Holiday Crime Prevention Tips While Shopping

Posted: Nov 24, 2010 1:59 PM EST
Updated: Nov 24, 2010 1:59 PM EST

From the City of Reno:
The Reno Police Department would like to wish all of its citizens a Happy and Safe Holiday Season. To ensure a safe Holiday Season, the Police Department would like to offer the following safety tips while shopping and at home.
Holiday Crime Prevention Tips While Shopping:

Safety at home and out in the public begins with ourselves. Stay alert to your surroundings and the people around you. A little bit of pre-planning can go a long way in ensuring you do not become a victim and the thieves don't make away with your valuables.

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State of Michigan Approves Keeping Residential Fire Sprinklers a Voluntary Option for Consumers

Lansing, MI (PRWEB) November 19, 2010

Michigan’s Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth (MDELEG) has rejected a proposal to force home buyers to equip their new homes with fire sprinklers. Residential fire sprinklers remain as a voluntary option available to purchasers of new homes. The decision by MDELEG was made as part of its triennial construction code review, and marks the second consecutive code cycle in which the state agency has rejected efforts to impose a mandatory sprinkler requirement on Michigan homeowners.

FOR MORE: http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=236915

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Read more: Woman, 24, killed in home fire near Fennville freep.com Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20101118/NEWS06/101118041/Woman-24-killed-in-home-fire-near-Fennville#ixzz15k4PvAin

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Guardian Alarm - Lansing: 410 Business Center Drive, Lansing, MI 48917-4602. 517-482-1441.

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