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Article: NAPERVILLE CRIME STOPPERS: HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS
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- Sun Publications (IL)
- Article date:
- December 5, 1997
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The holidays are a special time of year.
But they're also a time when busy people forget to be careful about their personal property and personal safety.
As a result, people are especially vulnerable to theft and other crimes.
Here are some tips from McGruff the Crime Dog and Naperville Crime Stoppers to help keep your holidays safe.
If you were a crook who wanted some quick cash, what would you do? Steal purses and wallets of holiday shoppers? Burglarize homes of families on vacation? Solicit donations for a fake charity? Use other people's card numbers or charge accounts? All of these are holiday fund-raisers for crooks.
Protect yourself -- DON'T BE A TARGET!
WHEN SHOPPING ...
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