For those living in estates, the feeling of being secured usually lulls them into letting down thier guard when it comes to security measures. However, more and more hoodlum and armed robbers now consider these estates as prime targets considering that these are where they believe they can get a lot of loot. Here are 18 tips that residents of estates should consider to increase their level of security alertness.
- Ensure complete fence of your estate
- Avoid multiple entrance/exit
- Don’t concentrate your security at the entrance gate only
- Better together – do things jointly
- Report every incident to the police – no incident is small
- Note and report suspicious faces
- Secure dangerous items properly because they are weapons that can be used against you
- Employ knowledgeable security personnel
- Know your neighbours and their numbers
- Keep important numbers handy at night – e.g. make them the latest dial before you sleep
- Ensure you have enough airtime/credit in in your phone always especially at night
- If there is any incident, don’t arrange or touch anything until the police comes around
- We (residents) are the first security, police only support you
- Beware of domestic servants/artisans – don’t disclose too much to them
- When driving, watch your back
- Secure your children well at all times. WHO TAKES CARE OF YOUR CHILD?
- Consider CCTV if you can afford it
- Consider car tracking device/pedal luck
Hopefully we can keep safe with these measures
