The New York herald., 1922-04-08
ENRIGHTS CRIME 'DON'TS"

to drawing or making deposits at the
bank
DON'T walk TO and from the bank. TO
or from your place of business II
is any great distance. RIDE,
DON'T send one man. IL you can send
two. to the bank to draw or make de-
posits. DON'T send any but trusted
and bonded employees. and DON'T
use women or boys for such work.
DON'T permit employees to select their
own routes to and from the bank. You
do the selecting IL possible. change
route and time frequently.
DON'T fail to have your safe. contain
ing valuables, securely locked during
business hours 10 prevent q possible
''holdup.'
DON'T open the safe in your place OF
business for any purpose while here
are suspicious strangers present. Make
a practice Of closing the outer door of
your premises at the close Of the
business day before putting yaluahies
into your safe.
DON'T expose or wear jeweiry in locali-
ties where a robbery could be COM
mitted with little chance of the Of
fender being caught.
DON'T neglect to notify your local po-
lice station IL you have large payroll,
giving the time and route when II Is TO
be in transit
DON'T obtain your payroll from bank
always at the same time. Trregularity
prevents crooks from planning.
DON'T employ inexperienced men for
guards or messengers. Armed. trained
men should be employed for this work.
DON'T carry large sums of money on
your person. A check book Is safer
and more convenient.
For Banks.
DON'T neglect to keep firearms in your
bank. and have them so placed as to
be readily accessible in an emergency.
DON'T neglect to provide standard re-
voivers for your special officers and
trusted messengers. securing the neces-
sary permits for the carrying OF them.
from the Police Commissioner.
DON'T neglect to maintain an up to date
signal device for the purpose OF giving
an alarm in case OF emergency
DON'T fail TO instruct your employees
as to their specific duties in the event
of an attempted robbery.
DON'T hesitate to telephone the police
OF suspicious persons who enter or
loiter In vestibules Of your bank.
DON'T fail to be suspicious of strangers
who upon entering your bank leave an
motor running.
Miscellaneous.
DON'T trust everybody that you come in
contact with just because they are
prosperous looking and smooth takers,
with polished manners; remember that
up to date thieves do not look like
thugs.
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references. Many thieves operate from
furnished rooms.
DON'T fail to observe persons lettering
about your premises. Make menta,
note Of their appearance and notify
the station house.
DON'T fail to have your name and home
address conspicuously displayed In
your place of business. This is very
important in case Of fire, burglary. &c.
DON'T hesitate to telephone Police
Headquarters (Spring 5000 IL sus-
picious characters are lettering near
your home or in or near your place OF
business.
DON'T fail when you telephone for
police assistance to state clearly to the
operator the exact location and the
need therefor
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future Identification persons acting
suspiciously in your vicinity.
To get policeman, go to the near
est flashlight signal box and press the
Citizen Call Button" This will light
the green flashlight on top of the
post and attract the attention CT the
policeman on patrol. Keep on press
ing the button until the policeman
arrives. If he fails TO respond within
a reasonable time open the box and
telephone to the station house.
DON'T fAi to notify the police i'm
mediately upon discovery that some
thing has been lost or stolen.
DON'T neglect to provide yourself with
police whistl. for the purpose OF
calling assistance. The blowing of
police whistle will usually frighten
away any cne attempting to assault
you.
DON'T forget to keep a memorandum
of the case and movement number of
your watch and a thorough descrip-
ton, together with an account Of all
marks OF Identification OF all your
valuables.
DON'T fail to make note of serial num-
bers Of your bonds, stocks. certificates
or shares in any corporation, so II
lost or stolen you can furnish serial
numbers as an aid to their recovery.
DON'T. after q robbery or crime has
been committed, permit the handling
of safes or articles upon which the
impression of fingers could be made.
Fingerprints are Of invaluable assist
.arce to the police.
How to Call Police Stations.
Much OF this advice may sound like
cautions not to offer your watch to