BEAT THE BURGLARS- Before a Burglary Ever Happens

Rikki King of The Herald has begun a series that she calls "Beat the Burglars." Burglaries are frustrating crimes for victims. Being property crimes, police may take awhile to arrive at the scene especially if they have one or more crimes against a person in progress. The priority goes down if the victim does not have any "suspect" information. In addition, crime statistics show that most of us are more likely to become victims of a property crime like burglary or car theft of car prowl than an assault or homicide. Despite the fact that the crime only involves property, you the victim can feel violation and loss. There are things you can do to prevent becoming a victim of burglary and do to cope and be assistance if you are burglarized. Here is her first installment: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110407/BLOG41/110409910 For more information about burglary prevention go to: Sheriff's Office Tip Sheet: http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/Residential%20Burglary.pdf Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Newsletter: Burglary Prevention- http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/MayJun05.pdf Alarms- http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/MarApr06.pdf