Holiday Safety

Holiday Safety

SHOP SAFELY

* Keep your purse close to your body - in front of you where you can see it - and cover the clasp or flap with your hand or
forearm. Don't carry open-weave bags or purses without flaps or zippers - these are easy marks for pickpockets.
* If you carry a wallet in your clothes, keep it in your front pants pocket or coat breast pocket.
* Walk confidently. Be alert - notice who passes you and who is behind you. Be especially mindful of pickpockets on
crowded busses and trains and among crowds of holiday shoppers.
* Don't overburden yourself with packages that may make it difficult for you to keep track of your purse or wallet or to
respond to a personal threat.
* Teach your children to go to a cashier and say they are lost if they get separated from you in a store or shopping mall. Tell
them never to go to the parking lot to look for you or the car.
* Don't leave packages or other valuables on the car seat where they can be seen. Lock them in the trunk.
* When you use your credit card to make a purchase, keep your eye on it to be sure that it's used to print one slip only.
* Always tear up the carbons after signing a credit card slip. A crook could take the carbon from the trash, copy the number,
and use it for mail-order or telephone purchases.