain Alex Dixon shared tips for preventing home break-ins while traveling during the holiday season.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-06. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/kmiz-columbia-missouri-preventing-home-break-ins-while-traveling-9151).*

## Story

While folks are traveling during the holiday season, often times homes are targeted for burglaries because there are more valuables around as people have gone gift shopping. Signal 88 security franchise captain Alex Dixon talked about why burglaries spike during the season and gave tips as to how to protect against them.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise (topic)
- travel (topic)
- Columbia, Missouri (location)
- security (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/kmiz-columbia-missouri-preventing-home-break-ins-while-traveling-9151). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/96084317-7736-4eec-8c63-69db2901f6f7).