Subject: Re: Meeting summary??
From: christian.a.lattimer@jpmchase.com
Date: Mon Jan 09 2006 - 09:51:35 CST
A couple of things to add....
Post "In Case Of Emergency" (ICE) information on your refrigerator. Incase
you are not home and there is an emergency with your unit, the police will
know who to notify.
For example:
In Case Of Emergency Contact:
Name - 312-555-1212 (cell)
Name - 312-555-1313 (work)
Have the phone number for First Properties in you cell phone
(312-829-8900). If you see a problem with garage, parking lot gates, or
doors to the building, report the problem immediately. Anytime there is a
problem with security and access control to the facility this is
considered a high priority item. If First Properties is not open, call
the number and wait for the 24 hour emergency operator to handle the call.
Don't wait to fix a security problem.
One of the most important things you can do to help the police and your
community is to report crime. Community information is essential to
identifying crime patterns and apprehending offenders. But when you call
the police, it is critical that you Make The Right Call. Not every
situation is an emergency that requires an immediate police response, so
not every call to the police needs to go through the 9-1-1 emergency
number.
Program your cell phone with the number for 12th District Chicago Police
Department.
CPD - 12th District (Monroe)
100 S. Racine Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312)746-8309
The Chicago Police Department states:
Calls for police service are dispatched on a priority basis. Any situation
that represents an immediate threat to life, bodily injury or major
property damage or loss is a high-priority dispatch. These calls are to be
dispatched within 10 minutes.
Incidents where there is no immediate threat to life; no one was injured
in the incident; the incident is not in progress; the offender is not in
the immediate area, and the incident does not involve a major loss or
damage of property are of a lower priority. These calls are to be
dispatched within one hour. If your call is not a high priority, as
defined above, you will be informed that a unit will be sent when
available.
Other suggestions...
The use of a security alarm sticker on your front door can be a good
deterrent. Burglars will many times bypass units they believe to be
alarmed.
A security expert I spoke with said it is a good idea to install sliding
glass door security bars (charlie bars) to protect your unit from entry
via the balcony. Just because you balcony is high above the ground does
not mean it is secure. Many times we have window washers and contractors
doing work on the outside of the building. It is very easy for an
unscrupulous person to simply slide open the door and help themselves to
everything in your unit while you are away from home. Secure sliding
glass doors with commercially available bars or locks, or put a wooden
dowel or broom handle in the door track. Burglars look for sliding glass
doors because they are the easiest to open.
Don't place identification tags on your keys or key rings; if you lose
them, you give potential burglars help.
If you have recently purchased a television, stereo equipment, or other
household item, do not throw the empty boxes in the alley garbage. This is
a sure sign and strong temptation for burglars. Break down the boxes so a
burglar can not identify it as home electronics.
Turn the ringer on the telephone down low. If a burglar is around, he
won't be alerted to your absence by a ringing phone.
If you are out during the day or on vacation, use an automatic timer to
turn on lights and a radio at different times of the day. It is an easy
way to disguise the fact they you aren't home.
Have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers every day while
you are on vacation.
FYI... offical meeting minutes will be posted soon.
- Chris
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