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Extra cai can previ From Staff Reports With your shopping list in hant you are ready to brave the ma rush of after-Thanksgiving shop pers to find the perfect Christma pfesents, but be cautious. TVvn't lot wmir hnlirlav spavin h IA/II L 1VI JUUi ruined by pickpockets, car thieve and burglars. "Use common sense and cautio during the holiday season," Dann Baker, assistant dean of USC' College of Criminal Justice, said. "Elderly persons should b especially aware of con games ar get-rich schemes at Christim time," Baker said. Some other tips Baker sugges are: Try to avoid shopping alone night. When you go out, remember do a brief safety check of yoi automobile. Also, you should t to keep at least a quarter of tank i gas in the car at all times. Park in areas with adeaua lighting, even if it is daylight wh< you arrive at your destinatio because you may return to yo automobile after dark. Do not travel with large sums cash. Hold your purse near y< and don't put your wallet on tl counter when paying for purchs M* As you appro key ready. Loc =-===== your car before AIva/3\/c kopn Safety and try t0 stay pulated streets r? r-? NETWORK 252 VIETNAM r SOUTH C THRIF1 Furniture, Clothi: To Suit, A A A A nn 3300 two 754 re over the ent robberi es. j Store packages in the trunk of J your automobile, not in plain view. ^ "Once you have completed your shopping, find your keys prior to exiting the facility and walk KricH\, tn vniir car As vnn unoMj iv; ; vut v?.. - ? j approach your car look under it. Once unlocked, look in the back and lock all doors after entering !y the vehicle," Baker said. "If you are planning to go on a trip for the holidays, put yourself in the place of the burglar and think about what you can do to ls make the burgular's job more difficult. Remember, crime equals ts opportunity over desire. You can impact the opportunity portion of at the eauation." The most obvious way to ward to off a burgular is to make your jr home look occupied, he said. That ry means leaving a car in the driveof way, arranging to have the mail and newspapers picked up, an te installing timers to turn lights and ;n televisions or radios on and off at n, different times throughout the ur house. "Make sure the outside of your of house is well lit by installing cor3U ner lights. Low hedges can make a he house more secure," Baker said. IS_ The most basic tip, of course, is ach your car, have your )k around, ur.dei and in i getting in. i your car doors locked on well-lighted and poAlways be aware! It can happen OOc/O to anybody! VETERANS I )F AROLINA ' STORE rig, & Appliances... \\\Tastes! Notch Road -2072 holidays es, theft to have all doors and windows securely locked. It's a good idea, he said, to install double-key deadbolts, locks that require a key on both the inside and outside, on all doors. "If a burglar makes it into the house through a window, he will want to leave through a door to take out large items. If your doors have deadbolts, he will not be able to get the door open and may be discouraged from stealing anything," Baker said. It is also a good idea to become familiar with your local law enforcement agencies, Baker said, and tell them when you will be on vacation and how you can be reached in case of an emergency. "Most agencies assign officers to specific neighborhoods, and they'll be happy to ride by and check on your house while you're gone. The officers also can tell you whether there have been any recent break-ins in the area," he said. "Don't pretend that crimes do not happen and will not happen to you. It is much easier for a burgular to steal presents than it is to buy them. Above all, use common sense and caution for a safe holiday," Baker said. GET P teiij AbcAe 49 (CT 748 Harden St. Five Points Shoppin' time! -^lil Coleen Brown, left, and Alex Johns parents in the University Bookstore O How We I ? Moor! Vrvii! *2 iUUi EIf you have O type blood, you are rare PJ and O so special. ^ Give the gift of life, k GIVE BLOOD! ? + 2 ? American Red Cross ?? South Carolina Regional S Blood Services , ^ LUNNINC yiuiL DI wKM? -f* i fYH ^i^fcThru 12/3H One Per Your Partner For I^ness" I $ n * - pr~ * ~ Stephanie Newlin/The Gamecock ion look for gifts for their NOVEMBER 20, 1992 lis I ill ' & *:*>$? * J y I -*mm m V .W' v?. "' .: * M \t wmmi J^vS aJt^^wP^S' 4 " . ; ; ' :: ..: ;: 1 f\ m mm i . ..<r. t r A -< s: .is; imiHim mKmmmmm rfo EST. ? LUS... Get a FREE ersonal Best T-Shirt > with shoe purchase. ? 1 f2S2-M Harbison Blvd. Harbison Court 132-3664