Protect yourself and your property!

Almost every crime is committed due to the careless attitude of the victims themselves towards the safety of their property and the low level of security of its storage places. Thieves love easy prey. Even the simplest precautions will help you keep your property safe:

- do not leave keys to the front door in secluded places (under the mat, in the mailbox);

- do not leave your property (mobile phones, bicycles, bags) unattended, even if you think it's for a short period of time or surrounded by people you "know";

- equip your home, garage, and outbuildings with reliable locking devices, security alarm systems; when leaving your home, even for a "few minutes", lock the door; when at home and doing household chores, lock the front door from the inside;

- do not leave bicycles unattended near shops, in entrances, in courtyards. Equip your bicycle with a locking device;

- the presence of a coded door in the entrance does not guarantee the safety of your property;

- if people claiming to be employees of the social protection department, housing and communal services, a postal courier, or other persons whom you have not called try to enter your premises, demand that they present their documents, then call the relevant organization and clarify whether such an employee works there and where they should be at that time.

In many cases, intruders offer, including by visiting citizens at their place of residence, to purchase certain items, medicines at prices below market value, which are actually worth much less. Therefore:

- do not engage in conversation with people who offer to "remove a curse" from you;

- do not buy household appliances and other goods from strangers;

- do not exchange banknotes for strangers;

- under no pretext transfer your money to strangers for their services in purchasing an apartment, car, building materials, fuel, food and other things, performing any work, for the favorable resolution of an issue with officials regarding non-prosecution, passing exams, resolving housing issues, and so on;

- do not lend large sums of money without proper legal documentation and witnesses;

- do not tell anyone codes from SMS messages, payment card details, passwords and access codes, passport data, and other confidential information.

If such persons appear in your home or locality, immediately call the police at 102, reporting the description of the intruders and the vehicle they are using.

Department of Internal Affairs of the Postavy District Executive Committee