Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 21, 1985 Page: 3 of 14
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Palacios Beacon-Thurs. Mas 21,1985-Pnga 3
Security steps outlined to local merchants
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Local merchants and business-
es were told to “make it diff-
icult” for burglars, and shop-
lifters by taking preventative
measures to increase the security
of their establishments.
That was part of the advice
given by area law enforcement
officials during a three-hour
business security seminar spon-
sored by the Palacios Chamber of
Commerce last Thursday. Appro-
ximately 20 local business people
and merchants attended the
seminar which was held in the
Palacios Library.
The program was coordinated
by Emmett Greene, Crime Pre-
vention Officer for tl..a Palacios
Police Department. Assisting in
the program was county crime
prevention officer Emil Sliva;
Roger Felton, crime prevention
coordinator for the Golden Cres-
ent Regional Planning Commiss-
ion; Jim Wickiser, crime pre-
vention officer for Port Lavaca
P.D.; and Nyla Aiken of the
Houston-Galvcston Area Coun-
cil.
The local business people were
advised by Greene that he is
available to conaun confidential
security surveys of individuals
businesses. The indepth survey
would include inspection of the
present security status of the
merchant's building and make
cost-efficient recommendations
for upgrading security measures
if needed.
Greene requested that those
interested in having a survey
conducted should contact him at
the police department. Similar
surveys are also available for
residences.
Sliva’s presentation, which al-
so included a film, centered on
the effects of shoplifting. It was
pointed out that more is lost to
shoplifters than what many mer-
chants realize. The cost incurred
by shoplifting is ultimately pass-
ed on to the customers. The
increased costs of replacing the
shoplifted items and the result-
ing higher price for customers grant and professional. Of the
has forced "many businesses to amateur group, he said the
go out of business” according to largest segment are housewives
Sliva. who are mad at the higher prices
The types of shoplifters in- of goods and “feel the store owes
dude the amateur, kleptomaniac, them something”,
juvenile, narcotics addicts, va- Also described in detail were
the various methods used by
shoplifters.
Sliva said the best method for
preventing shoplifting is to keep
an alert eye on suspicious char-
acters. He noted that merchants
should have someone trained to
recognize potential shoplifters.
He suggested that as a rule of
thumb, a merchant or employee
should wait until a person who is
suspected of shoplifting walks
past the cashier or out the door
before being stopped.
"You also have to remember,
that sometimes people simply
forget," he added.
Felton addressed the need for
improving business security to
avoid burglaries. He pointed out
that 80-percent of all burglaries
go unsolved. "Burglars are sma-
rt, but they are also lazy. Make it
difficult far them to break into
your place," Felton said.
He suggested that merchants
study their business to see if
there are adequate lights and
whether the store’s layout is
conducive for burglars to hide.
Other suggestions include check-'
ing doors and window locks to
determine if they are really
adequate to prevent break-ins.
Merchants should go by their
place of business at night and, as
a burglar would do, "case the
joint". He said thinking like a
burglar could increase the mer-
chant’s chances of finding a weak
spot in their security. Often for
less than $100, he said, a
business could triple the security
of their business.
Also addressed during the
seminar were safeguards to take
in regard to worthless or forged
checks, credit cards and false
identification. It was pointed out
that in some counties in the state,
prosecution of worthless checks
is not conducted unless the
merchant had obtained "suffi-
cient” identification from, the
customer.
Wickiser presented a report on
drug abuse and the need to get
children aware of the dangers of
drug abuse. To help illustrate the
point, a brief segment of the
presentation that is made to
school children featuring the
McGruff dog was shown. Mc-
Gruff is the mascot of the crime
prevention program and has
been approved for use in schools.
Greene said that through the
cooperation of the Palacios Cha-
mber of Commerce, additional
programs on crime prevention
dealing with specific topics,
fries
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H and injuries,” Webb said during crash increase by more than 50
I a Capital news conference an- percent.
I nouncing the legislation on Feb. The 24,000-member associa-
1 26. House Bill 941 is sponsored tion of physicians and medical
1 by Rep. Bill Messer(D-Belton), students also strongly supported
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Back-seat passengers would not safety belts at all times.
-Every hour, five persons are
killed in motor vehicle accidents.
Si -Most motor-vehicle accidents
occur within 25 miles of home—at
speeds of less than 40 miles per
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