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CRIME PREVENTION

Taking measures to make our city safer.

Our goal is to understand and serve the needs of our residents, neighborhoods, and greater community in order to improve the level of safety and quality of life in Kermit.

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AUTO THEFT PREVENTION

  • Always lock the doors and take the keys when you leave the car, even if you’ll be gone for “Just a Minute.” As many as one in five stolen cars have the keys in its ignition.

  • Approach your car with your door key already in hand. If anyone nearby makes you nervous, leave and get help.

  • Is someone following you? If you think so, head for the nearest busy brightly lighted area. Write down the license number, make and model of the car. Call 911 if necessary.

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HOME SECURITY TIPS

  • Make sure you have sturdy, metal or solid wood ​doors at all entries into your home, and that sliding glass and similar doors are properly secured.

  • Light up entry doors so that you can tell who’s there. Motion detector lights, flood lights, or similar lighting can help brighten up the property.

  • Trim the shrubbery around your doors and windows so crooks don’t have a place to hide.

  • ​Consider an alarm. They can be a good investment, especially if you have valuables in your home.

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FRAUD / SCAMS

  • Do not give any personnal information via telephone, email, social media before comfirming the whereabout.​

  • Technology makes it easy for scammers to fake caller ID information, so the name and number you see aren’t always real. If someone calls asking for money or personal information, hang up. If you think the caller might be telling the truth, call back to a number you know is genuine.

  • ​Scammers often pretend to be someone you trust, like a government official, a family member, a charity, or a company you do business with. Don’t send money or give out personal information in response to an unexpected request — whether it comes as a text, a phone call, or an email.  

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