PROTECTING YOURSELF

1. Always be aware of your surroundings; pay attention to those around you.

2. Don’t park in remote corners of parking lots, especially at night.

3. If you think you are being followed as you walk to your car, go back to where you came from or go to a well-lighted area where there are other people present. If you are shopping, notify store personnel of your situation and ask them to call the police.

4. If you think you are being followed while driving home, do not go home; if you have a cell phone, call the police, or drive to a well-lighted, well-populated area.

5. Don’t flash large amounts of cash when shopping.

6. If you get lost while driving, don’t stop to ask a stranger for directions; look instead for an open business, or a police or fire station.

7. Ladies, never leave your purse unattended in the cart when grocery shopping.

8. If you are attacked, scream “FIRE! FIRE!”