IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS A. POLICE ASSISTANCE THRU PATROL 117 1.

PNP Text Hotline 2920 = Type PNP[space][message] and send to 2920 2. Patrol 117 Call 117 in case of emergency Tel/fax (074)-300-9230 Dial 166 (074)-442-1211/442-7944/304-6997 GLOBE- 09175758993 SMART- 09204222861 (074)-300-9111 (074)-300-9112 (074)-300-9113 (074)-305-2952 (074)-300-9115 (074)-300-9116 (074)-300-9117 (074)-305-9118 (074)-305-5329 (074)-305-5108 (074)-300-6570 (074)-300-9406 CRIME PREVENTION TIPS SAFETY TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM *BASIC INFORMATION ON DETERRING ROBBERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY VEHICLE SECURITY Park your car in a locked garage or other protected areas. As much as possible, park only in areas which are well-lighted and patrolled constantly. Before you get inside the car, walk around it and check for any signs of entry, anybody hiding in the backseat, and anything under the car. Lock your car every tume you leave it, even in locked garage. Equip your car with an intrusion alarm system and either a two-way radio or a telephone. *PROTECTION AGAINST CAR THIEVES AND CARNAPPERS DOS 1. 2. Install a warning device to deter carnappers/thieves. Lock your door and close your windows even while driving. When a stranger attemps to get in your car while at intersections, blow your horn and or/drive off, even if you have to violate traffic signals. Never rely on watch-your-car boys. Remember, an honest driver is the best guarantee for your vehicles safety. Require police clearance, photography and character references from people applying as driver. When your ignition key is lost, change ignition switch at once. Instruct your driver not to stay in your car while parked. He can fall asleep listening to the car radio or be so engrossed in reading comics or newspaper and be an easy prey to armed carnappers. The driver should securely lock the car and stay at a point near enough to have the car in sight. Republic of the Philippines NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE BAGUIO CITY POLICE OFFICE Baguio City

BAGUIO CPO- Directors Office For Emergency Tactical Operation Center (TOC)

STATION 1 (Naguilian) STATION 2 (Camdas) STATION3 (Pacdal) STATION 4 (Loakan) STATION 5 (Marcos Hi-way) STATION 6 (Aurora Hill) STATION 7 (Central Business Dist) STATION 8 (Kennon Rd) STATION 9 (Irisan) STATION 10 ( Marcos Hi-way) Market Task Force (COMPAC 1) Traffic Management Branch (TMB)

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BENGUET PPO (074)-422-6515 Mun. Office Trinidad PS (074)-422-4344 Tuba PS (074)-422-7561 Itogon PS Tuding (074)-442-3526 La Trinidad Emergency Numbers POLICE OFFICE 166 La Trinidad MPS 422-4344 Betag, PCP 422-4343 Km. 5 Pico Sub-station 422-1699 Km. 3 Bell Church Sub-station 422-4612 Camp Dangwa 422-3207 Bureau of Jail Mgmt & Penology (Capitol) 422-2304 Bureau of Jail Mgmt & Penology (Mun. District) 422-7331

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DONTs 1. Dont leave valuables and/or packages inside your car. 2. Dont leave your car/other motor vehicle for long period of time especially at night. 3. While driving & a motorist calls your attention to a flat tire, or that a car is on fire, do not stop. Drive on & stop at a safe distance or a place where there are people around. *PROTECTION AGAINST SNATCHERS, PICK POCKETS AND OTHER ROBBERS DOs 1. Stay near people but stay away from drunks and groups of suspicious-looking people who could be threats to you. 2. Stay in well-lighted areas and routes with uninterrupted pedestrian and vehicular traffic. 3. Make a mental accounting of the contents of your bag and wallet so you could identify them when you fall victim to theft and the police recovers your personal values. 4. Have a presence of mind & remember the description of the thief when victimized. 5. Keep your bag close to your body while inside cinema houses, churches, shopping malls and markets, as well as when walking in crowded areas. 6. When held up, raise alarm only when it is safe. 7. Always bring along a whistle with which to get help during emergencies. 8. Install a warning device in your vehicle which may alert law enforcement officers when you are being held-up or robbed. 9. Take note of get away vehicle used, if possible, note down the plate number, model, type, color, and the direction it drove away etc. 10. When boarding a taxicab, take note of the name, plate and body number. 11. Take note of peculiarities of hold-uppers such as moles, tattoos, manner of speech and physical appearance. 12. Always stay alert while riding in public conveyances.

