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>>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES CITY SLICE.
I'M BOB BATCHER. IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AND I
FEEL LIKE BREAKING INTO SONG, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
CRIME PREVENTION INSTEAD BECAUSE THIS IS NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES
CITY SLICE. OFFICER JO ANN HUGHES, HOW YOU
DOING? >> I'M DOING WELL.
HOW ARE YOU? >> YOU'RE A CRIME PREVENTION
OFFICER, SO YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME OUT THERE PREVENTING IS SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ARREST IT. >> TO SOME DEGREE, SURE.
>> DOES IT WORK? >> SURE, IT DOES, WHEN PEOPLE
ARE ACTIVELY KEEPING THEMSELVES FROM BECOMING VICTIMS.
IT DOES HELP. >> THEN YOU JUST WENT RIGHT TO
THE CORE -- >> I DID.
>> -- BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR JOB TO KEEP US SAFE, ISN'T IT?
>> IT IS, ABSOLUTELY, BUT THERE'S 750 OOFS SERS AND
THERE'S -- OFFICERS AND THERE'S MANY MORE CITIZENS THAN THERE
ARE OFFICERS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T BE
EVERYWHERE. A LOT OF CITIZENS ARE SHOPPING
THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU KNOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO HAVE
OFFICERS IN THE MALL BUT WE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE WITHIN THE
MALL. >> RIGHT.
NOW, SO ARE YOU TELLING US THAT WE SHOULD BE A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT GOING OUT? >> NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO BE NERVOUS AT ALL.
IT'S A WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR TO GO OUT AND SHOP, AND WE WANT YOU
TO GO OUT AND ENJOY ALL THE FESTIVITIES.
>> YES, SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY IS WHAT IT IS, FESTIVITIES.
>> THERE WE GO, THANK YOU. WITHIN THE CITY OF NORFOLK.
>> I NEVER GET INVITE -- I CAN SAY IT, BUT I NEVER GET INVITED
TO IT. >> WHY IS THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW. >> SO WE WANT YOU TO GO OUT AND
ENJOY ALL THAT STUFF, BUT YOU CAN DO SOME THINGS TO HELP
PREVENT YOURSELF FROM BECOMING A VICTIM.
WE WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUND, KEEP YOUR WINDOWS AND
DOORS LOCKED AT HOME, KEEP A COUPLE LIGHTS ON INSIDE YOUR
HOME, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING SHOPPING AT FLIGHT.
>> KEEP IT LIT UP. >> ABSOLUTELY.
CRIMINALS DON'T LIKE LIGHT. THEY WANT TO BE KEPT IN THE
DARK. IF YOUR HOME IS DARK, THAT'S A
PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM. SO LIGHTS ON AROUND THE OUTSIDE
OF YOUR HOME, LIGHTS ON INSIDE YOUR HOME.
WE'RE ALL SHOPPING, BUYING NEW MERCHANDISE, THINGS ARE IN OUR
HOME THAT ARE BRAND-NEW. A LOT OF NEW ELECTRONICS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, CRIMINALS KNOW THAT ALSO.
SO YOU DON'T WANT TO BECOME A VICTIM AT HOME, NOR DO YOU WANT
TO BECOME A VICTIM WHEN YOU'RE OUT SHOPPING.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WHILE YOU'RE SHOPPING,
OBVIOUSLY, ARE BEING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS, MAKING SURE
YOUR CAR IS LOCKED AS YOU GO INTO THE MALLS AND INTO THE
SHOPPING CENTERS TO SHOP. CASH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING
TO CARRY CASH, YOU DON'T WANT TO CARRY LARGE AMOUNTS OF CASH.
>> OKAY. >> IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT DOES
PAY WITH CASH, KEEP YOUR CASH SEPARATE IF YOU ARE CARRYING
LARGE AMOUNTS. WE ALSO DON'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU
CARRY MORE THAN ONE OR TWO, THREE CREDIT CARDS.
THREE IS KIND OF THE MAX. >> OKAY, SO KIND OF PLAN AHEAD.
>> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO
MacARTHUR, THERE'S NOT A SEARS AT McARTHUR, SO YOU HAVE A SEARS
CARD, WHY DO YOU NEED TO TAKE IT?
