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Holiday Safety Tips – Leaving Town

Terrie Johnston, our Crime Prevention Coordinator, was the guest speaker at North Precinct Advisory Council this month. Good news – the Crime Prevention Coordinators are being retained in 2012. Terrie also had tips for the holiday:

If you’re going away for the holiday –

  • Stop newspaper delivery or get a neighbor to pick it up for you.
  • Get a neighbor to take in any packages delivered to your porch.
  • Use a timer or light sensor to run your porch light from dusk to dawn, not all day.
  • Stop mail delivery or get a neighbor to take it in for you. Mail theft is big right now.
  • Consider asking a neighbor to park in your driveway.
  • Leave a radio on and put some lights on timers.
  • Get a house sitter.
  • Don’t post vacation plans on social media like Facebook.
  • You can ask the police to watch the house. They will try to come by once a shift (there are 3 shifts).

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