WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. November 15, 2007 UPDATED November 19, 2007: The White Plains Police Department has put city neighborhoods on alert after several burglaries have been reported. In an e-mail sent to the Council of Neighborhood Associations Presidents today, Lieutenant Kevin Christopher of the Police Central Business District Command warned the city of "several residential burglaries" having occurred.
Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, Daniel Jackson informs WPCNR, "We have had several burglaries or attempts in the past few weeks in the Rosedale area. Hence, the increased attention and information to the neighborhood groups. We are asking anyone who has sees anything or anyone suspicious to call it in to us at 914-422-6111. Burglaries for the year are still down 28% over last year."
Christopher writes: "if we can encourage our neighbors to use their alarms, outdoor lights, and make their homes look occupied we may be able to prevent further incidents. "
Lieutenant Christopher advised the Association heads relay the following burglary prevention steps (reprinted, if you click on the READ MORE invitation below) to avoid being a target.
BURGLARY PREVENTION TIPS
The White Plains Department of Public Safety
would like to make the following recommendations.
Protect your home while you are out …
- Always keep doors and windows locked - even for a five-minute trip to the store.
- Use strong reliable locks such as deadbolts.
- An easy and inexpensive way to secure your windows is to drill an angled hole through the top frame of the lower window partially into the frame of the upper window. Then insert a nail or eyebolt.
- To improve security on sliding glass doors, you can install keyed locking devices or place a piece of wood or a metal bar in the track of the closed door to prevent the door from being opened.
- Turn on lights and leave a radio or TV on so it looks like someone is home.
· Use exterior lighting, especially motion sensor lights.
If you are going out of town for more than a day…
- Call 422-6111 (Police Bureau) and request that your home be checked in your absence.
- Get an automatic timer for your lights and consider leaving a radio on. Make it look like someone is home.
- Make certain that you arrange to have the mail and newspaper delivery stopped or picked up by a trusted neighbor.
- Arrange to have your lawn mowed while you are gone.
- If you have an alarm, activate it.
- Ask a neighbor to park in your driveway overnight.
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If you see anything suspicious call the police immediately
911 FOR EMERGENCIES
422-6111 For non-emergencies
422-6256 for anonymous crime tips hotline (recorded)
