Westmoor Sandpiper

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Neighborhood Watch

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.



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

Posted by gksteel on 11/19/2011
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