One way to keep your car safe in your driveway over night is to tint your windows. If a thief has to spend extra time looking in your car window they will move on.
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USE ENERGY SAFELY TO KEEP SAFE AND WARM THIS WINTER
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), nearly half of all home-heating fires occur during the winter months. Many are caused by home heating devices and many are preventable by following basic energy safety tips including:
· Space heaters need space and should not be left unattended, and
· Devices that are not meant to heat a home, such as your oven, should never be used to “take the chill out”.
On those chilly winter nights when deciding how to heat your home, think comfort, think warmth, but first and foremost think SAFETY!
For more information on using energy safely, visit mesaaz.gov/energy.
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Put a lock on your outside fuse box. This will prevent anyone tampering with the electricity of your home which could kill your land line based home phone if it is a wireless set up.
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If your car has an alarm system hooked into your key chain, keep your keys by your bed. If you hear someone break in through the night you can press the alarm button and hopefully avoid being a victim. This can also be used for the elderly in case of a medical emergency.
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As we near the summer months remember that when you go on vacation leave your contact information with a neighbor that can watch your house. A little ease of mind when you're trying to enjoy yourself is a good thing. And let the Sheriff's office know, too. They can send a patrol to your house when possible.
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If you witness or know of a crime which has occurred please let us know the area or address, time of day and any other descriptive info. We can get it on a Bing map the PCSO and Posse use. If they see an area with increased activity they will have more patrols out in that area. We've used this for some time and it really works well.
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It's tough being a working parent, and it's usually both parents that need to work. The worry that goes along with your children being home alone never goes away. But if your child has a cell phone, you can take a break at work and "walk" your child home over the phone. This way you're in constant contact on that trip home.
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If you've got decorative windows alongside your front door you can get decoupage glue and a small sponge to add a frosted effect to the inside. This adds a nice expensive look at a low cost and keeps unknown people from looking into your house.
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It is important to know who your neighbors are. They are the first ones to notice something suspicious. If every house got to know the neighbors on each side, and those neighbors do the same, then before you know it you've created a phone tree for your street and everyone can get in contact if something happens.
