Recreation - Greenwood Village
Recreation - Greenwood Village
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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