r/PreppersUK • u/faringheite • Mar 23 '26

Checking for home intruders question

let’s say that security has been breached and someone broke in to my room (I live with other people). i get inside my room, put a barricade against the door….and then what would be the most logical step by step approach to “catch” an intruder? I've got tons of objects in my room that are taking up space, so I would need to inspect every cranny to see no ones there and also I’ve got two sliding windows so I would have to check also if they’re closed, while having my ear out to make sure no one moves the barricade and then escapes through my door, the rest of the apartment and finally out. lets also enter into the scenario the possibility that I’d be dealing with experienced career criminals. What would be the best step by step approach to handle this situation as it is right now? you can also PM me.

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u/johnmartino198011 Mar 26 '26

This is a very specific scenario that sits right on the border between Creative Writing 101 and I think there’s someone under my bed.

In anycase - call the professionals first, use a broom handle to poke any suspicious laundry piles, If the window is open, they've already ghosted you.