Tips to Prevent Thefts at the Office

• Keep your purse, wallet, keys with you at all times or locked in a drawer or closet.
• Check the identity of strangers who are in your office. Ask who they are there to see and offer to help them find that person.
• Mark all your personnel items you take to the office with your name and an identification number.
• Report broken lights or dimly lit areas or doors that do not lock properly.
• Be discreet. Don't advertise your vacation plans to people visiting or calling your place of work.
• Does the reception area have a panic button for emergencies.
• Don't use stairwells and out of the way corridors alone.
• Make sure restrooms are locked and only employees have keys.
• Don't work late alone.
• Create a buddy system for walking to parking lots or public transportation.

For more information about crime prevention call the Rockville City Police Department Community Services Officer 240-314-8922.