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    The document provides holiday crime prevention tips from the Rochester Police Department. It offers safety advice for driving, shopping, and being at home. Tips include locking doors and windows, parking in well-lit areas, being aware of surroundings, minimizing shopping at night alone, only taking needed cash when shopping, and using ATMs in populated indoor areas. It also recommends having a neighbor watch your home while traveling and using lights/alarms to make your home appear occupied.

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    The document provides holiday crime prevention tips from the Rochester Police Department. It offers safety advice for driving, shopping, and being at home. Tips include locking doors and windows, parking in well-lit areas, being aware of surroundings, minimizing shopping at night alone, only taking needed cash when shopping, and using ATMs in populated indoor areas. It also recommends having a neighbor watch your home while traveling and using lights/alarms to make your home appear occupied.

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    The document provides holiday crime prevention tips from the Rochester Police Department. It offers safety advice for driving, shopping, and being at home. Tips include locking doors and windows, parking in well-lit areas, being aware of surroundings, minimizing shopping at night alone, only taking needed cash when shopping, and using ATMs in populated indoor areas. It also recommends having a neighbor watch your home while traveling and using lights/alarms to make your home appear occupied.

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    ROCHESTER POLICE DEPARTMENT

    400 SIXTH STREET ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN 48307 PHONE (248) 651-9621 FAX (248) 651-3607 http://www.rochestermi.org

    STEVEN J. SCHETTENHELM CHIEF OF POLICE Holiday Crime Prevention Tips Driving


    Be cautious while drivi ! alo e at i!ht. "ee# all doors loc$ed a d wi dows closed while i or out o% &our vehicle. Par$ i well li!hted areas. Never leave &our vehicle u atte ded with childre i side or while it is ru i !. 'o ot leave !i%ts or other valua(les i #lai si!ht i &our vehicle) it is a u thieves. Be aware o% &our surrou di !s whe a##roachi ! or leavi ! &our vehicle. Tr& to sta& i a !rou# whe a##roachi ! &our vehicle.

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    Shopping
    Eve thou!h &ou are rushed a d thi $i ! o% a thousa d di%%ere t thi !s alwa&s (e aware o% &our surrou di !s. Mi i*i+e sho##i ! at i!ht or alo e) &ou are *ore susce#ti(le to (ei ! victi*i+ed at i!ht or while alo e. ,void carr&i ! lar!e a*ou ts o% cash. Ta$e o l& the cash &ou eed or #a& with a credit card or de(it card) carr& o l& as *a & cards as &ou will eed. I% &ou *ust use a ,TM- use o e i side o% a well.#o#ulated (uildi ! or a well li!hted area. O l& withdraw the a*ou t o% cash that &ou will eed %or that da&. Protect &our PIN %ro* the view o% other #eo#le ear the ,TM. "ee# a record o% all &our credit card u*(ers at ho*e i a sa%e locatio . /e#ort lost or stole credit cards i**ediatel&. Be e0tra care%ul whe carr&i ! a wallet or #urse) o l& carr& what &ou a(solutel& eed i the*. Carr& &our wallet i &our %ro t #a ts #oc$et or &our #urse securel& arou d &our shoulder. ,void overloadi ! &oursel% with #ac$a!es whether o &our #erso or i &our vehicle.

    At Home
    Be aware that so*eti*es cri*i als will #ose as couriers deliveri ! !i%ts to case &our ho*e or to co**it a cri*e i**ediatel&. Be aware o% sca*s that cri*i als co**it to ta$e adva ta!e o% #eo#le1s !e erosit& duri ! the holida&s. Be cautious a(out loc$i ! &our wi dows a d doors eve whe &ou leave the house %or a short #eriod o% ti*e. 2he &ou leave &our ho*e %or e0te ded holida& travel- have a ei!h(or or %rie d watch &our ho*e while &ou3re awa&. Have the* collect &our *ail a d ews#a#ers while &ou1re !o e. Call /ochester Police 'is#atch at 456.789.:749 to (e added to our vacatio watch #ro!ra*. Place li!hts- radio- a d televisio o ti*ers so that &our ho*e a##ears occu#ied. ,void havi ! lar!e dis#la&s o% !i%ts visi(le %ro* wi dows a d doors.

    Crush store (o0es i &our trash (a!s a d avoid advertisi ! what3s i side &our house.

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