Tips on Home Safety
Brought to you by the
police officers, detectives and the Community
Service Office of Area E-13. Because information is the first step
in
protecting yourselves from becoming a victim of a crime.
Locks
- Make sure every external
door has a dead bolt lock with a minimum of
a 11/2" bolt lock
- Secure sliding glass
doors with either a commercially available lock
or a wooden dowel or broomstick in the track to jam it.
- Secure double hung
windows by using key locks or by sliding a bolt or
nail through a hole drilled at a downward angle in top corners
of the inside
sash and part way through the outside sash. secure basement windows
too.
- Do not hide keys in
mailboxes, planters, under doormats. Give an
extra key to the neighbor you trust.
Doors
- Make sure all exterior
doors are metal or solid, 1 3/4" hardwood.
- Doors should fit tightly
in thier frames, with hinge pins on the inside.
The Outside
- Trim shrubbery that
hides doors or windows. Cut tree limbs that might assist a thief
to climb into a window.
- Turn on outside lights
after dark to illuminate porches, entrances and yards, front and
back. Consider timers that turn on outside lights, or install
motion detectors.
- Store all yard equipment
securely when not using them.
- Make sure house numbers
are displayed clearly.
- Keep your neighborhood
clean. Work with local government and your neighbors to organize
community cleanup days.
- Place radio's, Televisions,
interior lights on timers, give the appearance someone is at home.
Stop mail delivery, Have someone collect your newspapers.
- INVEST IN A REPUTABLE
ALARM SYSTEM. ( A note from Sergeant Fish,
Check references relative to the alarm center, make sure they
have a good track
record.)
- Dispose of boxes containing
expensive purchases such as televisions, appliances. Do not leave
them out front for rubbish collection.
- Please make a list
of all valuables including serial numbers. Secure this document
in case of a crime and have it ready for the police report.
- All those folks who
rent in our Jamaica Plain community, Please!!! Look into Renters'
Insurance. Our community has several Insurance Agencies.
Please stay safe.
If you see an open door, window or slashed screen, DO
NOT
GO IN. CALL 911.
See also: Crime
Prevention Tips and Commercial
Robbery Tips
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