Police encourage community members to secure homes

The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service would like to remind the community to always be vigilant in safeguarding their property. Recently there have been several residential Break and Enters in all 3 Districts.

Make your home difficult to enter. A thief will avoid a home if it takes too much effort to enter. Most thieves enter through the front, back, or garage doors. Garage and back doors also provide the most cover. Use quality locks that are resistant to manipulation and lock-picking. A quality deadbolt lock will stop pliers from breaking lock cylinder pins. Use a door knob lock set that has a mechanism to prevent the lock from being slipped with a credit card. If you own a security system or security cameras, make sure that they are in good working order and are activated.

Police encourage homeowners to keep an inventory of their valuables. Engraving your drivers’ licence number on items could assist in identifying your property if later retrieved. Photograph and record the serial numbers of all valuables. Store the copies in a safe deposit box. Keep receipts of the larger items in case you need to prove the value of the items for insurance purposes. Make sure your home insurance policy is current and insured for the correct amount at today’s prices.

If you see suspicious activity in your neighbourhood, contact the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service at 613-575-2340. You can give information anonymously.

You can also call Crime Stoppers’ locally at 613-575-2255 or 613-937-8477.

In Northern New York & Eastern Ontario at 1-800-265-8477   or

anywhere in Canada at 1-800-222-8477

Let’s keep our community safe for the next 7 generations.