9 p.m. Routine

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Lenexa PD asks you to consider adopting a 9 p.m. routine. Make it a habit every evening before bed to take some basic crime prevention steps around your house.

  • Turn on porch lights and any motion-activated exterior lights. Periodically inspect to ensure all are in good working order.
  • Bicycles, lawn equipment, and power tools should be put in the garage or moved to the back yard.
  • Close garage doors
  • Bring in valuables from your car such as laptops, firearms, and purses
  • Lock car doors 

Set an alarm on your phone, or put a sign on your refrigerator to remind you of this routine every night. Better yet, turn it into a family activity which could teach some basic principles of safety and crime prevention to younger ones.

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