| Be vigilant & keep children safe |
| Latest crime figures show that 1 person in every 27 will be personally affected by a crime this year Approximately 1 home in 5 Will it be someone in your home? |
| It is a sad fact that crime is increasing. It is a worrying fact that no-one considers that they or loved ones could be at risk. We buy car insurance and health insurance but little thought is given to personal safety. Why? The criminals are out there. Statistics are alarming. Is there anything more important than your safety and the safety of your family? Act now! |
| The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing... Edmund Burke |
What can you do?
Read our website info pages
Book a personal safety party -
it's fun and informative.
Check out personal safety
products, alarms, pepper
spray etc
Or just be more alert, make a
plan think out what you would
do if attacked and decide on a
family code word.
It may be a lucky chance that
you are reading this
Read our website info pages
Book a personal safety party -
it's fun and informative.
Check out personal safety
products, alarms, pepper
spray etc
Or just be more alert, make a
plan think out what you would
do if attacked and decide on a
family code word.
It may be a lucky chance that
you are reading this
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Be Alert Be Safe
Do you have elderly parents living alone?
Consider and alarm: There are simple inexpensive alarms
which can be installed. Ones which activate when a door-
handle is turned. Others which attach to windows. A full
alarm system is great but can be expensive on fixed
stipends and there are still some measures which you can
take to protect them and keep them safe. Alarms can help. If
there is a loud alarm ringing the intruder will usually run off.
They are generally not prepared to hang around. Also have
important numbers handy, program phones with emergency
numbers. Ask neighbors to keep an unobtrusive eye on
them. Exchange phone numbers. Keep in touch. So many
home invasions could have been avoided or at least help
could have arrived quicker if someone was actively
concerned. Too many people are lethargic and subject to
chronic apathy. Get involved. It's all too easy after an event
to realize that you could have, should have. Far better to
prevent. Far better feeling.
Tips
Ask law enforcement for a free home security survey of your
loved ones home/s.
Make sure that they have sturdy metal or solid wood doors
at all entries into their home and that sliding glass and
similar doors are properly secured.
Trim the shrubbery around your doors and windows so
crooks don’t have a place to hide.
Advise your loved one not give out personal information
over the phone, through the mail, or over the Internet
unless they have initiated the contact themselves or know
with whom you are dealing.
Advise them to use direct deposit for your Social Security
check and other regular payments.
If they notice someone following you when they are driving,
tell them to head for the nearest busy, brightly lighted area.
If they can write down the license number and make and
model of the car and call 911 or their local emergency
number.
Advise them to always lock car doors and take the keys
when you leave your car, even if they'll be gone “just for a
minute.”
Advise them to never leave valuables in view in the car.
Leave them in the trunk or, better yet, take them home
immediately.
Advise them that when they are out walking down the street
or through the parking garage, walk alertly and assertively.
Don’t weigh themselves down with too many parcels. Take
several loads to the car if necessary.
If they carry a purse, handbag, fanny pack etc. advise them
to hold it close to their body; if a wallet, keep it in a front
pocket.
Advise them not to display their cash or any other inviting
targets such as pagers, cell phones, hand-held electronic
games, or expensive jewelry and clothing.
And when they are traveling, carry only the credit and ATM
cards that they absolutely need. Leave the others at home,
safely stored in safe or bank deposit.
When they leave home to go travelling advise them to make
sure that their home is secure—all deadbolts locked, lights
left on timers, newspapers stopped, and mail held at the
post office or collected by a trusted neighbor who has their
travel schedule.
BE ALERT - BE SAFE
Safety of the elderly
