There have been three attempted daytime burglaries (two successful) in the same area this week, so we're repeating the warning. If you live in the Clifton and Flat Shoals area, be extremely vigilant. On Monday there was a burglary in the 1600 block of Van Vleck, on Wednesday there was an attempted burglary on Flat Shoals Way, and today there was a burglary in the 1600 block of Jobeth. If you have a camera and live on Jobeth or Cecile, please check for any activity between 9 and 10:15, especially if you find someone on foot or vehicles came through. Give us a call if you have anything of value to report.
Report all suspicious activity to 911 and the EASP. Almost every call this week to the EASP has NOT been preceded by a call to 911. A suspicious person should be a call to 911. A person ringing your doorbell at 3:30 am or any person on your property without your authorization should be a call to 911. An occupied vehicle parked in front of your neighbor's house for ten minutes is suspicious. It's way better to call and discover that the person or situation is harmless than to allow a crime to occur.
And like the prior warning, don't assume that a Security Door or Strikemaster is sufficient. Many crimes occur through windows, so these need pins, security film or other protective measures. If you have an alarm, make sure all of your windows have working sensors. In one of this week's burglaries, the alarm did not go off until the burglars left through the front door, because entry through the window where the break-in occurred did not trigger the alarm. While alarms don't prevent all burglaries, they vastly reduce the amount of time that burglars have to search and destroy your home.
Report all suspicious activity to 911 and the EASP. Almost every call this week to the EASP has NOT been preceded by a call to 911. A suspicious person should be a call to 911. A person ringing your doorbell at 3:30 am or any person on your property without your authorization should be a call to 911. An occupied vehicle parked in front of your neighbor's house for ten minutes is suspicious. It's way better to call and discover that the person or situation is harmless than to allow a crime to occur.
And like the prior warning, don't assume that a Security Door or Strikemaster is sufficient. Many crimes occur through windows, so these need pins, security film or other protective measures. If you have an alarm, make sure all of your windows have working sensors. In one of this week's burglaries, the alarm did not go off until the burglars left through the front door, because entry through the window where the break-in occurred did not trigger the alarm. While alarms don't prevent all burglaries, they vastly reduce the amount of time that burglars have to search and destroy your home.