RWC Police Offer Burglary Prevention Tips

In an apparent response to a spate of residential burglaries in Redwood City over the last week, police have issued an advisory offering the following tips they say will make your residents a less attractive target.

1. Make your home look like someone is at home. 

2. On sliding glass doors, use a wooden dowel, or a track blocker to prevent opening. 

3. Always lock exterior doors and windows. 

4. Don’t hide your house key in close proximity to entry doors. 

5. Mark valuables with your driver’s license number, using an engraving tool, take photos of valuables. 

6. Secure guns in safes that are bolted to the floor or large enough that someone could not move without a lot of help. 

7. Establish a relationship with your neighbors so that they will keep an eye on your home, especially if going out of town. Encourage neighbors to call the police if they see suspicious activity around your property. Give them contact numbers for reaching you. 

8. Start a neighborhood watch group in your neighborhood. 

9. If out of town, have your neighbor collect mail, newspaper, packages; leave radio, lights on automatic timer, etc. 

10. Report suspicious people, door-to-door solicitation, strange vehicles in area, people asking for work, anyone with stories that don’t add-up, and anyone carrying items from someone’s home, or carrying back-packs, bags in the area. 

11. Be careful of who you invite into your home. 

For more information please watch this short video on Burglary Prevention. https://vimeo.com/47151140

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