The Spring and Summer seasons in Salisbury have traditionally shown an increase in crime throughout the city, particularly burglaries and thefts from motor vehicles. The greatest increases have been in areas occupied by students that have relocated for the season, or spend very little time in their residence. In order to help prevent burglaries in these areas, the Salisbury Police Department will be utilizing additional patrols in off campus housing areas. All students are reminded to secure their residences by locking their doors and windows and to utilize deadbolt locks on doors while they are away from their residences during the break.
Valuables should be documented and put away out of sight or more preferably, stored at a different location. If a trusted neighbor is still in the area, have them keep an eye on your residence for suspicious activity.
Additional tips can be found on the Police Department’s website, http://www.salisburypd.com/. On the lower right side of the page is the burglary prevention tips link. A form is located at this link to notify the police department that the residence is vacant, so that the department can regularly check the residence during the time period reflected on the completed form.
These same precautions should also be taken in respect to leaving property in motor vehicles. Drivers are advised to secure the vehicles and to put all property out of sight, or better, into the trunk areas. Statistics show that most vehicles that are entered become targets when the suspect observes valuable property sitting in the vehicle in plain view.
Any questions can be directed to the Salisbury Police Department Community Affairs Division at 410-548-3165.
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Here's one more anti-burglary tip. Keep a dog in the house and a loaded handgun on the nightstand. Right next to the loaded rifle and shotgun.
ReplyDeleteAlways give your next door who was a sniper fresh baked goods to sweeten his disposition and keep his number on auto dial.
ReplyDeleteTo 6;10. Amen to that. A speed camera will not help you, and it would probably take law inforcement half an hour to respond to a 911 call, if you could get a call through. Protect yourself is the only way you will survive.
ReplyDelete"common sense ain't too common"
ReplyDeleteand then burglurers hit on those rare homeowner's who enjoy a good slow game of torture.
ReplyDeleteA speed camera may help response time. There are tipically 4 Deputies working the 300 sq mile area at a time. They handle speed complaints daily; therfore keeping them away from crime prevention. Furlough cops! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteOh yea, before you tell me, MSP bumps the number up by 3 Troopers for the county. Great numbers.
Speed "complaints"? Thats a new one. And are you saying there are any Fruitland police or Salisbury police on duty? No Natural Resourses officers cruising around? No State Police at the weigh station ready to jump into action? No DEA, Immigration, or FBI agents rolling through the area? No undercover officers in unmarked cars trolling for trouble? The sheriff himself isn't out in his high tech assualtmobile? LOL....You can sit at the intersection at the mall and count all kinds of cops (especially UNMARKED cars) going by. multi
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