>> THAT STUFF KIND OF MAKES SENSE.
>> ISN'T THAT SHOCKING? YEAH, IT DOES.
>> THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> AND IT IS. A LOT OF THESE TIPS AREN'T
ANYTHING NEW. THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE
REALLY KNOW, DEEP DOWN WE'VE HEARD THAT'S THINGS, BUT JUST A
GREAT TIME OF YEAR TO REITERATE THOSE THINGS.
>> IT'S NOT JUST THE SHOPPING. I MEAN, IT'S GOING OUT TO THE
FESTIVITIES. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> AND IT NEVER FAILS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT MY WIFE
WILL PUT ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOT BLACK SHOES AND SHE HAS THE
BROWN PURSE ALL LOADED UP, I SEE YOU SMILING -- SO ON THE WAY TO
THE PARTY AND WHEREVER YOU'RE GOING, SHE'S SWITCHING PURSES
OUT AND THEN WE HAVE THIS SESSION, WHAT DO I DO WITH THAT
EMPTY PURSE? TRUNK?
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. >> OKAY.
>> IN THE TRUNK. WE REALLY DON'T WANT YOU PUTTING
ANYTHING -- WE'VE GOT THAT SAYING IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
IF IT'S IN SIGHT, IT CAN TAKE FLIGHT.
SO YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYTHING UNDER THE SEAT OF YOUR
CAR. JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU CAN'T
SEE IT, DIFFERENT ANGLES, YOU MIGHT GET OUT AND LOOK IN ONE
WINDOW, BUT MAYBE A DIFFERENT ANGLE, YOU CAN SEE THE HANDLES
OF THE PURSE. WE REALLY WANT YOU TO SECURE
YOUR ITEMS IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR.
>> SO I HOPE THE TRUNK, EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT I'M DOING, I'M
PUTTING MY WIFE'S PURSE IN THE TRUNK, BUT IT'S STILL --
>> IT'S STILL SAFER THAN, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IT UNDER THE SEAT.
>> OKAY. THIS IS THE ONE I LOVE -- THEY
GAVE ME A LIST. >> I SEE THAT.
>> AND YOU'VE HIT THE LIST PRETTY GOOD.
THE GPS APPARATUS, MOBILE CHARGERS, YOU HAVE THAT LITTLE
RIG ON THE WINDSHIELD. >> RIGHT, RIGHT.
>> IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THERE. >> IT COULD BE.
AND THAT'S THE THING, WE REALLY -- WE JUST REALLY TRY TO
STRESS, DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING OF VALUE IN SIGHT.
THESE GPS SYSTEMS, SO MANY PEOPLE PUT THEM ON THE WINDOW OF
THE CAR AND IT'S NOT NECESSARY. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO PICK UP
THE SATELLITE IF ITS SITTING IN THE CONSOLE, BUT IF YOU PUT IT
ON THAT WINDOW, ON THAT FRONT WINDSHIELD, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOUR
THUMB AND KIND OF RUB THAT LITTLE SQUEAKY HOLE THAT'S STILL
SITTING THERE, AND TAKE IT DOWN AND PUT IT IN YOUR GLOVE BOX.
LOCK YOUR GLOVE BOX AND THAT WAY, THAT THING IS SECURE.
>> OKAY, OUT OF SIGHT. >> AND THE CABLES, YOU KNOW,
WRAP THE CABLES UP AND GET THEM OUT OF THERE, OUT OF THE WAY, SO
THEY'RE NOT SEEN ALSO. >> BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE CAR NEXT
TO YOU MIGHT HAVE ALL THAT STUFF HANGING OUT THERE, SO IT'S NO
SENSE BREAKING INTO A CAR TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING.
>> CORRECT. >> IF YOU SEE IT, YOU CAN GO GET
IT. >> CORRECT.
>> SPEAKING OF THE CAR, THIS ONE -- I THINK MARAVIA PUT THIS
ON THE LIST JUST FOR ME, MAKE NOTE OF WHERE YOU PARK YOUR
VEHICLE. >> RIGHT.
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT PEOPLE LOSE THEIR CARS?
>> HAS THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU?
>> NOT THAT I'M WILLING TO ADMIT.
