Best moves after purse or wallet theft outlined
A Gazette report quotes Cedar Rapids police and bank security officials on promptly reporting lost cards and checks, notifying police, and replacing IDs. It stresses changing locks, itemizing losses, and using lists or photocopies to simplify recovery and minimize liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie Smith
Security Department
Merchants National Bank
Smith
First Trust and Savings Bank
Social Security Administration
Gillen
Precautions to Minimize Purse and Wallet Theft
Captain James Gillen of the Police Crime Prevention Bureau says purse thefts are crimes of opportunity with no foolproof prevention. He advises keeping valuables close to the body, using money belts or sewn inner pockets, carrying minimal cash, avoiding purses when possible, and not resisting if snatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gillen
Cedar Rapids
Gillen
Wayne McNeal
McNeal
Police Department
Crime Prevention Bureau
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