Preventing-Theft | JCTC

Campus Safety and Security

    Crime Prevention

    Information provided by the Louisville Metro Police Department

    LMPD Crime Tip Hotline: (502) 574-LMPD (5673)

    • Tips to help prevent being victimized
    • For most of us, our office is our home away from home.
    • We spend a great deal of time there each day.
    • Unfortunately, some people see our offices as a target of opportunity.
    • The person may be a co-worker or a stranger who wanders in off of the street.
    • To help fight this we need to practice good security measures and take care of our valuables and belonging

    Things to remember:

    • Thieves can look like anyone.
      • Often they will dress like they belong there.
    • If you do see someone who looks out of place, try to not the person's appearance in case it is needed later.
    • If your office has security, report any strange persons to them.
      • Also consider notifying police so that they may be on the lookout.
    • If you don't fee comfortable approaching someone, ask security or the police to check the situation out.
    • Be careful with your valuables.
      • Do not leave personal items of value unguarded or in the open.
      • Do not let others see what you have to take.
      • Keep your purse or wallet in a secure area.
      • Most thieves know to look in desk drawers.
      • Keep those areas locked.
    • Do not keep hidden keys to valuables in your desk drawers.
      • Thieves know to look in such places.
    • Never assume someone is authorized to be in your building.
      • Keep an eye out for strangers in your workplace.
      • If someone looks like they don't belong try to find out what they are doing there.
      • It may be a new person, a customer, someone lost or someone up to no good.
      • Ask a simple question like "May I help you?", which may deter unwelcome strangers.
    • Try to restrict access to private areas of your office.
      • We all need customers to be able to access us.
      • Should strangers have free access to private offices or other areas?
      • If your office has a security policy, honor it.
      • While it may be inconvenient at times, it can help you avoid becoming a victim.
    • Do not carry valuable items into your office in plain view.
      • Do not leave boxes or packaging outside your office.
      • You never know who might be watching.
    • If possible, lock your office when you are not in it.
      • This will keep unwanted persons from getting into your office.
    • Never share office keys or office key codes.
      • If you are not in control of those items, you are not in control of access to your office.
    • Do not leave access doors propped open or unlocked.
      • This will grant access to your building to anyone who comes along.
    • Do not leave notes advertising that you are away from your office or when you will return.
      • This gives thieves a timeframe to commit their crimes.
    • Keep a list of serial numbers on valuable items.
      • This will help the police in their attempts to recover your property and capture the wrongdoer.

    But if you are a victim:

    • Contact the police to file a report and document the theft.
      • For reports only, please call our Telephone Reporting Unit at 574-4661.
    • Notify office security of the theft.
      • Ask if they have video that may be of assistance to the police department.
    • Do not touch anything in the area of the theft until after speaking with the police.
      • There may be evidence in the area that can aid police in solving the crime.
    • If your personal information is stolen, contact the credit reporting companies to have a fraud alert placed on your account.
      • Equifax: (800) 525-6285
      • Experian: (888) 397-3742
      • TransUnion: (800) 680-7289

    For more information about other crime prevention programs, contact your local LMPD Division Resource Officer.

    • 1st Division: (502) 574-7167
    • 2nd Division: (502) 574-2478
    • 3rd Division: (502) 574-2135
    • 4th Division: (502) 574-7010
    • 5th Division: (502) 574-7636
    • 6th Division: (502) 574-2187
    • 7th Division: (502) 574-2133
    • 8th Division: (502) 574-2258
    • Police Dispatch - Urban: (502) 574-7111
    • Police Dispatch - Suburban: 502-2111

    In case of an EMERGENCY dial 911