Police: Keep Cars Locked, Throw the Deadbolt to Thwart Thieves
Farmington Hills Police officers stress crime prevention after recent thefts in multi-family communities and from vehicles.
Thieves who struck several multi-family housing communities in Farmington Hills over the past week were stopped at some doors, because residents did one thing. "Always have a deadbolt," Farmington Hills Police Commander Matt Koehn said Wednesday. Even the residents couldn't get into their apartments after the deadbolt locks were jammed by attempts to pry them open, police reports noted. Another way to strengthen security in an apartment is to use bars on patio doors and windows, so they can't be forced open, Koehn said. The problem with multi-family housing is that if no one is home in a particular building, thieves are free to try entering several units, Koehn said. He added that officers work with apartment building managers to solve …
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grama
3:53 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
it is good that the police is stressing crime prevention. It needs to be done more often to thwart thieves and people need to pay more attention and remember to lock all their doors......ALL THE TIME. No matter how long you will be gone. more ›