Crime Prevention

As we approach the Fall of 2020 and the upcoming holidays, Governor DeSantis has recently lifted all Covid-19 restrictions on businesses statewide. When getting busy in our daily lives, we tend to forget about our personal safety and the safeguarding our valuables at home while we attend to our busy schedules. Crime Prevention S Ed Henson is the owner of the St Lucie Shooting Center and Treasure Coast Safe Sales & Moving, Inc. He is a retired Detective from the New York City Police Department. He has agreed to speak to us about crime prevention, tips and According to Ed, “This is the time of year when children Summer of 2018 is coming to a close. Many families are planning their last trip before school resumes. The checklists are being created with flight and hotel arrangements, mail and newspaper holds, animal boarding, etc. We get so busy in our daily lives that we do not stop to think about safeguarding our valuables at home. gauge steel construction, a minimum of a 60-minute fire rating and a reputable locking mechanism whether it is a digital or a mechanical lock. Ed’s recommendation is to buy a safe that cannot be removed from your home easily. “Yes, anything is better than nothing, but in the same respect, a cheaper safe may just be a glorified ED HENSON, RETIRED DETECTIVE NYPD safety. According to Ed, “This is the time of year when children are returning to school and the house is left empty. So this is the time you are probably more vulnerable to a burglary [1]. Commonly reported stolen items are cash, prescription drugs, jewelry and firearms [2], and it would be foolish”, Ed says, “not to secure these items in a safe.” Not only can a safe protect your valuables and legal documents from burglary but also from a fire or flood. In most instances your legal documents can be a nightmare to replace. Purchase a quality safe! A quality safe is a combination of things; larger door bolts, heavier from your home easily. “Yes, anything is better than nothing, but in the same respect, a cheaper safe may just be a glorified lock box. My argument is this,” said Ed: “Get a safe, but remember, when you purchase your safe, keep in mind, that if YOU carried it into your home, the bad guy can carry it right back out.” Do you know who is delivering your safe? Most larger retail stores will not deliver a safe and if they will...they leave it curbside and do NOT bring it into the home, also you have no idea who that delivery person is, and most times it's an outside company contracted by the big box store. Thinking that purchasing a safe from a big box store will save you money is not always true. Remember the old saying; “You get what you pay for.” Many of these safes are made in mass quantities and tend to be lower end safes built to fit into a lower Retired NYPD Detective Ed Henson E d Henson, the owner of Treasure Coast Safe Sales & Moving, Inc., and Florida Gun Safety Classes Inc., a retired Detective from the New York City Police Department, educates us about crime prevention, tips and safety. “This is the time of year when children have returned to school, at least part of the time, and the house is left empty more often. Typically, this is the time you are probably more vulnerable for a burglary.” Commonly reported items stolen are cash, prescription drugs, jewelry and firearms, and it would be foolish not to secure these items in a safe. According to Uniform Crime Reporting, a burglary occurs somewhere in the United States every 15.4 seconds (2) and most happen between 6 a.m. and 6p.m. (2) According to ATF there were 9,281 firearms reported stolen by federal firearms licensee nationwide in 2016 (3). Not only can a safe protect your valuables and legal documents from are returning to school and the house is left empty. So this is the time you are probably more vulnerable to a burglary [1]. Commonly reported stolen items are cash, prescription drugs, jewelry and firearms lock box. My argument is this,” said Ed: “Get a safe, but remember, when you purchase your safe, keep in mind, that if YOU carried it into your home, the bad guy can carry it right back out.” burglary but also from a fire or flood. In most instances your legal documents can be a nightmare to replace. Purchase a quality safe! A quality safe is a combination of things; larger door bolts, heavier gauge steel construction, a minimum of a 60-minute fire rating and a reputable locking mechanism whether it be a digital or a mechanical lock. Ed’s recommendation is to buy a safe that cannot be removed from your home easily. “Yes, anything is better than nothing, but in the same respect, a Do you know who is delivering your safe? Most larger retail cheaper safe may just be a glorified lock box.” Not only can a safe protect stores will not deliver a safe and if they will...they leave it curbside and do NOT bring it into the home, also you have no idea who that delivery person is, and most times it's an “My argument is this; Get a safe, but remember, when you purchase your safe, keep in mind, that if YOU carried it into your home, the bad guy can carry it right back out.” Do you know who is delivering your safe? Most larger retail stores will not documents from burglary outside company contracted by the big box store. deliver a safe and if so...they leave it curbside and they will NOT bring it into the home, besides the fact you have no idea who that delivery person is, and most times it’s an outside company contracted by the big box store. Thinking that by purchasing a safe from a big box store will save you Thinking that purchasing a safe from money is not always true. Remember the old saying; “You get what you pay your legal documents can a big box store will save you money for.” Many of these safes are made in mass quantities and tend to be lower end safes built to fit into a lower budget. A couple hundred dollars is not be a nightmare to replace. is not always true. Remember the going to buy you much of any quality. Purchase a quality safe! old saying; “You get what you pay for.” Many of these safes are made in “You never know the intentions of people who are entering your home. Especially if you have home attendants, live in nurses or even contractors, but any safe or lockbox is better than none, and many times it keeps honest mass quantities and tend to be lower people honest.” end safes built to fit into a lower According to FDLE (4), there were 88,878 burglaries in 2017 and according to CityData.com (5); there were 400 burglaries in Port Saint Lucie/Saint Lucie County.

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