{"id":8987,"date":"2016-12-07T16:20:29","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T00:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taraval.org\/?p=8987"},"modified":"2017-02-13T11:51:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T19:51:54","slug":"safe-shopper-2016-holiday-season-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/?p=8987","title":{"rendered":"Safe Shopper 2016 &#8211; Holiday Season Safety Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">PRESS RELEASE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"> SFPD 96 (11\/15)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"> December 5, 2016 16-168<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During this holiday season, the San Francisco Police Department will be working to enhance safety for residents, visitors and shoppers. There will be increased foot patrols in shopping areas throughout the city, including the horse\/mounted unit, plainclothes officers and traffic enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe San Francisco Police Department wishes everyone a happy holiday season,\u201d said Interim Chief Toney Chaplin. \u201cWe also want this season of giving to be memorable and safe for you and your loved ones. Here are some tips that will help keep you safe.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Stay alert when using electronic devices. Limit your distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Always be alert to your surroundings and have your keys in your hand as you approach your vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Park Smart: Help avoid vehicle break-ins, leave nothing visible in your car. Consider moving your vehicle to a different location each time you load packages in the trunk. Try to use parking lots where there are parking attendants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Keep your wallet in a hard-to-reach place and carry only the cash and credit cards that you will need to complete your shopping.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 If someone demands your purse, wallet, or packages, surrender them, make note of the suspect\u2019s description and direction they flee and call 911. Property can be replaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 If you see something, say something. If you witness criminal activity or see something or someone suspicious, flag down a police officer, call 911 or contact security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Shop with a companion, especially after dark, whenever possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please report criminal activity to police immediately. Additional personal safety tips are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/sanfranciscopolice.org\/safeshopper\" target=\"_blank\">sanfranciscopolice.org\/safe shopper<\/a> or from San Francisco Safety Awareness for Everyone (SAFE) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsafe.org\">sfsafe.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE SFPD 96 (11\/15) December 5, 2016 16-168 During this holiday season, the San Francisco Police Department will be working to enhance safety for residents, visitors and shoppers. There will be increased foot patrols in shopping areas throughout the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-past_events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8987"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8992,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions\/8992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taraval.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}