Crime prevention tip of the week
There are stories of break-ins to
homes and thefts from vehicles circulating
around school. Here are
some helpful crime preventing tips.
For your vehicle:
• Always lock your vehicle doors.
• Don’t leave any change in the cup holders or any tray visible through the windows.
• Don’t leave anything of value visible inside your vehicle.
• If your vehicle is damaged or something is stolen from it, report the crime to the police. You can go to the Police Reporting Centre on Brydges Street and get it all sorted out. If the police don’t know it’s happening they can’t do anything to stop the crime.
For your residence:
• Lock the doors to the outside. That includes the door that goes to the garage.
• Lock your bedroom door if you are sharing with a group of roommates.
• Close and lock all the windows when you go out or to bed.
• Don’t leave your keys lying around.
• Record the make, model, serial number and value of all important items and take a picture if you can. Keep this information somewhere safe. Not only as a saved file on the laptop.
• Never post on social media where you are going ahead of time only where you’ve been. Why tell the criminal when you won’t be home?
• Keep the yard clean and in good shape. It speaks to territoriality saying that the people who live at this residence care about what happens and will notice something that sticks out.
• If you see a suspicious person, call the police. Someone who is looking in car windows or tugging on car doors. Someone who is walking around a house looking in the windows, someone who is walking down the street looking in garages.
• On the website for the London Police Service, there is a selfcheck sheet to help you secure your home.
Again if something happens report it to the police. There are people who track events and look at trends to try and catch criminals. They can’t predict anything if they don’t have stats.
If you have questions about this or any other crime prevention concerns please feel free to contact Steve Hartwick with Campus Security Services either by phone at 519-452-4430 ext. 4929 or e-mail at shartwick@fanshawec.ca.
For your vehicle:
• Always lock your vehicle doors.
• Don’t leave any change in the cup holders or any tray visible through the windows.
• Don’t leave anything of value visible inside your vehicle.
• If your vehicle is damaged or something is stolen from it, report the crime to the police. You can go to the Police Reporting Centre on Brydges Street and get it all sorted out. If the police don’t know it’s happening they can’t do anything to stop the crime.
For your residence:
• Lock the doors to the outside. That includes the door that goes to the garage.
• Lock your bedroom door if you are sharing with a group of roommates.
• Close and lock all the windows when you go out or to bed.
• Don’t leave your keys lying around.
• Record the make, model, serial number and value of all important items and take a picture if you can. Keep this information somewhere safe. Not only as a saved file on the laptop.
• Never post on social media where you are going ahead of time only where you’ve been. Why tell the criminal when you won’t be home?
• Keep the yard clean and in good shape. It speaks to territoriality saying that the people who live at this residence care about what happens and will notice something that sticks out.
• If you see a suspicious person, call the police. Someone who is looking in car windows or tugging on car doors. Someone who is walking around a house looking in the windows, someone who is walking down the street looking in garages.
• On the website for the London Police Service, there is a selfcheck sheet to help you secure your home.
Again if something happens report it to the police. There are people who track events and look at trends to try and catch criminals. They can’t predict anything if they don’t have stats.
If you have questions about this or any other crime prevention concerns please feel free to contact Steve Hartwick with Campus Security Services either by phone at 519-452-4430 ext. 4929 or e-mail at shartwick@fanshawec.ca.
