To report suspicious activity, call the
Beech Grove Police Department at 782-4949.

Welcome to Beech Grove Crime Watch

Thanks for your interest in the Beech Grove Crime Watch program. We are a group of citizens that want to protect and enhance Beech Grove from unscrupulous activities. This will be a place for you to voice your concerns and leave anonymous tips about issues in your neighborhood. It will also be a place to keep you informed of information regarding meetings and other items that may be of interest.

 Get involved, and help make Beech Grove a safer place to live and work. Started by a group of Beech Grove citizens, the Beech Grove Crime Watch exists to help educate and organize residents and business owners on how they can do their part in making a safe Beech Grove possible.

We have monthly meetings that are a wonderful tool for communication with your community leaders.

All are welcome.

If you would like to request additional information or would like to sign up for our electronic mailing list, please send an email to bgcrimewatch@yahoo.com

Comment Moderation

Comment Moderation will always be on this blog. If you want to leave an anonymous tip, please feel comfortable knowing that I will be the only person to see that tip. I will pass the information on to whoever is best to address the issue. By the same token, if you want everyone to read your comment, please note that somewhere in your post.

This is not a place for arguments, debates or insults. It is a place where we, as Beech Grove residents, can communicate with each other in a positive matter.

Thanks!!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Your car keys can save your life!!

One of our "tipsters" sent this in for posting! It makes a lot of sense and something I would have never thought of.

Thanks Irene!

A GREAT TIP FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT

PUT YOUR CAR KEYS BESIDE YOUR BED AT NIGHT

Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain.

It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house, odds are the burglar or rapist won't stick around... after a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that.

And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there.....

This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

P.S. I am sending this to everyone I know because I think it is fantastic. It would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone.

A wife suggested to her husband to carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem.

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