Safety Tips and Crimes of the Week December 13/07

With the Christmas shopping season upon us, Crime Stoppers and area police would like to share a few tips with you, to ensure you enjoy the experience and do not become a victim of unscrupulous criminals.
With the shorter daylight hours, if you are returning to your home or vehicle with parcels, be aware of your surroundings and people loitering in close proximity, especially after dark.
Always lock your vehicle before heading into the stores and malls.
When leaving parcels unattended in your vehicle, lock them up in the trunk and out of sight of prying eyes.
When paying for items with your debit card, or withdrawing cash from the ATM, shield the machine with your hand or entire body when entering your PIN number.
Never leave your purse or wallet unattended in a shopping cart or a change room when trying on articles.
Wrapped presents look lovely under a Christmas tree and especially so to thieves peering through windows. Keep this in mind when deciding where to place the tree and when to put the gifts underneath it.
And finally, if you decide to order anything on-line from the internet, be sure that you only go to secure and trusted sites.
From all of us at Crime Stoppers, have a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season.

Crime Stoppers in the Kingston/1000 Islands area, will soon be celebrating 20 years serving your community. Our record of successful tips is amazing. Thanks to your calls, thousands of criminals have been arrested, volumes of stolen property recovered and multi-millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs are off our streets.
We have now extended this anonymous avenue of getting crime related information to the police to the information super highway. Now, you can securely log on and submit confidential tips via the internet. Just visit our home page http://www.callcrimestoppers.caand follow the link.
If you have any information about a crime that has been committed or is about to be, call us toll free @ 1-800-222-TIPS or join us on the web. Your information could earn you a reward of up to $2,000.

Kingston Police are asking for your help to solve a case of tool theft from a construction trailer.
Overnight, Wednesday November 14th, thieves broke into the locked, red trailer, parked at a job site at 197 Pine Street, and stole $6,000 worth of uninsured power tools. The brand names included Rigid, DeWalt, Makita, Hitachi, Bostich and Bosch.
If you have any information about this theft, or know the location of the stolen property, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-TIPS or submit a tip on-line @ www.callcrimestoppers.ca.

Napanee OPP officers are continuing their investigation into two armed robberies. The first occurred at the Petro Canada kiosk on Centre Street, just before 9 p.m. on Monday, November 19th. The second one happened at 4 a.m. on Thursday, November 29th, at the Pioneer Gas Bar on Centre Street south.
In both cases, the suspect brandished a weapon and demanded money. The suspect is described as a male, wearing a balaclava and dark clothing. He is just over 5 feet tall and has a slender build.
If you have any information that would help police solve this crime, or any other, please call Crime Stoppers @ 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip on-line @ www.callcrimestoppers.ca.