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SAYS THE BCAA:

Don’t let a thief steal your holiday

THE INCIDENCE of burglary has. increased alarmingly in recent months. With vacation time fast approaching, the B.C. Automobile Assoctation offers these simple _pre- cautions on how to reduce the chances of being vic- tumized.

Even apn inexperienced thief can make off with your travel expense money or irreplaceable valuables in much less time than you would imagine.

Before starting on your trip, take steps to reduce your chances of coming home to find that your house or apartment has been ransacked tn your absence.

Cancel the newspaper and all other deliveries. A stack of newspapers is a sure sign that no one is at home. Lock all windows and _ doors securely and ask a neighbor to take in any mail and keep an eye on the house. You could also suspend mail deliveries by filling out a simple form and paying a small fee at your post office.

BCAA recommends that you check your home- owner's or renter’s insurance

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policy to make sure you are covered in case of a break- in.

Plan to take only necessary credit cards and jewellery with you. List the numbers of these cards and copy any important papers you intend to pack, leaving the list and copies with a friend or in your safety deposit box.

Never leave unlocked car unattended. And never leave luggage, coats, Cameras or packages in the passenger com- partment, even when it is locked. Always place such items in the trunk and lock it. However, be careful where you leave cameras or Similar items such as binoculars. If left in a hot trunk or glove compartment, they could be tireparably damaged.

When checking into a hotel, do not leave your luggage unattended or your trunk unlocked while you carry part of your luggage into the lobby. This is an invitation to a loitering thief.

Always keep an eye on your luggage in an airport, train station or hotel lobby.

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There are thieves who rely on the “booster bag” to help them steal luggage. This is a bottomless bag that fits over luggage and purses and has hooks inside it. Once the thief has “hooked” your baggage can walk away un- detected — with his suitcase and yours.

When staying at a hotel. BCAA advises that you store extra money, jewellry. airline tickets and valuables in the hotel safe. Do not try to hide money or other valuables in your room — expenenced thieves know all the hkely hiding places. And the security features provided by some hotels to lock up valuables in your room — such as a special lock box ~— only lead a burglar to the exact place they are hidden. And the “secunty device” will be no deterrent.

Always lock your hotel room even if you will only be away for a minute. Putting a maid service sign on the door alerts a thief to your empty room. If your room is cleaned while you are at breakfast, hang the “do not disturb” sign on the door

Safety Jamboree

TWELVE YEAR-old Rob Sutherland of Chartwell Elementary School in West Vancouver has been chosen

by the BC Automobile Association to yon 6,000 school safety patrollers in

Ottawa for the 23rd Annual National School Safety Patrol Jamboree May 27 29

Rob will yon the BC delegation of 15 students and pohee chaperones attending the yamboree which ots sponsored by the Canadian Automobile Association and us member clubs

“The yamborce ts our way of saying thank you for an outstanding — yob these young cilizens in protecting the hives of their classmates " said Richard J BCAA president

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when you go out for the day.

Don't flash a lot of cash or credit cards in public. If a stranger tnes to attract your attention, be on your guard. Pickpockets often work in pairs — one to distract you and the other to hft) your wallet.

The B.C. Automobile Association suggests that you divide your funds among the family members. In this way, if one person is robbed, the others will have the remaining funds.

Never countersign your travellers cheques in ad- vance of the time you cash them and be sure to store your cheque numbers

separately from the cheques. You will need the list of numbers to make a claim should your cheques be stolen.

The smart thief will steal only every third or fourth cheque, which makes it much more difficult to realize that they have been stolen. BCAA recommends that you count your cheques periodically to make sure the senal numbers run in un- interrupted sequence.

A few minutes spent taking the trouble to guard against theft could pay great dividends later on.

Have a nice holiday.

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