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Richmond RCMP presents festive safety tips
Published 4:12 PST, Tue December 17, 2019
Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
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The Richmond RCMP would like to wish the community a safe, joyous, and festive season. While there are many fine folks enjoying this time of year, there are also some naughty folks with the opposite intentions in mind. Our officers will be very watchful for them. And once we arrest them, they can enjoy a stay at our Buffalo B & B. Nicely appointed and tastefully decorated with contractor gray concrete walls, fully stocked (security) bars, pillow soft single ply TP, and luxurious stainless steel toilets. We digress. The season is about sharing and we have some important safety tips to share with you.
Home:
Make your home appeared lived in all year round even if when you are not around. We would recommend automatic lighting or lighting on a timer.
Yard upkeep is recommended as is keeping the front porch clear of newspapers, flyers, or mail.
Keep some sort of music playing or even the radio. It will make it sound like someone is home.
Secure all windows and doors, even on levels beyond the first floor.
Store keys to vehicles away from the any entrance. Store them elsewhere. If they are easy to get to, thieves can find them too.
Vehicle:
Leave nothing in plain sight. That means shopping bags, backpacks, purses, loose change, non-permanently installed dash cams, and anything else.
Thieves will target vehicles anywhere including underground parkades, in front of your house, shopping mall parking lots, on the street, at the airport, and so on.
Lock your doors. It sounds simple but it happens.
Remove or keep garage door openers hidden. That garage door opener can be used by thieves to enter an underground parkade or even your own garage.
Keep vehicle registration and insurance documents hidden.
When temperatures drop, avoid starting your vehicle and leaving it unoccupied.
Personal:
Wear brightly coloured clothing or something with reflective materials when walking, running, or cycling especially in inclement weather or at night.
Make eye contact with the drivers of vehicles whenever you are crossing the road.
Cross the roadway in designated areas only.
Look 360 degrees before crossing. A fraction of time it takes to do so can save you from serious harm or even death.
Avoid anything distracting when crossing. This includes staring or using your smart phone. Wait the few moments it takes to cross before using your device.
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