1. Neighborhood Watch
Citizens banding together to help local law enforcement in identifying and then reporting suspicious activities in their neighborhood.
This is not a vigilante effort, rather a combined vigilance over the neighborhood.

2. Organization
Every watch needs a captain to keep the watch organized by keeping track of new members, maintain an system to get information out from local law enforcement, and/or be watch liason for law enforcement.

3. Home Security Keep all doors and windows locked
Do not keep your spare key in the traditional places (welcome mat, flower pot, above door)
Keep shrubs and trees around windows trimmed
Keep an outside light on, motion lights
Don’t forget to close garage door at night
Keep interior garage doors locked
If windows kept open in summer, make sure hinge pins work
Reinforce sliding glass doors at base
Keep drapes or blinds closed
If garage door opener in car, keep car locked
Keep sheds closed and locked
Alarm Systems

4. Home Invasions/ Robbery
Do not open the door to strangers even in daytime
If a stranger asks to use phone offer to make the call for him or call police to assist him
Ask to see credentials of all servicemen and then call service company to confirm
Be aware of scams from solicitors (gypsies) who try to get in your house

5. Home Security (cars)
When at all possible keep cars in garage and/or off the street.
Do not keep items such as laptops, GPS devices, cell phones or purses in vehicle or visible in vehicle.
Keep cars locked or unlocked, but with nothing in them.
Do not keep credit cards, checkbooks or license in cars

6. Vacation Stop deliveries (newspaper) Notify neighbors
Contact police (vacation check list)
Lights and TV’s on timers
All blinds and windows closed/ locked
Front and backyard lights kept on
Have neighbor pick up mail

7. If You Are Burglarized
Do not enter home, but call police to clear house.
Walking through your house may ruin valuable evidence/ clues
If you have to enter home limit your movement to certain areas
Do not touch anything
Keep serial numbers on all expensive items so they may be provided to police

8. Trust Your Instincts
If something or someone does not seem right or seems out of place contact police. Give us the opportunity to decide if all is right. You may just prevent a crime before it happens.