Tips on Preventing Ruse Burglaries

Help Us, Help You Prevent A Ruse Burglary!

This type of crime can be prevented by following thesesafety tips:

• Never allow any inspectors or workers access to your home until youhave confirmed their identity and reason for being at your home.
• Village of Public Works and Water Department Personnelwill not come to a house unannounced. Do not allow them access toyour home and immediately contact the Palos Park Police by dialing 9-1-1.
• Public utilities will not show up to your home unannounced toconduct an inspection that you did not request. If someone appearsat your door purporting to be from a public utility that you did not call,immediately contact the Palos Park Police by dialing 9-1-1.
• If a contractor or someone purporting to be from a public utilityrequests that you accompany them to inspect something aroundyour home, refuse and immediately contact the Palos Park PoliceDepartment by dialing 9-1-1.
• Ask for identification whenever someone you did not contact showsup at your door.
• From inside your home, attempt to obtain a description of the vehiclethat they are using so you can report it to the police.
• Contact the Palos Park Police by dialing 9-1-1, if there is a suspiciousperson around your home or property.
• Be a good neighbor. If you observe suspicious activity around aneighbor's home, contact the Palos Park Police Department at 708 4482191 or simply call 911

From: 

Nicole Milovich-Walters, Commissioner Public Works, Streets and Recreation

Dan Polk, Police Commissioner