Prevention Information for Businesses

• ALWAYS have a check and balance system. Every employee should have someone else who oversees their work on a regular basis. This applies even if the employee is a good friend or family member.
• Protect all of your company's financial data. (Utilize a backup system)
• Protect all of your employee's personal and business information.
• Keep all of the above items secured and then shred, shred, shred when you are getting rid of any paperwork or documents.
• Control your mail, incoming and outgoing. (The person handling money doesn't access mail)
• Thoroughly screen all employees before hiring them.
• Enforce mandatory vacations for employees.

Robbery Prevention/Reduction Tips

• Keep parking lots and rear entrances well lighted.
• Install peepholes or small windows in doors.
• Always keep all doors other than the main entrance locked.
• Periodically test video surveillance equipment to verify it is in proper working order.
• Remove unnecessary posters and displays from the windows.
• Install wide register counters and limit access by a high door to register area. This helps to prevent robbers from attempting to grab money from registers and keeps them from coming behind the counter.
• Mount a video surveillance camera that records the front door. This helps in identifying robbers as they enter the store.