FOR SHOP-OWNERS DOs *Be alert of shoppers in group who demand or insist on being attented to at the same time. DONTs 1. 2. 3. Do not display valuable items on top of counter without appropriate safety cover. Do not display expensive goods in places where the shoppers could easily reach them. Do not group together jewelry and other valuable items. Place them in separate mountings.

*PROTECTION AGAINST SWINDLERS DOs 1. Always instruct your household to contact you or any member of the family whenever they receive telephone calls or other means of information regarding anything about the family. This could be a trick. Beware of street swindlers on the lookout for deals. Remember that there are no such thing as double-your-money ventures.

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DONTs 1. 2. 3. Do not extend credit to persons whom you do not know and trust personally. Do not conned or sweet-talked into removing your earnings or other valuables from safekeeping. Chances are you will loose them. Do not trust people especially those whom you barely know, who promise you easy income but requires you to withdraw your money from the bank.

DONTs 1. Avoid walking alone especially at night, unless absolutely necessary. 2. Avoid carrying large amount of cash or valuables. 3. Avoid dark alleys, busy pathways, shortcuts through parks with lush shrubbery, vacant lots and other deserted places. 4. Avoid putting your handbag on counters when shopping. 5. Dont wander alone from the crowd at picnics or outing. Stay within calling distance. 6. Dont resist an armed hold-upper, he is dangerous and unstable. 7. Dont hitch ride with strangers. 8. Dont disturb the area where the hold-up was committed to help the police. 9. Dont allow the driver to decide which route to take. 10. Dont give a hold-upper any information, give only what he asks you.

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HOW TO SECURE YOUR HOMES

RESIDENCE AND FAMILY SECURITY You should employ various security measures at your respective residences. The following are some of the measure suggested:

Lock all doors at all times, open windows just enough to allow entry of fresh air, not burglars. Instruct house helps not to entertain or allow strangers inside the house, When somebody knocks, verify his identity before unlocking your door, peepholes are very helpful for this purpose. When it is a repairman, serviceman. Or electrical inspector, etc carefully verify his identity. When in doubt call their main office. Cash and valuables are better deposited in banks. Check all electrical appliances before leaving your homes to preclude fires. Use drapes or curtains in windows to keep your valuable things like appliances, jewels etc to be out of sight from the outside. Record description; make serial numbers of facilities, equipment like appliances for easy identification. Before sleeping at night, see to it that all doors and windows are properly secured. When going on vacation, request a trusted neighbourhood to look over the safety of your house and to contact the police when an unusual incident occurs. If robbers were able to enter your house, try to quietly call the police by telephone. Remain calm, do not panic. Robbers/hold-uppers are dangerous especially if agitated because you panicked. If possible, try to talk it out with the robber; delaying tactics can sometimes be useful. Get a good description of robbers; take note of peculiarities like tattoos, moles, manner of speech and physical defects.

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DONTS 1. Do not admit stranger under any circumstances. If transactions are unavoidable, let them stay away from the door to prevent visual observation of the contents and layout of the house. Do not leave door keys in the flower pots, under doormat or in the mailbox. Do not leave bicycles, garden hose and other valuables scattered in the yard. These will invite robbers/thieves.

