Posts Tagged ‘break-ins’

‘Tis the Season for …. 13 tips

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

’tis the season….Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Years, birthdays, traveling, visitors, break-ins…

Yep, I said it.  The B word.  BREAK-INS.

Unfortunately this is the time of year that as many of us prepare for Christmas, traveling, celebrating with family and friends, someone else is preparing to make our holiday one we won’t forget.

There are times you can do everything right and someone will still break into your house.  However, there are many things that you can do that will make a potential burglar think twice and possibly even deter them.  Here are a few tips as we get ready to say goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011: (more…)

PRR-Watch Hosts Annual 2010 Meeting

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community watch - prr-watch.orgRaleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, held their annual meeting on February 9, 2010. Hot topics from the meeting included updates from Captain Perry, of the Raleigh Police Department (RPD), on the recent break-ins in the Lineberry area. Thanks to some good police work and excellent reporting from the community, the break-ins have appeared to settle down recently. The meeting notes are now available on the prr-watch.org website (PDF).

Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch also announced several other items from their business agenda: (more…)

10 Tips for a Safer Holiday

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

The Lineberry area has had a rash of home and car break-ins starting November 18, 2009. There have been at-least 10 residential break-ins over the last 3-4 weeks. Before I provide a few tips, let’s start with the basics. If you see anyone that you do not recognize in your or your neighbors yard, call 911 immediately. Don’t assume that they belong there, even if it looks like a service vehicle. Don’t wait until your neighbor comes home, report suspicious activity right away. (more…)