POLICE TIPS

* Discuss safety plans with family, friends, neighbors, children and

baby-sitters.

* Use a purse with a shoulder strap. Carry it with the side that opens

toward you. Hold your purse securely.

* Park away from vans or cars with someone “waiting around” inside.

* Keep a “call police” sign under the front seat of your car.

* If someone signals that something is wrong with your car, drive to the

nearest service station to check it. Do not stop and get out of your car.

* Never leave an extra key under the door mat, above the door, under a

flower pot, etc. Leave one with a trusted neighbor.

* Have a light on in the room where you are and have a light on in a room

where you are not. It gives the impression of more than one person being

at home.

* List your name on the mailbox and in the phone book with first initial

and last name only.