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Non Emergency Sarasota County Sheriff (941) 316-1201

 

The most important thing you can do to protect your property is to lock your car doors and turn on your outside lights at night.

 

Did you know that most home burglaries happen in the middle of the day when many people are at work? 

 

Most car break-ins happen at night.

 

Here are some tips to help keep you safe: 

 

• Turn on your outside lights at night. 

• If you have a fence with a gate, keep it locked, It will keep someone from getting into your back yard. 

• Put extra locks on your windows and sliding glass doors. 

• If you purchase electronics and big ticket items, cut up the boxes and put them in the bins rather than leaving it in the open for everyone to see what you just brought home.