Holiday Security For High-Density Living Washington DC

by Broderick Perkins
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Deadline Newsroom - It's buying time.

The holiday season includes more people carting more stuff around in their car and getting more deliveries left at their door than any other time of the year.

And that poses a unique security dilemma for high-density living, where a cast of hundreds can work for you or against you.
Theoretically, a Neighborhood Watch can put more eyes on the street in a concentrated high-density area than in a single-family development with the same footprint, but you may not always know if that visitor is a neighbor's guest or a prowler looking for a heist.

The key to any security effort is based on a simple premise -- if you don't make yourself a target, chances are, you won't be a victim.

• Never leave items in your car, even for brief periods, unless it's concealed in the trunk or other area out of sight. If there's nothing to see, there's nothing to steal.

Thieves don't have your value system. What you believe is worthless could prompt a crook to smash your window for a quick grab. Plain-view-goodies amount to a Vegas jackpot for thieves looking to score five-finger discounts without the sweat of shopping around. ...

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