At this month’s NPAC meeting, the police reminded us of some crime prevention tips:
- Lock the doors and windows of your home. A lot of reported home thefts were *un*-forced entry. These could have been opportunity crimes that wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t so easy to enter.
- Don’t leave things in sight in your car. Car prowlers love to look to see if there’s anything valuable in a box or bag left on the car seat.
- If you want to leave valuables in the trunk, put them in the trunk BEFORE you park. Criminals sometimes hang around parking lots looking for people to put things in trunks. It only takes 60 seconds to break open a trunk.
- Northgate Mall and other places that have large parking lots have high car prowl and theft rates, even during daylight hours. That said, the theft rate in the north end is on a slight downward trend.
- For more tips on auto theft, visit http://www.seattle.gov/police/prevention/Auto/default.htm
- Call 9-1-1 if you see suspicious activity. The police would rather respond and have it turn out to be nothing than for you not to call.
Minutes from the December meeting are here.
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