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Ftft AS-TVm Chrfttrtdt, Thwdiy, Jmw SO, 1982 mmmt ibmmi lS "fllifS "& *** JL^mt ^1W l.y^B "v v*f^IS ! I V Nfl ' it^l " :fl 2*&f 'I : ,: JanPx^H rv^ , - ' V- ;.. &. . ,*0. ;>yl ' 9 pajj^^HV^i Crime Prevention Thieves Enterr The following "Crime Box Score" is designed to keep you abreast of criminal activity in your community and to help protect your family and property from crime. Storebreaking 3700 block, Patterson Avenue The suspects cut a hole in the roof of a business, gathered several hundred cartons of assorted brands of cigarettes and escaped when police officers arrived. 2100 block, East 25th Street A Sears black-and-white television and food were taken.? 3300 block, North Liberty Street Money, a portable radio and a calculator were taken. 2600 block, North Liberty Street A Honda ATC three-whed motorbike was stolen. 800 block, Price Street A school was broken into and two Whirlpool air conditioners were taken. *4200 block, Patterson Avenue Three trailers were entered and one set of curtains was taken. ~~Armed Robbery "100 block, South Broad Street A white male and white female robbed the complainant with a .38 caliber pistol, taking his clothing, and two duffle bags and their contents. Housebreaking Preventing Burglaries It is estimated that mopjhan half of the illegal entries into homes have been through doors. Breaking windows or climbing through them tends to attract unwanted attention. Would your present door lock offer much resistance to a would-be burglar? Sixteen percent of burglaries committed in the city in 1982 required no force to effect entry. Some tips of keeping your home safe from burglary: Check your entry doors. Make sure your doors have dead latches. Fire Prevention Escape Plans Help Save Lives By THOMAS Flynn ' * Syndicated Columnist You've just awakened. It's 3 a.m. and something smells a little strange ... smoke! The house is on fire! Quick, what to do? The fire-wise family takes steps to ensure it knows what to do at a time like that. Here's how to develop a home escape plan to get every family member out of the J house if fire strikes. The first step is to install a UL-listed smoke detector outside the bedrooms and sleep with all doors closed, even the smallest child's room. This gives you early warning of fire and minimizes smoke build-up in the bedrooms. Now, draw a rough floor plan of your home. Decide on two ways to evacuate each room ? a fire in the hallway, for instance, could preclude escape through the bedroom doors. From some second-floor windows, it may be possible to climb from the window to a garage or porch roof from which to jump to the ground. Other bedroom windows look out on a stark, two-story drop. Chtck this out and buy escape ladders for the windows that require them. These folding metal ladders are generally attached to the floor under the window so they can be thrown out and dropped down when needed. Make sure everyone whose room is equipped with a ladder practices deploying the ladder and climbing down it Now that every room is equipped with two ways out, Please see page A5 r ~ " T " H ^ j _ ") Vy ^ jdfei^ ** -V <* L n.v? ?ffjHSjly wv x H8 I I "* *' +% . j rhroughRoof Make sure your striker plate is installed properly. Remember, the best locks in the world are no good if you open your doors to strangers - or don't lock them. For further information, contact the Crime Prevention Unit at 727-2688. This column is brought to you weekly as a public service of the Chronicle, the East Winston Crime Task Force and the Winston-Salem Police Department. MULJIJ SL-' ^KS*;io' ?? " BUICK SKYHAWK Front-wheel drive in a Buick9 Great, I d forfeit luxury when I slid into Buick's i Well, all I lost was a parking problem. Th and sinfully luxurious. Five ride in comfor required. Skyhawk feels Buick big and yt sumption is downright dietetic! If you'd r have a smaller Buick?you can still get r fort. In the luxurious Skyhawk Move in, yourself at home. r;. I I 'x V, : r :* -j '1? ? ^ r*- ?- : Kr % |L It - r - " ^ 423^^ MPT . &, ?tf, ,-. :/ { ' tftliiflMk: wi?wT. JXURII ILD LIV jjdfii^^ j/jSjf Jjjj jr M jfl inH- ^000?^^ I ii^H8SB?S?.%: w-sfs But I figured smallest car e fit? Roomy 4g H ? fc t, no dieting rnwy. tDi. 5t gas coneally rather Use est>mate(1 mpq for comparison osal iir?U r?m speed distance weather Actual hiq eai OUICK Cum- equipped wt^ engtr^s produced by o and make ate(1 C0,T,DHn't's war'd*/>de See your i -?*1M^^K: : '>j|>: : > I Officii/ Csr of th0 XXIIIrd Ofymptsd L09 Angoha 1984 Q&P Would ? r~ ?: ?. * ~M*4MiaBaaai>^^^^^^^^^^^^^BHRMPHj^^HH^Hfl^^p klS *tf6?j Bm^i 4 * .-> g^i^y^BBBK^MiUbSL^! '?** \sS3W ** ?i4J^i^^?wiMBMaKaliii3SiM ? > ?.-.f*_A -1 ^%cX - j>fVfMl-\Vy-iBB ** *' g "' '*' v' ** '' A "' J>* ' ^1 BL- \ ^5U^B5(^ 28) EPA Est. mpg You' mileage may differ dependwtq upon ibw/ay mileage lower Some Bucks are mbb t*er G V divisions buh^ d'ar>es cr aff'i' ViTm dealer for details n't you rtally rathvr haw a luick? X
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