Crime prevention tips: protect your bike

DIVISION OF POLICE 4095 Center Rd., Brunswick OH 44212 330-225-9111

REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY!! Dial 330-225-9111 to report suspicious activity in your neighborhood. If there is an immediate threat to life or property, dial 9-1-1.

Stay calm and tell the dispatcher:

• where the crime is occuring
• what is happening
• weapons involved
• who is involved
• when it happened

Try to get a good look at the persons and vehicles involved as safely as possible. Look for:

• vehicle plate numbers, color, make and model
• suspect clothing descriptions
• direction of travel

Stay on the line, if it is safe to do so, to give the dispatcher updates.

Do not leave bikes lying around the yard. Secure them in the garage overnight with the door closed and locked.

Lock your bike and both wheels to an immovable object that cannot be cut or broken. Use a good quality-locking device, such as a hardened steel "U" shaped lock or a hardened steel chain and padlock.

The Brunswick Division of Police Bicycle Registration Program can aid in the recovery of lost or stolen bicycles.

Click here to go to the Brunswick Division of Police Bicycle Registration File.

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