Historical May 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
It’s spring!
And Saint Louis is blooming!
Everyone is anxious to throw open the windows and doors. Do it! BUT STAY SMART. Warm weather also brings out the opportunity burglars.
So a couple of reminders. Don’t leave your doors open unattended.
If you’re out in the backyard, you can’t see the front door! Experts tell us that every time we create an opening larger than six inches, we’ve created a space large enough to welcome an intruder. Probably twenty percent of burglaries occur through already open doors and windows.
Most of us secure our windows when they’re shut, but leave ourselves “wide open” the minute we open them. Operation Safestreet wants you to know that it’s possible to have that spring breeze and stay secure at very low cost or effort.
If your window is a wooden double or single hung sash raise the lower sash up one to six inches.
Then, drill holes through the upper corners of the bottom sash and into the vertical of the upper sash. (Be careful to only drill partially through the upper sash.) Place double-headed nails into each corner to insure that no one can now push your window open further. You might want to drill holes in the closed position as well.
Not only will they create a great back up to your center window lock, but you’ll also always know where the nails are! (We suggest double-headed nails for ease of removing.) Inexpensive screw-on clamps are available for aluminum windows. “Pinning” windows is just one of the services available to you through Operation Safestreet. Call 622-3444 to request this or other home security devices for your home or apartment. It’s totally free to people 62 and retired, 65 years old (retired or not!), disabled, victims of a reported burglary or even victims of a reported attempted burglary.
If you want all of your first floor windows pinned by Operation Safestreet and do not meet any of these requirements, you will only pay $10.00 for the entire job. Call us!
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1989.
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