IF A STRANGER COMES TO THE DOOR, BEWARE Criminals ometime po e a courier

d livering gifts. And it' not uncommon for

p ople to try to take advantage of other

g nero ity during the holiday by going

door-to-door for charitable donation when

there's no charity involved. Ask for

identification and find out how the fund

will be used. If you aren t ati fied don t

give. Help a charitable organization you

know and like in tead.

Last but not least, don't let holiday stress get

the be t of your holiday pirit. Make time to

get together with family, friends, and

neighbor . And think about I' aching out in

the pirit of the ea on and helping

omeone who's Ie fortunate or lonely.

Do your part to make the holidays a safe

and happy time for everybody-except

criminals.

TAKE A HOLIDAY INVENTORY

The holiday are a good time to update­

or create - your home inventory. Take

photo or make video of items, and Ii t

description and erial numbers. If your

hom is burglarized, having a d tailed

in entory can help identify talen items

and make insurance claims easier to file.

Make ure thing like TVs, VCR, tereo

equipment camera , camcorder , sport

equipment, jewelry, ilver computer ,

home office quipment, and power

tools are on the Ii t. Remember to check

it twice!

~TIIXE II SITE OUT OF

>Mall · Crime Prevenlion Tips from

National Crime Prevention Council 1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 13th Floor

Washington, DC 20036 www.weprevent.org

and

!fAThe National Citizans' Crime Prevention Camp.slgn. sponsor

by.he Crime Prevention Co.lition of Am.nco.ls subst.lnti.ll

funded by me Bure.u of Justice AUistonce. Office of JusU

Progroms. U.S. O.p.rtment of Justice.

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HOLIDAY SAFETY

TIPS FOR

SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS

hi holiday eason, d n', let

the spirit ofgivin lull J ou into

gi in burglars, mugger and

Pickpo kets a better chan 10 do

th ir dirty work. Crooks 10 the

holida - as much a e ery n eL e,

but chiefl. becall e it' em

opportune timefi r rime.

m . jam-packed ilh glill 'ring gift-.

~ ( 1"" mall: and downrO\\ n :1 t: teeming

wirh Un$lC pccting . h pp r., Pc pic ru "hin

ar lind. 'If •. d out and • r I .. to< king r

la,l-minu ifrt. uyin t 'I n:ryrhing

I nco It' nOli .h r JTl1lk~ a 'f( >k Jic.ld\". with holiday joy.

H r <If mc rip on h )\v ro d 'hrme

:-uf< I thi. holida :ea:-.on;

FYOU'RE TRAVELI GG >t an 'lu(olllalic tim 'I' for )tll" lights.

sk :t n ighb r In \ <It h (Lir h m ,

sho '1 snow, and park in the uri ' a

fr m lime to lime.

r n't forgct to havc mail. nd ncwspaper

deli\' ry ·t pped. If it piJ .~ lip, il" a ur

: i '11 you're gon .

IF YOU'RE OUT FO , EVE I G Turn on light

and a radio or

TV, it look:

lik' .omeon 's

home.

B 'tra cautious

al Olll I king

d 1'5 and

wind \Y. when

ou leave. e en if

IC, ill: \ for a few minut

f) n't di pia gifts \\'h I' Ih can be

s n from out ide.

IF YOU' SHOPP G

• La ' alert and be a \"hat' oin

n round )ou.

Park in a well-light d:p , and be

:me \0 lock

the car, cl e

Ih v\,indow',

and hid

shopping

hags and gifts

in the trunk.

\'oid

nrrying large

moun of

ash; pay with a heck or credit

'af(1 whene\'er p ·ihle.

n r r pickpock u nod pur ~e- -n tche

Don'[ overburden yourself with

pa kag . Be xu r ful ith purs

and allets. Carry pu, 1, e t our

h cI , nor dan lin h th trap. Put a

\vallet in an in 'ide oat r fr nt pan ~

pocket,

h pping with ki I'? T'ach Ih m to go

t . tore cI rk r. euriLy guard if you

get cparated.

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