Leaving Your Residence for an Extended Period

Here are a few precautions we suggest if you're planning to leave for a few days or more. Before you leave:

• Move your vehicle off of a public street. 
• Lock your room, apartment or house doors and windows. 
• Remove all portable items from your vehicle. If you must leave something in your car, lock it in the trunk.
• Take valuables with you if you live in a residence hall or apartment. Keep your bicycle in your room during the holidays.
• Ask a neighbor or family member to watch your house and suspend home deliveries such as newspaper and mail.
• Set indoor and outdoor lights on an automatic timer.
• Set a radio or television on a timer so your house looks and sounds occupied.
• Ask a neighbor to park a car in your driveway so your house looks occupied.