Palm Cove Estates HOA

Neighborhood Watch and Homeland Security

HELPFUL HINTS

- Keep doors and windows locked.
- Make sure every external door has a sturdy well-installed deadbolt lock (including the door between the garage and the house).
- Install secondary locks on all sliding glass doors (such as pins, bolt locks, charlie bars).
- Use thumb locks on windows.
- Always keep the garage door closed (and locked when possible).
- Don’t leave a key under the mat or other outdoor spot (give to a trusted neighbor).
- Do not carry an identification tag on your key ring.
- Install motion-sensored lights.
- Main your yard (prune shrubbery away from windows).
- Clearly display your house number (never display your name).
- A garage door is most secure with windows. If your garage has windows, cover them).
- Turn blinds and shutters in your house upwards so burglars cannot see in.
- When you travel, make sure your house looks lived-in.
- Do not stop mail or newspaper (ask a trusted neighbor to pick them up every day).
- Ask a trusted neighbor to watch your house and to check for items that may indicate you are not home (packages, brochures at front door, etc.).
- Use timers for household lights.
- Arrange to have grass mowed.
- Leave a radio on a timer.
- Use a central station – monitored alarm system.
- Use operation identification on all valuables.
- Photograph or video property.
- Engrave property with driver’s license number.
- Inventory property and record serial numbers.
- Keep your eyes and ears open and look out for your neighbors (don’t let that newspaper sit in the driveway all day)!
- To report a crime in progress, call “911”, and to report suspicious activity, call 407-737-2400.

Deputy Nick Cominos will tell you that house alarms are low on the totem pole for police response. So the best you can do is to make your home as unattractive as you can to burglars.

It is up to each of us to take responsibility for our homes and our neighborhood.

For a security audit, call Deputy Nick Cominos at 407-667-6205.

AREA NW CRIME STATS

August 21 thru Sept 3:

PCE is located in OCSO Sector 3: Borders are: South-Lake Buena Vista, North-Silverstar Road, East-Orlando City Limits, West-Lake County Line

PCE is located in Zone 32:
ZONE 30 ~ Bordered by Lake Buena Vista on the South, Route #535 on the West, I-4 on the East, and Conroy-Windermere Road on the North

ZONE 31 ~ From Chase Road on the East to Lake County Line on the West, and on the North by Oakland, Winter Garden City Limits

ZONE 32 ~ From Conroy-Windermere Road on the South, To Silverstar on the North, to Windermere Road on the West to Hiawassee Road on the East.

ZONE 33 ~ From Hiawassee Road on the West to the City limits on the East, North to Silverstar, On the South to Metro West & Raleigh

ZONE 34 ~ From Rt #50 on the South, to Silverstar on the North, on the West by Powers Drive and Mercy Drive/orlando City Limits to the East.

Crime Stats August 21 thru September 3
Just in from Homeland Protection Specialist
Deputy Nick Cominos

Residential Burglaries, Sporadic Residential Burglaries in all Zones. Please remind your neighbors to Lock up, keep exterior lights on at night, install motion detector lights, put interior lights on timers. Keep garage Doors Closed, If you have an alarm USE IT!!
Zone 30 8
Zone 31 0
Zone 32 9
Zone 33 4
Zone 34 14

Commercial Burglaries - A Big decrease in all Zones from last time period. Heightened Awareness and Vigilance pays off!

Zone 30 1
Zone 31 0
Zone 32 2
Zone 33 3
Zone 34 1

Auto Burglaries - There was a drastic increase in Zone 32. 95% of these were attributed to valuables left in plain view. Please stress "vigilance" to your people.

Zone 30 4
Zone 31 3
Zone 32 30
Zone 33 8
Zone 34 14

Auto Thefts- Sporadic Auto Thefts thru- out Sector 3.
Zone 32 needs to "Kick their NW programs up a notch", Lock up those vehicles, Park only in well-lit areas, Install Immobilizers, Put those alarms on!!

Zone 30 3
Zone 31 2
Zone 32 4
Zone 33 1
Zone 34 10

PCE FIGHTING CRIME!

Stay tuned for news on our NW and Homeland Security Program.