Full Notification

At Home

• Make sure all doors and windows have secondary locks (window pins, deadbolts, dowels, etc.) and use them!
• Don't hide spare keys in mailboxes or planters, or under doormats.
• Ensure that dark areas and entrances have outdoor lights that are turned on after dark or are activated by sensors.
• Keep trees and shrubbery trimmed so they do not conceal doors and windows. Remember, overgrown foliage can provide a hiding place for criminals.
• Place gifts where they can't be seen from the outside. 
• Consider safe deposit boxes for coin and stamp collections, seldom-worn jewelry, stock bonds, etc. 
• Be sure to mail cards, checks or gift certificates from the Post Office or at a blue U.S. Postal Service collection box.
• Lock your vehicle and remove all the valuables. Yes, even in your driveway.

• Use caution anytime there is a stranger at your door. 
• Be suspicious of unexpected sales calls or deliveries. Ask for identification.
• Be aware of scams that criminals commit to take advantage of people's generosity during the holidays. 
• Investigate charities before making donations. Ask how the funds will be used.  

• Ask a trusted friend, neighbor or Neighborhood Watch member to watch your home.
• Use timers for lights and radios while you're away.
• Remember to make arrangements for mail and newspapers. 

• Don't advertise expensive toys, electronics, or other gifts received by the boxes left for garbage collections. Compress large boxes and place them in black garbage bags for pick-up. 
• Add new items to your home inventory. Take photos or video of all items of value in your home and list each item's make, model, serial number and other information. 
• Engrave new items to help identify them in the event they are stolen. 

• Network with Neighbors
• Have Packages Delivered to Work
• Leave Specific Drop-off Instructions
• Install Security Cameras

• Get a P.O. Box as Your Local Post Office
• Set Up Notifications to Track Your Packages
• Install a Security Camera
• Get Your Packages Delivered to Your Office
• Require a Signature on Delivery
• Reschedule Delivery or Ask for a Package Hold When on Vacation
• Insure Your Packages
• Ask Your Neighbors to Grab Your Packages

• Shut down at night
• Set up surveillance
• Consider bringing in valuable items at night
• Report, report, report

• Check with your delivery company to make sure your package was actually delivered.
• Know exactly what’s in the missing box.
• If you see the thief, pay attention to what his or her vehicle looks like and its license plate number. Second to that, get the thief’s physical description – gender, approximate height and weight, and what they’re wearing – so you can tell an officer.
• Call 911 and ask for an officer to come to your home.
• If you have a security camera on your home, get a copy of the video to police. Ask your neighbors if their cameras captured the thief in action.

• USPS: File a Claim
• UPS: Start a Claim
• FedEx: Start a Claim
• Amazon: Find a Missing Package That Shows As Delivered