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HCSO offers holiday safe shopping tips

Special to Caloosa Belle Independent
Posted 12/14/22

While you are out holiday shopping, the Hendry County Sheriff's Office recommends following these safety tips:

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HCSO offers holiday safe shopping tips

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Special to Caloosa Belle Independent

LABELLE -- While you are out holiday shopping, the Hendry County Sheriff's Office recommends following these safety tips:

• Stay alert and be aware of your surroundings.
 
• Park in well-lit areas, and be sure to lock the car, close your windows and hide all gifts and shopping bags in the trunk.
 
• Avoid carrying large amounts of cash.
 
• Carry your purse close to your body and put your wallet in an inside pocket or front pants pocket.
 
• Have your keys ready to enter your vehicle when you approach it. Use your “panic button” on your key fob if you become nervous or think you are being followed.
 
• Lock your doors immediately upon entering your vehicle.
 
SHOPPING WITH THE KIDS?
 
• Teach your kids to go to a store clerk or security guard if you get separated, and don’t allow your kids to go off by themselves.
HCSO, holiday shopping safety tips

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