INFO FROM OCSO

Please be advised by your Crime Prevention Officer

There has been an increase in
Day Time Residential Burglaries in the
Zone 12 & 13 areas of Sector 1

Please report all suspicious Vehicles and Persons
Please make sure to remember and report if you see any special markings, colors or symbols and if the persons seen have any markings or logos on thier clothes

If it looks suspicious REPORT IT!
to the
OCSO 407-836-HELP

Home Burglary Prevention
The OCSO recommends:

GOOD LOCKS
>Install deadbolt locks on all exterior doors
>Re-key locks on newly purchased homes or if key is lost or stolen
>Never hide a key outside your home.
>Install locks on all windows
>Always lock doors and windows--do not provide the burglar an opportunity
>Keep garage doors closed & locked when not in use.

Good Security starts Outside your home
>Make your address visible from the street, day & night.
>Illuminate the exterior of your home to eliminate dark hiding spots. Pay special attentions to entryways.
>Keep shrubs & trees trimmed away from front doors
>Never use first or middle names on maiboxes or nameplates
>Ladders, tools bicycles lift outside your home are an invitaion to the burglar/Theif.

SLIDING GLASS DOORS: These are most often the point of home entry
Problems
>Aluminum can be peeled to gain entry.
>Window/door can be lifted out of the track.
>Window can be forced open
Solutions:
>Tighten adjustment screws to prevent lifting door out of the track.
>Charley-bar or sliding door bar may be purchased.
>Numerous locking devices are available for sliding windows & doors.
>Utilize metal,not plastic permenently mounted devices for better secuity
> Install 2 or 3 screws into the upper track, leave them 1/2 inch out so door can't be lifted off of the track.
>Pins- install into doors or windows to prevent opening, drilling & pinning at a slightly downward angle, use 5/32" hole with a 8 or 10 penny nail
> Start a Neightborhood Watch Program
> Get a Residential Security Survey done, free thru the OCSO

Be aware of "casing" used in residential burglaries


Please be advised and aware of a common method of reconnaissance, or “casing,” used by suspects in residential burglaries. Lengthy door knocking and doorbell ringing are used in an attempt to determine if anyone is home. This method has been used on several occasions in many Areas and is known to precede a burglary. When the door is answered by a resident, the suspect will claim to be lost, solicit some type of service or product, or ask for someone that does not live there. If this happens to you, call the OCSO ASAP 407-836-HELP.

If you do not want to answer the door, you can always tell the person from behind the closed door that you cannot open it right now, or make a sufficient amount of noise inside to alert the person to your presence. Should someone attempt to break into your home, call 911 immediately.

Simple Tips
Make your home look as if you are home all the time
Put lights on timers
Leave a radio on so it sounds like your there
Lock up Before you leave
If you have an alarm system USE IT!
You would be surprised how many have them then don't use them........

"Elevate your concern or suspicion, don't hesitate to call the Sheriff's Office if you see something
out of the ordinary."

You could possibly deter a burglar from breaking into a home in your neighborhood.
"Put the pressure on the crook!"
Being aware can help both you and your neighbors lessening home burglaries.
OCSO
407-836-HELP

Remember the three D’s of burglary prevention:
Deter ~ Detect ~ Delay

Deter — Sound residential security practices and good locks are a deterrent since they eliminate the opportunity for an easy burglary.

Detect — The possibility of detection is increased if you can force a burglar to work where he can be observed. A burglar also wants to avoid drawing attention to himself by making noise, such as breaking glass or smashing doors.
Alarms on doors and windows are the surest way to detect a burglar, but watchful neighbors alert to unusual activity who will notify law enforcement authorities are also an effective means of detection.

Delay — Delaying a burglar for four minutes is generally considered sufficient to prevent entry into a residential dwelling. A burglar wants to avoid being caught,
so the longer it takes to force a door or window, the greater his risk. It is nearly impossible to make a house
or apartment impregnable, but it is relatively easy and inexpensive to make forced entry difficult and to delay the burglar.

By keeping in mind the principles of deterrence, detection, and delay, you will be more likely to deny the burglar access to his target. Your Home...

You don’t have to be one of the two million residential burglary victims and neither do your neighbors.



Remember —
crime prevention begins at home.