>> I KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, AND YOU'RE ONE OF THOPES PEOPLE
WALKING AROUND WITH -- ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND WITH
THE KEY FOB DOING LIKE THAT. >> THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON FOR
THE PANIC BUTTON BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS PANICKING.
WHY WOULD YOU MAKE -- >> IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF PACKAGES
AND YOU'RE GOING OUT TO YOUR CAR, YOU WILL HAVE TUNNEL
VISION, WALKING AROUND SO BUSY LOOKING FOR YOUR CAR, YOU'RE NOT
PAYING ATTENTION SO MUCH TO YOU'RE SURROUNDINGS BECAUSE
YOU'RE JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT VEHICLE AND TRYING TO FIND YOUR
CAR. SO WE REALLY NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU PARK AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE PARKING IN
A SHOPPING CENTER AREA, YOU WANT TO PARK WHERE IT'S WELL-LIT.
>> RIGHT. YOU MAD MENTIONED EARLIER -- HAD
MENTIONED EARLIER IN TALKING WITH ME, THAT KEEPING MAYBE --
MAYBE SHEDDING THE BAGS AS YOU SHOP, SO TAKING THEM BACK TO
YOUR CAR. >> SOME PEOPLE DO THAT.
YOU MAY HAVE A TON OF SHOPPING TO DO, SO YOU'RE LOADED DOWN,
GOING BACK OUT TO YOUR CAR AND YOU'RE OPENING YOUR TRUNK AND
SECURING ALL THAT STUFF IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR.
PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO MOVE YOUR CAR.
>> JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY -- >> JUST IN CASE SOMEONE IS
STANDING AROUND THERE KIND OF WATCHING YOU, AND YOU'RE GIVING
THE APPEARANCE THAT YOU'RE LEAVING THE SHOPPING CENTER.
SO YOU MOVE IT UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL OR MOVE IT DOWN TO ANOTHER
AREA OF THE SHOPPING CENTER. >> ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS
THAT'S ON THIS LIST, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK I'D BE KIND OF A
NUISANCE IF I CALLED -- JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK SOMEBODY IS
SUSPICIOUS, CALL 911? >> ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.
WE ALWAYS SAY, YOU GET THAT HAIR ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK,
SOMETHING JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT, THEN IT PROBABLY ISN'T.
WE ALL HAVE A GOOD SENSE AND WE REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CALL 911, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN
EMERGENCY, JUST KIND OF GOT THAT CREEPY FEELING, GET A GOOD
DESCRIPTION OF WHO'S GIVING YOU THAT CREEPY FEELING AND CALL THE
NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER AND WE'LL COME OUT AND WE CAN STOP AND
TALK TO THEM. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING
WILLING TO COME AND SIT ON THE SOFA AND SHARE --
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> -- SOME OF THESE TIPS.
THE KEY IS BE SMART, PLAN AHEAD AND DO WHAT YOU NEED.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> LAST QUESTION.
SOMETHING NEW? >> OH, ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
RECEIPTS. WE ARE TELLING PEOPLE DON'T --
WHEN YOU BUY YOUR MERCHANDISE, TAKE THAT RECEIPT FROM THAT
CASHIER AND DON'T PUT IT IN YOUR BAG.
YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET, PUT IT IN YOUR PURSE,
AND AS YOU'RE LEAVING, IF YOU DO UNFORTUNATELY BECOME A VICTIM OF
CRIME, SOMEONE COMES RUNNING UP AND SNATCHES THAT PACKAGE FROM
YOU, THEY DON'T HAVE YOUR RECEIPT BECAUSE THEY COULD
POTENTIALLY GO BACK INTO THAT STORE AND TRY TO GET CASH FOR
THOSE -- THAT MERCHANDISE. >> WOW.
THINK ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S THE KEY, BOTTOM LINE
IS PLAN AHEAD, THINK SAFETY. >> YES.
>> AND HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY. >> AND BE AWARE OF YOUR
SURROUNDINGS, ABSOLUTELY. >> THANKS A LOT, JO ANN.
>> THANK YOU, AND ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT,
APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US ON AND HOPE EVERYONE HAS A HAPPY AND
SAFE SEASON. >> THANKS A LOT.
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