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Preventing crime during family travel starts with
making sure your home is protected while you're
away. The key
is to make it look like you never left.
You can do
this by using some of the following strategies: Keep
shades and blinds in their normal positions. Stop
mail and newspapers, or ask a neighbor to pick
them up every day. Leave
a radio on - or put it on a timer. Put
several household lights on timers so they turn on
and off at appropriate times. Arrange
to have grass mowed (or snow shoveled) while
you're gone. Make
sure all your door and window locks are in working
order - and use them. Activate
your home alarm (if you have one).
Ask
a neighbor to park in your driveway overnight -
anything that might suggest someone's home. And
don't forget to lock all doors and windows when
you leave. Also, have neighbors stop by
periodically to check on your doors to see that
they are secure and walk around the house
checking the windows.
Call the station to
have your house added to our vacation house
check program. While you are gone officers will
periodically stop by and check on your property
for you. Have a safe and fun vacation!
Vacation
House Check Request Form |
