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Committee Meetings Stay Safe, Sun City
See page 134 for list of committee members. Submitted by the
See Sun City Texas Resident Directory or Georgetown Police Department
www.sctexas.org > Community Association
Info > CA Advisory Committees for Lock it or lose it
description of duties for each committee.
COMMUNICATIONS Burglary of a motor vehicle is one of the most common crimes
Wednesday, July 8, 9:30 a.m., CCAN in Georgetown. It is also a crime that can often be prevented
Covenants by one simple action: Make sure when you leave your vehicle to
Wednesday, June 3, 9 a.m., CCAN lock the doors.
Elections
Thursday, June 18, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 Burglary of a motor vehicle is the theft of property from a motor
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT vehicle. Most burglaries of vehicles are crimes of opportunity that
Friday, June 12, 9 a.m., AC MR 3/4 are committed through unlocked doors and open windows. It is
Finance always best to avoid leaving things of value inside your vehicle
Tuesday, June 23, 1 p.m., AC MR 3/4 when parked in public places. If valuables need to be left behind,
Golf place them out of sight. Large parking locations like shopping
Monday, June 22, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 centers, housing communities, parks and schools are prime targets
Landscaped Maintained Homes for a burglar since multiple vehicles can be hit in a short time
Wednesday, June 3, 10 a.m., AC MR 3/4 span. Burglars know the odds are good that someone will leave
Modifications a door unlocked, a window down or even keys in the ignition. If
Thursday, June 4, 8:30 a.m., CCAN your entire car is stolen, your insurance typically will not pay
if the keys were left in the ignition. Also, it is illegal in Texas to
*Open at 10 a.m. leave a vehicle running with no one in it.
Thursday, June 18, 8:30 a.m., CCAN
Nominating It’s always best to keep your car or cars in your garage, if possible.
As needed Car burglars aren’t going to take the time to open your garage to
Property & Grounds steal. However, if you have to leave your car in the open, such as
Tuesday, June 9, 1:30 p.m., AC MR 1/2 on the street or in the driveway, remember to lock the vehicle. If
Tuesday, June 23, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 you have a removable garage door opener, don’t leave it in your
Sports vehicle when you’re not in it. If a car burglar gets your garage
Monday, June 15, 8 a.m., AC MR 1 door opener, the burglar may get access to your home!
Wildlife
Wednesday, June 3, 3 p.m., AC MR 1/2 In Georgetown, burglary of motor vehicles decreased 28.9% in
2014. The reduction is attributed, in part, to more active police
Other Committees or Task Forces: patrols to reduce crime opportunity and also partly because of
crime prevention education by the Georgetown Police Department.
Neighborhood Reps
Wednesday, June 17, 9:30 a.m., CCF/G In 2014, Georgetown police records on burglary of motor vehicles
COPs also show the following:
Tuesday, June 2, 9:30 a.m., AC MR 1/2
• Unsecured vehicles accounted for 60.8 percent of the cases.
• More incidents occurred on Saturday than on any other day.
• Most cases occurred during the day, with 58 percent of cases
occurring between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and 42% occurring be-
tween 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• Half of the cases, 50.7 percent, occurred on residential proper-
ties, with 44.2% occurring at commercial locations.
• Trucks and vans represented 35 percent of the burglaries,
automobiles 25.2 percent, and SUVs 23.1 percent.
Lock your car to help prevent burglary of your vehicle.
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