Holiday Safety Tips from Orange County Sheriff’s Office

If the pandemic has shifted your purchases to online shopping:

• Talk with your delivery driver and ask if they would place your packages out of view.
• Track your packages so you know exactly when they  will be delivered.
• Have a neighbor pickup your packages if you cannot be there when they are delivered.
• Use in-store pickup or pickup lockers if you cannot be home to receive valuable deliveries.
• Use a virtual mailbox address like the Mail Membership at ScribbleSpace.CO
• Talk to your apartment manager about delivery storage options.
• Break down boxes for expensive items (TVs,  Game Systems, etc.) and put them inside your recycling bin or take them to one of the complimentary ‘Burglary Box’ recycle bins throughout Orange County.

If you are shopping in person at retail stores: 

• Park your vehicle in a well-lit area.
• Do not become distracted. Put your phone away and stay aware of your surroundings.
• Keep your purse close to your body or your wallet in an inside jacket pocket or front pants pocket. 
• If something seems suspicious, say something. Call 911. #SeeSomethingSaySomething
• Stay alert for vehicles that may follow you home. 
• Don’t leave purchases in plain sight in your car. Lock them in your trunk. 
• Save your receipts and monitor your credit card activity.