The mission of the Police Service is to provide you with the level of Security you need to enable you go about yourduties in peace.

This is in recognition of the fact that you dutifully meet your tax obligations and we on our part have to make it possible for you to enjoy the peace that you deserve. Unfortunately we are notable to meet your security needs without you taking steps to assist in your own security.

We would therefore make certain suggestions for us to discuss how feasible their implementations are.

  1. We have observed that most of the recorded took place after midnight.
  2. Therefore we will advice that you break your sleep around that time to be able to look out for intruders.
    We have always mentioned that we lack manpower, logistics etc. It is therefore difficult to get permanent Police guard for people who request.
    We advice you to:
  3. Have well trained dogs who would alert you of an intruder in the house.
    Another way will be to:
  4. Employ private security personnel to keep watch.
  5. Educate your security people to question any suspicious persons who appear to be spying on you. Call the Police and give such information to them.
  6. Do not struggle with robbers when they succeed in getting into your premises, because your life at that time will be at risk. What you have to do is try to observe the mannerism of your attackers, i.e. their voice, their gait, their height, colour and any other features you can observe. Most of the time, robbers look for big sums of money, jewellery, sound systems, camera, mobile phones, clothing and other valuable items.
    You will:
  7. Refrain from keeping large sums of money on you. You may decide to keep and withdraw your money at the bank near to your destination. You will also give a particular identification mark to all your home electrical appliances, i.e. TV sets, video decks, sound systems, cameras etc. By marking your property, it will assist you to get back your stolen property.
  8. Armed robbers use blocks and other implements to gain access into the premises of their victims. You will reinforce your main doors with iron gates which wil be difficult to break in. Avoid leaving in you premises pieces of blocks which will lend & ready tools for your attackers.
  9. Be on good terms with your neighbours so they will be ready to assist you in times of any attack. Help nurture a neighbourhood watch committee in your various areas and sustain it by making monetary contributions towards the upkeep of the committee. Be sure you present the members of the committee for vetting lest you employ criminals to keep watch over your property. Exchange telephone numbers with your neighbours, watch closely vehicles which you suspect are trailing you and drive to safer place.

Leaving Your Home
When leaving your home for a trip or holiday you must consider the following;

  1. Ask your neighbour or friendto keep eye on your house and remove mail from the door mat. Persuade him to keep your law trimmed and if possible park a car on your drive.
  2. You may also subtly cancel deliveries newspapers etc.
  3. Remove valuable or attractive items froi view through your windows.
  4. Make sure your garage doors are alway locked.
  5. Ensure that all windows are closed an’ locked, and all keys removed from th locks.
  6. Don’t close curtains or blinds as they are give away during the day.

If you have an alarm, make sure it is set and you have informed your trusted neighbour.

SECUERITY IN YOUR GARDEN
Remember to lock away gardening tools and equipment in your garden shed, they make very good house breaking tools for the casual thief. If you have a ladder ensure that it cannot be used to gain access to open upstairs windows. Keep all garden fence in good repair and always padlock gates.

Keep plants, hedges, and shrubs in your front garden below window sill height, also trim out the bottom growth of trees. Why give a burglar screen to work behind.

Consider any of the following
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH:
If you haven’t joined one, do so now. Neighbourhood watch enables you to join with neighbour to fight local crime and help keep each other’s property safe. Those living where there isn’t any, get one going.

BUSINESS WATCH
Just like neighbourhood watch, whatever your organization makes or sells, you will have security problems in common with others around you.By linking together in a Business Watch, you can defeat the villains. Initiate moves and form Business Watch.

LIGHTING
Good lighting will deter the thief at night. There is now manually controlled photoelectric cell or movement detector lights which illuminate the porch and garden areas. This type of lighting switches on when movement is detected.

ENTRY PHONES
If you have an entry phone system installed in your house, be sure to check the identity of any caller before allowing access. If you do not have any try and install one. www. ghana police. org

THE IMPORTANCE OF A HOME SECURITY ALARM
ByArturo Ronzon
Homeland securitization has been given so much importance over the past few years that we have almost forgotten the importance of our own house and the importance of a good home security alarm. While burglary in your property may not make the headlines, it is in your best interest to safeguard property by installing a good home security alarm.

According to the US bureau of Justice Statistics there were 14 million incidents of theft on property and in 83% incidents the burglars had entered the house or building located in the property.

You might feel safe by locking your doors and windows but there are ways to enter a house known only to people who commit burglary for living. Burglars always strike by surprise; to underestimate their resourcefulness would be a mistake you would not want to make at any cost.

There are many types of home security alarm, which can help you effectively protect a property, belongings and more importantly your family from burglars.

Home security alarm is one of the more trusted methods to protect your house from burglars; a simple home security alarm generally makes a loud sound or dials a number like 911, your cell phone or a neighbor and sends a pre recorded distress message. Some systems connect themselves with the smoke alarms which notify the fire department immediately.

Then there is also the monitored house securitizing systems which are considered the safest of all and the local systems which are considered safer than monitored property securitizing systems, yet cheaper
Many securitizing systems come with a sign board that can be mounted on the door, mailbox or anywhere else where they can be noticed.

Burglars generally target un-protected houses and leave alone the houses protected by any type of home security alarm. As for starters, the cheapest home security alarm is the “do it yourself” systems, you need to do all the installation and setup yourself, but if you are on a budget these are the right ones for you.

A home security alarm not only helps in preventing burglary but it also helps in minimizing the loss in case the burglars break into a house because they fear a backup or the sound which might alert the neighbors or the police.