General Security

1. When you are out in a public place, do not allow people to get too close. If they proceed too close, move away. Putting your back against a wall, casually, without seeming afraid, is always the best method to observe your surroundings.
   
   
2. When exiting your house, bank, or stores, especially at night, take notice prior to leaving the building. ~You can look out the windows and doors and observe who may be lingering in the dark. Be very aware of suspicious cars and people; and if something seems threatening, do not leave without having someone escort you - the police department preferably. Do not fall victim by ignoring your surroundings.
   
   
3. The best time to go to the bank, or other traveling you may do, is during the daylight hours and at a known location. Try never to use an ATM machine at night, especially in an area you are unfamiliar with.
   
   
4. When shopping, try always to have an associate. Try not to ever have both your hands full of packages or materials. If you were confronted by a criminal, you would be unable to counterattack them.
   
   
5. When walking in public, especially in busy roadways, be very careful not only for speeding vehicles, but stalkers. Try to plan out your walking or traveling routes to avoid blind spots, or roadways that are winding, speeding, or otherwise precarious or unsafe.
   
   
6. If you have nobody responsible to advise where you may be going should you be going out on the town or on vacation, do write down information where you are traveling to and with whom on a piece of paper and leave it in your home in a relatively visible location should you not return. This will establish a track record history of where you may be and will assist the authorities with an investigation.
   
   
7. Another similar method is if you are driving somewhere, you can write down on a note and leave it in your glove compartment in with your insurance card, note pad, or similar location. You may also use a mini tape recorder to speak your message of where you are or problems that may have arisen with specific details of persons, places, and things etc., which can assist the authorities as well to investigate your possible whereabouts.

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