Frankenmuth

"Your Hometown Body Shop" Complete Collision Repair Cars • Trucks • RVs Lifetime Guarantee 989-868-3261• precisionautobodymi.com 3289 S. VanBuren Road • Richville MI 48758 The best truck protection money can buy 1 Always make sure your house is secure before you leave. 2 Set indoor lights on a timer. This will give the illusion that someone is home. 3 Use motion sensor lighting for outdoors and dusk to dawn light bulbs. 4 If you park your car outside, lock all doors and remove all valuables. Remember to check your glove box as well. Remove your garage door opener from your vehicle. If you park your vehicle in the garage, lock all doors to the garage, your car doors, and do not leave your keys in your car. 5 Have an alarm system or camera system installed if you do not have one. Systems are easily accessible now and can be purchased at an electronics retailer or online and they come with instructions for how to install it yourself. 6 Store any valuables in a safe place and out of sight. 7 Consider marking your electronics with a number you will remember. This can be done with a permanent marker or scratching the number in an area that is concealed. In the event of a theft while you are away, these numbers may help track where your property has gone. 8 Remember to stop your mail or have your mail forwarded to your winter residence. 9 Ask a trusted neighbor to bring in your garbage cans and put them out on trash days. This also gives the appearance that you are home. 10 If you have newspapers delivered, ask a neighbor to pick them up for you. 11 Winter time is notorious for causing burst pipes. Insulate your pipes before you leave and keep your thermostat at a temperature that will avoid interior pipe bursts. 12 NEVER post online that you are out of town. Only let trusted friends that will be caring for your house know when you are leaving and returning. 13 Frankenmuth Police Department offers a Property Check. If you would like to be on this list, please come in and fill out the property check form or call us at (989) 652-8371. Our officers will check your property several times a week, we check all your exterior doors and windows and walk around the exterior of your property. As always, stay safe and enjoy your time away! Leaving your home for the holidays? Don't get caught by surprise when you arrive home this holiday season. Use some of these tips to keep your home just as you left it! 6

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