Summer Security Tips from BCPD

It's that time of year again to get the word out to your neighbors about securing their property. With the warmer weather we're breaking out the yard equipment, lawn and patio furniture, bicycles, etc. and if we don't properly secure it when we're finished with it at the end of the day it may not be there tomorrow. At Towson Precinct we're already seeing an increase in burglary and theft reports where property owners are notifying us that lawn equipment--lawn mowers, weed cutters, leaf blowers, etc--has been stolen out of their yards or sheds. Bicycles are also being taken when left unsecured. These type of crimes are largely due to temptation, things are left out, nobody's around thus somebody walking by decides to take what's not theirs, reducing the temptation means reducing the amount of loss. So let your neighbors know to secure all property at the end of the day, lock garage doors and sheds once everything is placed inside. By properly securing one's property the temptation of someone else to take what is not their's is significantly reduced and thus the property owner is spared the time and expense of replacing what was stolen.

Thank You, Sgt Fink, PC06 COT