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Defendmax LLC Self Defense Blog BOAT SAFETY & SECURITY March 22, 2010 Author: admin @ 8:32 am Thieves are always on the lookout for easy targets. Don’t make yourself an easy target. Always follow these simple steps. Never leave anything valuable on display, however small and insignificant it may seem. Thieves steal first and think about value later. Don’t leave anything loose in the cockpit or on deck. Don’t leave your engine key in the ignition – always take it with you. Keep your boat keys separate from your engine keys. Always keep your boat locked when no one is on board, even for a short time. Use strong padlocks or rimlocks on all your hatches, entry points and cockpit lockers. Constantly check and improve the security on your boat. It’s a good idea to fit an alarm and use a visible sticker to say that one is fitted. Make sure your cockpit lockers can be properly locked, and check that your main hatch and fore-hatch are strong. Also think about having a strongbox down below. If you don’t think something is secure, get it fixed. (more…) AVOIDING VIOLENT CRIMES March 21, 2010 Author: admin @ 3:00 pm Sexual Assault 1. Use initials instead of first names on mail boxes and phone listings. 2. Avoid remaining alone in an apartment laundry room or parking garage. 3. Never admit on the telephone or at the door that you are alone. 4. It is risky to accept a ride home from someone you have just met. 5. If you decide to physically resist assault, remember that your goal is to incapacitate the attacker long enough to run to safety and get help. 6. If you have been a victim of sexual assault, call police immediately. Do not bathe or change clothes or you may destroy evidence. (more…) AVOIDING CRIMES WHEN PARKING Author: admin @ 2:20 pm Theft and Vandalism Wherever possible, provide each dwelling with its own locked garage within the property boundaries. Locked garages outside the boundaries or well-lit and visible common car parks are the next best thing. Where private garages are not feasible, a car-port or driveway parking is preferable to grouped parking away from dwellings. As a general rule, underground or multi-story car parks should be avoided, as they are breeding grounds for vandalism and crime. If they already exist, danger could be minimized by limiting entry points and providing them with sturdy locked gates. Alternatively, each resident could be provided with a lockable garage in their own space, with robust, vandal proof metal doors – garages within garages, so to speak. Or users can be provided with a secure lock or a plastic keycard, which operates electronic doors. (more…) ATM SECURITY Author: admin @ 2:14 pm ATM SECURITY ATM cash machines have been incorporated in our way of life.  They offer a real convenience to those on the run but at the same time offer an element of risk.  Using an ATM machine safely requires awareness and a little planning.  Just because an ATM machine is open and available 24-hours a day doesn’t mean it is safe to use it.  Most ATM robberies occur at night between 8:00 PM and midnight.  ATM robbers are usually males under 25 years of age and most work alone.  ATM robbers usually position themselves nearby waiting for a victim to approach and withdraw cash.  Most ATM robbery victims are women and were alone when robbed.  Most claim that they never saw the robber coming.  Most ATM robbers used a gun or claimed to have a concealed weapon when confronting the victim and demanding their cash. If you or your family members use ATM cash machines on a regular basis, here are some tips that can make the process a little safer: (more…) APARTMENT SAFETY Author: admin @ 2:10 pm WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION One of the times your home is most vulnerable is when it is left empty for an extended period of time. Darkened windows, mail or newspapers collecting and closed windows in hotter weather all advertise your absence to a potential burglar. The best protection for your apartment during your absence is to have a house sitter. A friend you trust staying at your house can take care of your pets and/or plants in addition to making sure the house is inhabited. Have a neighbor check on your apartment while you’re away — turning on lights, radios or TVs and opening and closing curtains will give your apartment the appearance of someone home. If you don’t have a friend or neighbor to housesit or check your apartment while you’re away — perhaps even if you do — you should keep not only lights but a TV or radio on a timer. If you’re like me and have your TV on almost all the time you’re home [NOTE: I don't watch it, it's just background noise.], the absence of the sound and that glowing light in the windows announces that you’re not there. (more…) « Previous Page — Next Page »