Staying Safe and Sound
By Scott Wingfield
As we know, our everyday safety starts with each of us looking out for each other. While preparing for the holidays and the many activities and celebrations that come with them, please remember that helping to keep things safe in Summerlin is an on-going shared responsibility between each of us and the Las Vegas Metro Police Department (Metro). The following information is some of Metro’s valuable advice regarding home and community safety.
Keep Garage Doors Closed – A majority of property thefts that take place are attributed to people leaving their garage doors open while unattended. Metro notes reports of cars, bikes, golf clubs, and other valuables disappearing while residents go back inside their home or in the back yard while leaving garage doors open.
Always Lock Your Car – Whether you park your car in your garage or on the driveway or street, (garage please, thanks!) it is important that you keep your car locked at all times and valuables out of sight. In addition to the potential loss of your vehicle, access to your home or garage by theft and use of your garage door opener is a pattern commonly seen by Metro.
Reporting Suspicious Behavior – Metro often shares that if you notice something that strikes you as somewhat unusual, it probably is. If youwitness something in your neighborhood out of the ordinary, such as vehicles wandering through with no apparent destination or new faces going house to house, please make a note of if for safety reasons. Please report your concerns to Metro and be prepared to provide them with information such as vehicle type and color or a description of the person or persons that you were concerned about. Remember, if you see something, say something.
Always Drive Carefully and Slow Down – Each day brings more activity, more neighbors and businesses, and more traffic. Ultimately it is up to all of us to practice sound driving skills to keep our streets safe. Please resist parking on the streets, beware of the many children that are not always thinking, slow down, and please be careful at the many roundabouts, intersections and crosswalks.
Everyone Is Your Neighbor – Stay observant and respect each other; everyone is entitled to quiet enjoyment of their property. One’s own actions should not be impacting another fellow neighbor in a negative way. This reasoning also extends to our parks and common areas. Parents, please remind your children to treat our park amenities with respect. The continued pointless damage and unsafe conditions caused by vandalized pathway lighting, graffiti, cars spinning donuts in parking lots and playfields, and dirt/electric bikes zipping down the streets and through parks could be mitigated with your positive intervention. It is important to all of us in Summerlin that our open spaces be used in a respectful manner so that our parks remain clean, healthy and safe for all to enjoy.
