WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From White Plains Department of Public Safety. November 19, 2007: Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety Daniel Jackson confirmed to WPCNR this afternoon that two burglaries occurred in White Plains at the end of last week. One break-in took place on Tuesday, November 13 off Ridgeway and 1 on Thursday, November 15 off Bryant Avenue and North Street, as first reported on White Plains Week Friday evening on Channel 76.

Commissioner Jackson told WPCNR today "We have had several burglaries in the past few weeks (also) in the Rosedale area. Hence, the increased  attention and information to the neighborhood groups. We are asking anyone who sees anything or anyone supicious to call it in to us at 914-422-6111.

Jackson said burglaries for the year were still down 28%.

With people traveling this week in connection with the Thanksgiving holidays, WPCNR reprints these Burglary Prevention Steps issued by the police last week.

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)