Shopping Safety

• Shop with a friend
  if possible

• Avoid carrying too many packages to the car.  If possible, make several trips enabling you to have a hand free & unblocked vision

Crime stopping   Tips

• Avoid dark or isolated areas

• If suspicious looking people enter an elevator, step off

• Always have car key in hand before leaving the store

• As you approach you car, visually check both sides of your car & underneath

• Check the back & front seat for intruders; leave immediately if someone is seenIf a suspicious looking person is near your car, just keep walking  

•   Report suspicious looking people to security guards

me Theft Prevention

Close & lock all doors; including cars and garages

• Have good lighting outside and inside your home

• Position lights to expose hiding places around shrubs, bushes,corners, garages and entrances

• Be aware of how your residence appears from the outside ie: drapes and shades
  

Leaving Home

• Leave lights on inside your home - have a friend or family member change to different lights,pick up newspapers & mail

• Never leave a message on your answering machine stating you are not at home

• Leave a TV or radio on

• Leave a large dog chain or dog bowl in the yard

• Leave more than one pair of shoes outside at the door

• Have friends or relatives park cars in your driveway

TRAVEL

• Check gas levels and general car maintenance prior to traveling

• Always carry standard tools such as flashlights, first aid kits, tire changing tools and a spare tire

• If you become lost, seek help at busy, well lit businesses

• Notify friends & family of your travel plans and time & date of return

• Have a telephone book available in your car

• Never pick up hitchhikers; if someone is stranded don't stop, drive to the nearest police station for help