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Household staff should be advised not to entertain queries made over the telephone or from strangers as to information about the children and their parents. Likewise, they should be advised to be alert for strangers loitering on foot or in parked vehicle in the vicinity of the residence and be informed as to whom to call to report the matters. They should also be advised to look out for suspicious-looking characters who may be posing as food vendors, garbage collectors, bottle and newspaper buyers and the likes. Advise your children to refrain from playing/loitering on the roads outside your residence where they are highly-vulnerable for abduction. Advise your children to never leave home without telling where they are going. Carefully check references of anyone you intent to employ as babysitter, domestic helper, gardener, driver or even security guard or bodyguard. It is possible that kidnappers could be utilizing said persons to infiltrate your residence so as to acquire vital information. Make sure that anybody you leave your children with is responsible and trustworthy. Ask your childrens school to help provide security. Along this line, ask or advise school authorities and staff employees on the following: a. Not to give out any information whatsoever about students. b. Avoid any kind of publicity in which students are named r their pictures are shown. c. Not to release a student to someone other than his/her parents without first receiving authorization from a parent. In the high risk situation, it is good to allow the child to speak to the parent on the phone authorizing to release. This practice provides protection against kidnapers who call and claim to be the childs parent. d. Report to the police if any stranger is seen in the automobile/jeep, the teacher should note its make, color, model and tag number and pass this information to the police. e. Help teachers closely supervise outside play periods.

*PROTECTION AGAINST CELLPHONE SNATCHING DOs 1. 2. 3. 4. Buy cellphone only from authorized dealers. Record your cellphone serial numbers immediately after purchase. Always place your cellphone in your pocket or bag where it is not visible. If theres an urgent need for you to use your cellphone while outside, go to a place where you are more secure inside stores, near security guards, near police stations, inside offices, or even in comfort room cubicles. Always walk in well-lighted places. When walking alone, be on guard for persons following you walk towards areas where there are people in case you might need help. Keep your bag with your cellphone inside close to your body. When in public vehicles, be alert for snatchers; suspicious passengers who come in by threes or fours and who position themselves beside/behind the driver, near the estribo, and one among the passengers. If you fall victim to snatchers, report to the police and to your cellphone providers immediately. Always cooperate with the police and the barangay authorities.

*COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. A conscious, collective effort to maintain peace and order in the neighbourhood is far more effective than self or family-oriented approach to crime prevention. Good leadership and active participation of community members are vital. Regular crime prevention meetings should be held to discuss the most common modus operandi of criminals and thieves and the counter-measures against them. Residence volunteers, in groups of two or three, can walk the streets in designated areas at specific hours. When a crime is in progress, notify the police and other volunteer groups. A witness to an on-going crime can alert neighbours by making noise or prearranged signals. If the ronda group is small, the time and area of the neighbourhood walk should be known only to the leaders of the volunteers.

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*SECURITY OF OFFICE AND BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS DOs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Provide vaults that are according to purpose. A vault for documents is not appropriate for cash. Change safe combination, especially when the personnel in charge of it has been terminated. Cash left in the establishment should be placed in a safety vault, if possible, with a combination or time lock. Preferably, transport money in your car with an escort. Before closing time, check possible areas where robbers could hide, i.e. comfort room, closet, cabinet, etc. Install enough lights outside. Prune shrubbery plants around your establishment to window level. Reinforce glass doors and show windows with accordion type i.e., ste el curtains equipped with burglar proof locks. Install burglar alarms on all doors and windows not visible to outsiders and set them before leaving.

DONTs 1. Do not display or use your cellphone in public as nuch as possible. 2. Do not use your cellphone while riding a public utility bus or jeep. 3. Do not show to anyone where you keep your cellphone while walking in public. 4. Do not buy cellphone for your children who are not capable of serving it. 5. Dont walk while texting. 6. Do not place your cellphone near the window adjacent to a pathway or sidewalk. 7. Dont buy second hand cellphone from a stranger.

DONTs 1. Do not leave the key in the safe if theres another person in the room. 2. Do not keep large sum of money in office, keep only a minimum amount sufficient to take care of the days need.