If you’ll be out of town for the holidays — the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office is offering to put your home on the list to receive extra attention during regular neighborhood patrols.
This applies to county residents beyond the Evansville City borders.
The Sheriff’s Office has deputies assigned to specific zones within the county. It’s part of Sheriff Noah Robinson’s Neighborhood policing initiative.
“If you if you want to have your home checked on while you're out of town, you can do this any time of year," he said. "But a lot of folks go out of town for the holidays … a deputy will will go by your home periodically and just check on its on it to make sure that it's secure while you're away from home.”
These deputies are already patrolling these neighborhoods and according to the Sheriff’s Office, this is better than hiring a devious juvenile left Home Alone to defend your house from burglars with marbles and swinging paint cans.
Robinson said a security check from a deputy can give residents some peace of mind.
“Knowing that somebody is watching out for their property, and it lets us know that somebody is out of town,” he said. “I mean, we patrol subdivisions all the time, but we don't have any idea, really, of you know whether someone's supposed to be there.”
Security checks can include an extra drive-by, or even checking for locked doors — assuming the deputy isn’t busy on other calls.
Robinson said the holidays don’t necessarily bring more burglaries, but a spike can occur due to one group or individual breaking into homes.
Follow the link above, to the patrol map. Click on your neighborhood to find your deputy and your deputy's number. Or call Call (812) 421-6200 to identify your patrol deputy.
Robinson would like to remind everyone that package thefts do happen — especially during the holidays. Robinson suggests signing up for delivery notifications.
“They'll send you an alert on your phone when a package gets delivered, and that will allow you to you yourself or have someone else bring the package inside to avoid it loitering on your front porch to avoid some of these porch pirates.”
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