VOLUME SEVEN
ISSUE FOUR
According to the Louisiana Department of Insurance the most frequently stolen vehicles in 1996 were as follows: Oldsmobile Cutlass, Toyota Camary, Honda Accord, Plymouth Acclaim, Oldsmobile Delta 88, Dodge Caravan, Buick Century, Buick LaSabre, Cadillac DeVille and Ford Mustang.
There are many products on the market that can assist in preventing your vehicle from being stolen. Steering wheel locks, ignition guards, alarm systems, fuel or ignition kill switches are effective. Any vehicle can be stolen by a professional thief. Most vehicles are stolen by young adults and are used for joy rides or may be stripped and the parts sold. One of the leading factors in auto thefts is that people leave keys in the ignition while the vehicle is parked or unattended.
There were three auto burglaries in the area during the month of February. All three burglaries had one common denominator. All of the victims had left items of value in plain sight within the passenger compartment of the vehicle. Auto burglars have told us that if there are any items of value left in the vehicle they will smash the windows to steal the property. To reduce your chances of being the victim of an auto burglary remove items of value and "Stash your Stash".
TUMC Police in cooperation with the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine will be presenting a program on securing your residence. The program will be held on April 21, at 11:30 in room 101 at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at 1501 Canal Street. Methods to safeguard your residence will be discussed by representatives of TUMC Police and the New Orleans Police Department.
On Friday April 4, two employees of the Tulane University Medical Center Police Department graduated from the New Orleans Harbor Police Department Police Academy. Congratulations to Police Officers Thomas Winston and Arbuney Hawkins for their successful completion of the twelve week Louisiana Police Officers Standards and Training Academy class.