Preventing Robberies When Transporting Money

1/20/2010 , Police Chief Joseph Polisar

We are creatures of habit. All a robber has to do is watch your business and make some notes. The robber knows when the bank deposits are made, by whom and at what bank. This is the way a robber makes a profit, by stealing your hard earned money.

Here are some tips to reduce your risk of loss:

• Have safes or lock boxes in the office incase you do accumulate a large amount of cash during the day. Make cash drops from your registers during the day to avoid large amounts at the register sites.

• NEVER leave cash in registers, cars or lying around the office overnight.

• Use armored car services if your business does a large volume of cash transactions.

• Make sure that your couriers vary their routes to the bank- the less route in the transfer process, the more difficult it is for a robber to plan his act.

• Make your deposits irregularly and avoid a regular route.

• Avoid carrying bags or bundles that appear to look like bank deposits. Have several different carrying methods or bags to transport deposits.

• Make your deposits in the bank during the day instead of the night drop box whenever possible. The more people around you the less likely you will have problems.

• Encourage credit or debit card use by your customers. BUT.. Remember to follow the credit card processing procedures we have discussed in the past.

For general business calls or questions to the Garden Grove Police Department please call 714 741-5704. For more information on crime prevention in the City of Garden Grove you can contact our Community Liaison Division at 741-5761 or 741-5762.

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