Hiding Valuables

If you’d like to hide some valuables – here are some good spots...

If you hide valuables in or under a drawer or behind wall art – those are the first places a robber will look. Detective Kevin Coffey, author of “Traveler Beware,” has some better temporary hiding spots for small valuables:

• Jars of rice or flour on a back shelf

• Clean condiment containers such as mustard or mayonnaise jars in the refrigerator

• Aspirin or brown pill bottles in the medicine cabinet

• Tennis balls with a small slit in them

• Vacuum cleaner bags

• Ceiling light fixtures

If you’d like a more permanent hiding spot – you can get a bit creative:

• Build a book safe by hollowing out the middle area of a hardcover book.

• Steps and flooring often have natural hollow spaces in there that make for great hiding spots. Some carpentry skills are preferable for that one.