Crime Prevention with ADT

Don’t Be A Victim Of a Driveway Robbery

When you are arriving or leaving your home, you are at one of your most vulnerable points of your journey. Unfortunately, driveway robbery is a reality of everyday life. Follow our basic safety tips on how to avoid a driveway robbery with ADT, your crime prevention specialists.

• Turn off your radio when you’re 2km from home so you can be more aware of your environment.
• Be familiar with your area; get to know the newspaper sellers on the corner, for example.
• Notice how people dress, if a "newspaper seller" or "hawker" is wearing overalls that seem new he might not be who he appears to be.
• If a driveway robber confronts you put up your hands immediately, don’t try to grab your bag or cell phone: it may look like you’re reaching for a gun.
• Stay calm, listen to the armed robber and obey commands.
• Don’t look the driveway robber in the eye.
• Don't pretend not to have a bag or wallet. If the driveway robber finds out you're lying he might hurt you in anger or out of frustration.
• Don't throw your keys away. It will just make your attacker angry.
• If you lie face down outside the car he might not force you to get back in.

ADT are the world leaders in terms of safety and security. Having had so much experience in crime prevention, we wanted to share some basic tips on how not to become a victim of crime. Prevention tactics from us are straightforward ways to ensure the safety of yourself and your family.

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