It’s always best to try to prevent burglary. But some recent incidents have made me think more about what I call Burglary Survival.
Your chances of being burglarized are actually very small. But odds are not a comfort if you ARE burglarized. It’s completely awful to come home and find that some hoodlum has [...]
As Police Memorial Week has finished for another year, I’d like to thank the 100 Club of Arizona for its wonderful support of Arizona Law Enforcement and Firefighter families.
The 100 Club was started with the idea of getting 100 people to contribute to the fund for a fallen police officer.
Which is a good time to share the brief stories of five Tempe Officers who didn’t come home at the end of their shifts. Some of them are unknown except for archival documents. The rest are remembered by their parents, siblings, spouses, children and [...]
Overwhelmed by all the technology your kids know about? When did you last do a “parent update” on everything in your kids’ digital world? If the answer is anything less than a month, it’s probably been too long.
It has been said it “Takes a Village” to raise a child, but, today, the Village [...]
I wrote last week about fears that posting your vacation plans can tip off burglars to hit your house. Because technology moves so quickly, those fears almost seem out-of-date already. This comes from concerns about the location data our phones and other devices provide for Facebook Places, Foursquare, Google Latitude, and others.
Have a crime prevention tip to share with other people in and around Tempe? Or do you have a Tempe safety question or a topic to suggest? Tell me about it...
