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GOVERNMENT<br />

community<br />

ENSURING A SAFE<br />

The <strong>Greenwood</strong> <strong>Village</strong> Police Department works to protect residents and businesses from crime, but to effectively sustain a crime-free<br />

environment requires an active, engaged, and aware community. Remember — the most important single act you can do is to be aware of<br />

your surroundings at all times and call the Police to report crimes or suspicious activities! As an observer, if the situation doesn’t look or<br />

feel right, it probably is not. By going with your instincts, your actions could help deter a crime in progress or save the life of a neighbor.<br />

OFFICE<br />

SECURITY<br />

Businesses are not immune to<br />

thefts and must learn to take<br />

precautionary measures to<br />

prevent crimes in the workplace<br />

committed by “office creepers.”<br />

Office creepers pose as coworkers,<br />

service personnel, job<br />

applicants, or visitors who dress<br />

in suitable attire. They are not<br />

noticed because they look like<br />

they should be in the work<br />

environment, but in reality are<br />

criminals looking for easy access<br />

to credit cards, money, laptops,<br />

car keys, and other valuable items<br />

in the office.<br />

AN OFFICE CREEPER’S<br />

SUSPICIOUS<br />

BEHAVIOR<br />

• An unfamiliar person going<br />

from office to office.<br />

• Someone standing in a<br />

hallway for a long period of<br />

time.<br />

• Someone waiting outside of<br />

the building near opening or<br />

closing time.<br />

• Someone who is “just looking<br />

for a phone to use.”<br />

• Watch for “head poppers,” a<br />

thief or burglar who pops his<br />

or her head into a room or<br />

wrong door, pretending to<br />

look for a specific person or<br />

office.<br />

Office procedures should include an early verbal greeting with good eye contact of all visitors<br />

to the office.<br />

TIPS FOR PREVENTING<br />

THEFT IN THE WORKPLACE<br />

• Do not leave reception areas<br />

unattended.<br />

• Report lost keys. Never place personal<br />

identification on key rings or share<br />

them with anyone, and never leave<br />

office keys to locked cabinets in<br />

unlocked drawers or on open hooks.<br />

• Protect your access cards and keys as<br />

though they were to your own home.<br />

Do not loan access cards and keys to<br />

other employees. Immediately report<br />

lost access cards and keys. Ensure that<br />

access cards and keys are recovered<br />

from personnel upon termination of<br />

employment.<br />

• When you leave your office, take your<br />

purse or wallet with you or lock it in a<br />

secure drawer or cabinet. Office<br />

creepers look for purses hidden under<br />

desks or wallets left in jacket pockets<br />

or briefcases. Move coat racks away<br />

from entrances.<br />

• Avoid keeping large amounts of petty<br />

cash in the office and be careful of<br />

cash collections for co-workers.<br />

• Always secure valuable equipment<br />

such as calculators, cameras, iPods,<br />

iPads, and cellular telephones in<br />

locked drawers or filing cabinets.<br />

PG. 10 GV NEWSLETTER | MARCH 2011

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