Safety Tips

  • Make sure there are good locks on exterior doors and windows.
  • Lock up when you go out, are asleep, or alone, even if it is only for a few minutes. It takes a thief ten seconds or less to enter an open room and steal your property.
  • Trim shrubbery that hides doorways or windows.Use timers on lights and radios to make your home appear lived-in when you are away. Have a neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers.
  • Mark your valuables with a number or identification unique to you (NOT your social security number or driver’s license number) with an engraving pen and keep a list of them in a safe place.
  • Get to know your neighbors and their daily routines.
  • Keep a list of emergency numbers near the telephone.
  • Do not give out information about your neighbors.
  • Do not make it easy on burglars.
  • Keep valuables away from windows.

 

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