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Keep
shades and blinds in their normal positions.
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Stop
mail and newspapers, or ask a neighbor to pick them up
every day.
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Put
several household lights on timers so they turn on and
off at appropriate times.
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Arrange
to have grass mowed (or snow shoveled) while you're
gone.
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Make
sure all your door and window locks are in working order
- and use them.
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You
might even leave a radio on - or put it on a timer.
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Make
sure the outside of your house is lit up. (This should
be a daily practice - criminals don't like the light)
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Ask a
neighbor to park in your driveway overnight - anything that
might suggest someone's home.
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If
you have close neighbors, ask them to check your house a
couple times a day as an additional check.
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And don't forget to lock all
doors and windows when you leave.
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Activate
your home alarm (if you have one).
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Contact
the St. Bernard Police Department at 242-2727 so we can add you to our
Vacation House Check Program. You can now do this
online. Go to our Vacation House Check link and just
fill in the blanks and email the information to us. We
will confirm that we have received your email and will
check your house while you are gone. Please provide us
with emergency contacts, who should be on your property,
and what vehicles and lights will be on. Enjoy
your vacation knowing that we are keeping an eye out for
you while you are gone.
