Safety Tips http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/reports/reports2006/120606safetytips.htm
- Keep doors locked, even if you are away for only a few minutes.
- Always keep your keys in your possession. Never place them under mats, over doors, or in any other obvious hiding places.
- Install and use a door chain and viewer/peephole, and ask the callers name every time you answer the door. Don’t open the door until you are sure who is there.
- If the caller claims to be an official, ask for proof of identity. If you are in any doubt, ask the person to either wait or call back later so that you can ring the company he or she claims to be representing for verification.
- If a stranger asks to use your telephone in an emergency, offer to make the call yourself while he/she waits outside.
- Have a home security check conducted by the Crime Prevention Officer in your local police district.
- If you return to your residence and you think it has been entered illegally, do not enter. Call the Police at 911!
- Draw curtains or blinds after dark.
- Don't advertise. Never leave a note on the door stating you are not at home. Use only your last name and first initial on the door, the mailbox, and in telephone books. Consider excluding your street address from directory listings. .
- Establish a buddy system with a neighbor. Each should be wary of anything out of the ordinary, in and around the others' premises. Let your neighbor know when you will be arriving home late. Take in each other's mail and newspapers in the event of vacations or absences for more than a day.
- Use a timer for lamps or a radio to give your residence an occupied look or sound.
- Never answer personal questions on the telephone. Never admit that you are alone or that you live alone.
- All entrances to your home should be well lit.
- Be involved with your Neighborhood Watch.
- Report any suspicious sounds, activities, automobiles or behavior that you see to the police
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