How To Request Fremont Police Vacation Checks Of Your Home

FREMONT, CA — If you are planning to leave home for an extended weekend or vacation, the Fremont Police Department offers vacation security checks. The checks are performed by volunteers, as time permits. Requests should be submitted online at least five days before you leave home.

Fremont Police also offer home safety tips for your getaway — and every day.

Home Safety Tips:

• Always Properly Lock all Windows and Doors: In many burglaries, no force was used. That means the burglars got in through UNLOCKED doors and windows.
• Have an Appearance: Your house should appear occupied at all times. Use timers to switch lights and radios on and off when you're not at home
• Install an Alarm System: Consider installing an alarm system that allows for video monitoring and any potential crime to be witnessed and reported in real time.
• Install a Camera System: Install a wide-angle lens viewer in the front door allows you to monitor and capture anyone approaching your house.
• Know your Neighbors: Knowing your neighbors and their availability can greatly help to prevent crime in the neighborhood.
• Warning Signs: Put alarm permit and video system signs in a clearly visible area of the front entrance. Put additional alarm monitoring signs and stickers near all windows and entries to the property. If you have a dog, put "Beware of Dog" signs near all entries to the property.
• Mark Your Valuables.: Another deterrent to “would be” burglars is to mark/engrave your valuables with your First Initial and Last Name. Burglars sometimes hesitate to take marked merchandise because it is difficult to fence.
• Hold Your Mail and Delivery: Put your mail and deliveries on hold or have a neighbor pick up mail and packages.

Other Tips:

• Never leave a house key available: under a doormat, in a flowerpot, or on the ledge of the door. These are the first places a burglar will look.
• Exterior doors should have “deadbolt” locks with a 1-inch strong metal bar extending into the door frame.
• Sliding doors and windows should all have “ventilation” locks as well as auxiliary locks to bolster security.

To report a crime in progress, call 911. For non-emergency services, call 510-790-6800, select option 3.