SHOPPING
- Shop before dark if possible. Possibly coordinate shopping trips with a friend.
- Avoid carrying large amounts of cash. Pay for purchases with a check, credit card, or debit card when possible.
- Teach children to go to a store clerk or security guard and ask for help if you become separated. They should never go into a parking lot alone.
- Be extra careful with purses and wallets. Carry a purse under your arm. Keep a wallet in an inside jacket pocket, not a back trouser pocket.
- Never leave any contents or valuables in plain sight. Remove cell phones, iPod, audio systems,
- computers, packages, change in ashtray, sport equipment, cameras, purses, etc.
- Lock items in the trunk before you park or take them with you. And if you can't replace an item, don't leave it anywhere in your vehicle.
- Park in open, well-lighted, and populated areas near your destination. Avoid parking near trucks vans, dumpsters, and other objects that obstruct visibility and provide hiding places.
- Avoid parking near strangers loitering or sitting in vehicles.
- Turn off your engine, roll up all windows, lock all doors, and take your keys with you even if you are making a quick stop at a store or gas station, or even in your driveway. Close all windows and lock the trunk and hood.
- Don't leave your vehicle in an unattended public lot for an extended period time.
HOME
- Survey the exterior of your home and eliminate their hiding places. Thieves love nooks and crannies where they can hide. Keep your shrubs and bushes trimmed in places where they may cover a window or door.
- You shouldn't see what you are watching on television from the street. Close all blinds and curtains when not at home.
- Never leave your Christmas gifts out in plain sight. If they are under the Christmas tree, place the tree in a location where the gifts cannot be seen from outside the home.
- Replace standard screws in the strike plate on your doors with 3 inch screws.
- Do not use your full name on your mailbox, in the telephone directory, or on your answering
- machine.
- Know which of your neighbors you can trust and depend upon in an emergency.
- Do not advertise purchases-break down the boxes of big ticket items.
- Always remember fire safety if you are using a real tree.
- Check who is at the door before opening it, and do not open the door to an unexpected visitor.
- Have lights at all entrances
- Solicitor must have a permit and be able to show it or, just tell them NO!! No thank you!!
Dwight Davis
Public Affairs Coordinator
Neighborhood Watch Program Coordinator
Crime Prevention Specialist
Little Rock Police Department
700 W. Markham Street
Little Rock, Ark 72201
(501) 918-5358
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