Crime prevention tip of the week
Welcome back after the holiday
break. Many of you have new
things to unbox or open so here is
an important tip or two.
Please record all the information about your serialized items. You need to know the make, model, serial number and value in Canadian dollars of each item. That list then needs to be printed and retained somewhere other than on your computer. Please encourage your roommates to do the same and if you like, you can register them here at the college with Security Services with our property registration program.
If you are not going to keep the boxes they need to be cut up and folded so that no one can see what was in the box, then bundle it up and put it out for recycling.
If you live off campus and go away again for a long period of time, like over reading week, make arrangements with someone who is staying to collect your mail and keep your sidewalk and front porch cleared of snow. Make your place look lived in. It’s also good if someone checks the property now and again to make sure nothing has gone wrong, like a frozen or broken pipe.
Speaking of winter and snow, it is your responsibility to keep the snow cleared off the sidewalk in front of your home. It is a city bylaw. It also makes it a lot easier and nicer for people walking to school if the sidewalk is cleared off. You can be held civilly responsible for someone slipping and falling on the sidewalk in front of your house, your front sidewalk, your front porch and steps, so please clean the snow out of these areas.
If you drive during the winter you want to make sure your car has a proper emergency kit to deal with any problems. But that is next weeks article.
If you have questions about this or any other crime prevention concerns please feel free to contact Steve Hartwick with Campus Security Services either by phone at 519-452-4430 ext. 4929 or email at shartwick@fanshawec.ca.
Please record all the information about your serialized items. You need to know the make, model, serial number and value in Canadian dollars of each item. That list then needs to be printed and retained somewhere other than on your computer. Please encourage your roommates to do the same and if you like, you can register them here at the college with Security Services with our property registration program.
If you are not going to keep the boxes they need to be cut up and folded so that no one can see what was in the box, then bundle it up and put it out for recycling.
If you live off campus and go away again for a long period of time, like over reading week, make arrangements with someone who is staying to collect your mail and keep your sidewalk and front porch cleared of snow. Make your place look lived in. It’s also good if someone checks the property now and again to make sure nothing has gone wrong, like a frozen or broken pipe.
Speaking of winter and snow, it is your responsibility to keep the snow cleared off the sidewalk in front of your home. It is a city bylaw. It also makes it a lot easier and nicer for people walking to school if the sidewalk is cleared off. You can be held civilly responsible for someone slipping and falling on the sidewalk in front of your house, your front sidewalk, your front porch and steps, so please clean the snow out of these areas.
If you drive during the winter you want to make sure your car has a proper emergency kit to deal with any problems. But that is next weeks article.
If you have questions about this or any other crime prevention concerns please feel free to contact Steve Hartwick with Campus Security Services either by phone at 519-452-4430 ext. 4929 or email at shartwick@fanshawec.ca.
