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Gulf Breeze Police Department
311 Fairpoint Drive
Gulf Breeze, Florida 32561
Source: Florida Attorney General's Office
- Strive to make your home look as lived-in as possible while you're
away.
- Don't broadcast your plans but do let your neighbors and local law
enforcement know.
- Give a spare key to your neighbors and give them an emergency telephone
number to reach you.
- Arrange to have your mail and newspapers either stopped or picked
up daily.
- Have someone mow your yard or rake the leaves so your house looks
lived-in.
- Use automatic timers to turn on a radio and lights at different intervals
to hide the fact you aren't home.
- Turn down the ringer on the telephone. An unanswered telephone is
a dead give-away.
- Be sure you don't announce your absence on your answering machine
message.
- Leave your blinds like you normally would if you were home. Only close
them all the way if that is what you would normally do.
- Be sure to close and lock the garage as well as any storage sheds,
gates, etc.
- Engrave all your valuables with your driver's license number. If possible
videotape the contents of your home. Be sure to keep the video and the
list of valuables in a safety deposit box.
- Ask your neighbor to occasionally park in your driveway. If you are
leaving a vehicle parked outside, have the neighbor move it periodically
so it looks as though you are home.
- Be sure someone knows your itinerary and your estimated time of arrival
and return.
- If you get lost while traveling, ask directions of local law enforcement,
not complete strangers.
- Be sure your vehicle is in good working condition and that you have
taken enough money. Do not carry large amounts of cash, use credit cards
and travelers' checks.
Copyright © 2001, City of Gulf Breeze, Florida. All
Rights Reserved.
City of Gulf Breeze
1070 Shoreline Dr.
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561
(850) 934-5100
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