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Personal Safety at Home

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Have good locks on all doors and windows, and use them.
Never leave your house key hidden outside under a doormat, in a flower pot, or on the ledge of a door.
Your garage doors should have good locks.
Mark all valuable property with your California Driver's License number or a Department of Motor Vehicles Personal Identification Card number.
Be a concerned neighbor. If you see a suspicious person, car, or situation, contact the police.
Always close your drapes or blinds at night to help eliminate "peeping toms" incidents.
If you live alone, use initials of your first name rather than your full name in the telephone directory or on your mailbox. If a number on your mailbox will do, leave the name off entirely.
Never give information about yourself over the phone, particularly personal ID.
Never let an unidentified caller know you are home alone. If they ask for your husband, just say he is in the shower, mowing the lawn, etc., instead of saying he is not home or you are not married.
Use your telephone answering machine for security as well as for convenience.
- Indicate you are too busy to take the call.
- Use "we" instead of "I."
When leaving on a trip:
- Stop all deliveries.
- Connect a light to a timer.
- Notify the police, and have a neighbor check your home periodically. (call the Volunteers In Police Service at 937-8477.)
- Have someone maintain your lawn.

Participate in Neighborhood Watch!