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* • ___________________ I, - follow These Steps and 'gep Criminals Oin When it comes to cr.me-proo:- ina. it's the little things iat count.'Jlfl* It 5 uiB muo ------------ ign Communxr.' Crime Prevention Df&cer John Ewaid. Not only does htt advice apply to home ana -jtrsonai safety, it aisu applies to Wamesses—both large and smai.. Ewaid offers these tips: • Call the Mound PoUce Depart ment and ask to have a premises survey completed. Ewaid wUi visit your busineee. survey me building and grounds and dis cuss ways to improve security. • Pay close attention to door locxs. But remember, a lock is only as •ood as the door it is on. A S300 lock on a S2 door %vill not deter burglan. ... P»per lighting can m^ a dd- (erence. In one of New York City s highest crime areas, high sodium was installed on an e.x- perimental basis. The result was ____ -"3- ......................- * . £r!v.r-r..r.er.iai -.sign -.v;U r.aN^' -'-'jcsr'.* 5ven more a.*.:..— Hc'.v :s '■our building land- scaned’ Keen shrubber.' and ••ooc i'.vay from the buiicir.g -o thev 'viil not conceal burglar.' ane-mpts. .\re large windo-.vs \nstble from the street? Don t paper vour windows with ads that obscure street surveillance. • Internal theft supersedes snop- lifting. Because employee thert can break the back of a com- "’anv. review your cash-hanoung poiicies* and tkjce precaucons so that "Our inventory doesn i go out the back door. For more information or to have a premises survey concucted. call the Mound Police Department at -tr:-3711. ,ding Official Sagins Duties Mound’s Crime Prevention Association Needs Your Support ♦V. In addition to hi* dutJw- jaetor. Sutheriond jwv« a* Iwod V HoB at 473-11S5. The .Mound Cnme Prevenuon .'.ssoctation is a coalition or area residents and the .Mound Police Department. The association worics to promote acmnties and protects tor the purcose of c.mme prevenaon ana the aoprehension o? criminals. Some of the programs assistea financier bv the associanon include the D..\-R.E- pros*^- and School Liaison programs. .Neigh- borhood Crime Watch and Child Safe House, a TIP line for anony mous information, rewards for cnme and arrest information, the police canine program, community cnme prevention (see article above) mouice maienals and training, and for Operation Identification. Membership is open to all Mound residents and merchants. A n^inimiim $10 donation is requirea AddiUonai gifts are most welcome. Recognition will be given to ail donors. For more informanon on this program, call the Mound Police Department at 472-3711. City ClsfK tiecied to P^CTSSSiCnsI SCoTo Franc?n^ C.’jrk-Ltfisingcr Francenp iFranl Clark*Lei3inger, Mound Citv Clerk, was elected in May to the board of directors for the Internanonai Institute of Munic.pai Cler.ks . IIMCk a professional organi zation for city clerks. She will repre sent ihe region that encompasses Iowa. .Minnesota and Wisconsin. Clark-Leisinger has served as the .Mound City Clerk for eight years. Siie has been a member of the associ ation since 1982. As an active mem ber. she attended numerous annual conferences and served on the Host Committee -.vhen the organization heid its annual meeting m Minne- apoiis. She aiso served as chairper son for the State of Minnesota IIMC .Membership Committee from 19M to 1985 and received first place in the membership contest for recnuting the most new members to the orgam- zafio"- ^ ♦U-.Clark-Leisinger is active in otner organizations, including the of .Minnesota Cities, for which she has served for the past tvi^ years on the Elections and Ethics Committe^ She is aiso active in local commumty affairs. co<hairing for the past two years the Mound City Days celMra- tion. In addition, she Is a member of the Westonka Chamber of Commerce.