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. . . B&E arrests above average (Continued from page 1) is caught at 4 break-in, IS cases are cleared from the books. Phillips is the former City Manager of Troy, which is in Montgomery County. The Sheriff of Scotland County could not be reached for comment on percentages in his county. In comparison to some sur rounding counties, Hoke may have a high crime rate, but there are things residents can do to protect their homes, according to Sheriff Barrington. Community Watch programs are set up in some areas of the county with citizens patrolling all night, said the sheriff. For instance, in 'the Puppy Creek area, there were 100 break ins the year before a Community Watch was set up, Barrington said. The next year, there were three, he said. The number of break-ins has risen in the past few years, but Bar rington suspects there would have been three to five per day in that area without the community watch. "Dogs are normally a deterrent," said the sheriff. A good watch dog can at least alert neighbors to something going on around a house. "Hoods will normally stay away from a barking dog," said the sheriff. People must also take precau tions to protect themselves from crooks who will ride around look ing for a home that looks unoc cupied, said Barrington. Keep the bushes around a house trimmed down, he said. If there are no high bushes, a would-be crook will have nothing to hide behind near a window, said Barrington. Have a trusted neighbor pick up newspapers and mail if planning to be out of town for any length of time, he said. Hire someone to mow the lawn in the summer when away, Barr ington said. If living in a house, put solid doors to all outside entrances, said the sheriff. "A solid door is hard to kick in," he said. Sliding doors can be made harder to open if a pipe or stick is placed in the track, he said. When such an implement is in place, a would-be thief will have to break the glass to get inside, he said. Windows can be made more secure by putting nails above the bottom sliding pane, Barrington said. Also a hole can be drilled through both sections of the win dow and into the frame where a nail can be inserted to prevent any opening unless the nail is removed or the glass broken. Barrington said that normally, crooks do not like loud noises like glass breaking. Never keep keys in a flower pot or under a door mat, Barrington said, adding that people should not leave notes telling friends where a key can be found. Many times, crooks will pose as salesmen or representatives from local governments, said the sheriff. "Never trust anyone who comes to your door that you do not know," Barrington said. Women who are at home alone should beware of anyone coming to the door and asking for "the man of the house." If a person appears at the door saying they are from the tax office, get an identification, call the tax office and call the Sheriff's Department. "Beware of people who want to paint your house cheap or cake leaves in your yard," he said. "Don't ever let anyone in your house to use the telephone," Barr ington said. If leaving the home at night, leave a porch light on. Most importantly, the sheriff said to call his department and tell someone when leaving town. Tell the department what lights will be left on inside the house and what cars will be parked in the yard, Barrington said, adding that his deputies will patrol day and night. Never let a strange noise in the night go by without thought. "If there is anything unusual go ing on in a yard at night, call. Don't wait to see if anyone is going to break-in. Call 875-5111. There might be a deputy in the area. If not, we'll send one," said Barr ington. The best way to catch a thief is to get him before he leaves the scene. "Each day a case goes unsolved, the chances of solving it are less," the sheriff said. 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Here, representatives from power companies in North Carolina and Virginia study the controls for the new system during a recent tour. County plagued by break-ins Hoke County residents were plagued with 10 break-ins last week, according to reports from the Sheriffs Department. On January 23, the door of a house belonging to Lee Fatrell was found open by an area citizen. The Sheriffs Department was called and the home was discovered broken into, reports say. Taken in the robbery were some video tapes, a video tape recorder, a 35 millimeter camera, a one quarter karat diamond ring and two television sets, reports show. Estimates of the value of the items were reported at $3,100. On the day before, the home of Robert Monroe was broken into, reports say. A vacuum cleaner worth about $900, a rug, a stereo, a television and a shotgun were among the Happy Valentine's Day IF YOUR BUSINESS IS PROFITABLE, CALL US TODAY. IF IT'S NOT, CALL US COLLECT. 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Apparently stolen from the house was a stereo AM-FM radio, a black and white television and two pigs, reports say. The missing items were valued at $610, reports say. On January 29, the home of Leon Locklear was broken into, reports say. I Clothes, food and appliances reportedly worth $1,720 were taken in the break-in. The investigation is continuing into a break-in at Jimmy's Exxon, according to reports. On January 30, the station was apparently robbed of 48 butane cigarette lighters, 65 cartons of cigarettes and some money. About $639 in merchandise was taken, reports say. Employees at Midway Garage reported that someone broke into the shop and took an electric welder. The welder is valued at $350, reports say. The home of Darrel Thompson was reportedly broken into on January 29. Furniture, kitchen appliances and electronics valued at $1,100 were taken, reports say. A pump belonging to Tony Ray Jones was allegedly stolen from his pumphouse on January 30. 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