Commercial Robbery Prevention

To Prevent A Robbery

• Keep your front doors and windows clear of signs and posters to allow good two-way visibility. Employees can see suspicious persons inside.  Passers-by can see inside.

• Keep the outside of your business well lit at night.

• Use video surveillance and make it well known. Use cameras or mirrors to observe all areas of the store.

• Greet everyone who enters your business.  Be alert for customers who seem to be loitering or glancing around the store while appearing to shop or browse through a magazine.

• If you someone who is acting suspicious inside or outside, call the police to have them checked out.

• Keep side and back doors locked. Have employees use the main entrance, if possible.

• Place markers at the entrance that employees can use to help gauge the height of a robber as he leaves.

• Make bank deposits as often as possible, never less than once a day.

 

During A Robbery

• Try to stay calm.

• Do not make any sudden movements to upset the robber.

• Do not resist.

• If possible, try to get a good look at the robber so that you can describe him later.

• Note the direction of flight.

• Without exposing yourself to harm, get a description of the robber’s vehicle.

 

After The Robbery

• Call the police immediately after the robbery, even if you have already activated the alarm.

• Step outside the store when the police arrive so they will know the robber is gone and you are safe.

• Do not touch anything that the robber may have touched (for fingerprints).

• Ask any witnesses to stay or get their names and telephone numbers (to be reached by the police).

• Do not discuss the amount of money taken with anyone other than the police.

 

Surveillance Equipment Information

• Replace VHS videotapes every 12 sessions.

• Use a different tape for each day of the month.

• Clean the lenses of the video cameras with camera lens paper.

• Insure the correct date & time on your video camera.