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Remove
easily "stealable" items (televisions, guns) when you are away
for any length of time.
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Make
an effort to hide any "stealable items." Many residents leave
valuables on porches or in plain view.
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Create
a good hiding place for small items ( hidden closet, drawer, attic, or
behind ceiling tiles.)
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Get
an electric engraver and engrave all items with your drivers license number-
this is a good deterrent and necessary for recovery and prosecution. Please
do this; it is invaluable to law enforcement officials.
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Don’t
rely on physically locking up; thieves love to smash doors and windows.
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Install
operable alarm devices that call the sheriffs department.
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Visit
your lakehouse often; rake the yard, mow the grass. Make it look lived
in or have a friend check on your house periodically and hire a lawn service
if you are unable to do these things yourself. Uninhabited houses are
an easy target.
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A
simple timer to turn on and off a small light or radio is a great deterrent.
Get the type that will go on and off each hour, install two (one on and
one off alternately.) Also motion detector lights on the outside of your
house will deter break- ins.
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Use
a cable or chain to block the road out of sight of the house. Thieves
always drive by a house before committing themselves. Make it a little
harder for them.
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Communicate:
if you see or hear something suspicious, contact your neighbor or the
sheriffs office.
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Record
tag numbers of all suspicious traffic; keep this information for future
reference.
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Report
any suspicious smoke or fire. Fire will take everything and often does
in the lake community. Often burglars try to cover their tracks by starting
a fire.
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Join
the Lake Martin Resource Association. We have paid over $15,000. in rewards;
LMRA is working for you!
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Install
dead bolt locks with at least a one inch throw.
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Create
a file of serial numbers and information. (Re: valuables, especially guns,
electronic equipment, etc.)