Safety Tips
Community Safety Tips
The Grover Beach Police Department is committed to the safety of our community. We encourage you to participate in making our city an even better place to live, work, and recreate.
Safety Tips for Your Home
- Back to School Safety (PDF) - As you travel to and from school while riding in a bus, walking, biking, and riding in a car
- Burglary Prevention (PDF)
- Child Safety Around Vehicles (PDF)
- Domestic Violence Prevention (PDF)
- FTC Alert: Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule is Not Just for Kids' Sites (PDF)
- How to Protect Kids' Privacy Online: Parent Guide (PDF) | Teacher Guide (PDF)
- Internet Safety Tips for Parents (PDF)
- InternetSafety101.org - A multi-media program specifically designed to educate, equip, and empower parents, educators, and other caring adults with the knowledge and resources they need to protect children online, provided by the nonprofit organization Enough Is Enough (EIE)
- Keeping Your Children Safe (PDF)
- Neighborhood Watch (PDF)
- Start a Neighborhood Watch in Your Neighborhood
- While Away on Vacation (PDF)
Safety Tips for Businesses
- Burglary Prevention - 14 Steps to Protect Your Business (PDF)
- Detecting Counterfeit Money (PDF)
- How to Detect Bad Credit Cards, Checks, and Traveler's Checks (PDF)
- Merchant Alert During the Holiday Season (PDF)
- Panhandling (PDF) - Reference Guide to Laws on Aggressive Panhandling
- Robbery Prevention - What to Do and How to Prevent (PDF)
General Safety Tips for Everyone
- Child Booster Seat Information: English | Spanish
- Halloween Trick-or-Treating Safety (PDF)
- Help Keep Drunk Drivers Off the Road (PDF)
- Cell Phone Laws for Motorists (PDF) (effective July 2008)
- Sharps Disposal (PDF) | Collection Sites (PDF)
- Pharmacy Medicine Free Take-Back Program
(for disposal of unwanted medications) - English | Spanish (PDF)
Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Regarding Identity Theft
- Active Duty Alerts Help Protect Military Personnel from Identity Theft (PDF)
- Deter, Detect, Defend: Identity Theft Educational Video - A 10-minute educational video and steps consumers can take to avoid being a victim
- Filing a complaint with the FTC
- Identity Crisis: What to Do If Your Identity is Stolen (PDF)
- Identity Theft: What It's All About Brochure (PDF)
- Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft (PDF)
- What to Do If Your Personal Information Has Been Compromised (PDF)
Regarding Your Credit
- Avoiding Credit and Charge Card Fraud (PDF)
- File Segregation: New ID is a Bad IDea (PDF)
- What to Do If Your Credit Card / ATM Card / Debit Card is Lost or Stolen (PDF)
Regarding Unsolicited Calls and Emails
Note: The above-listed consumer alerts and fact sheets for consumers were provided by the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Office of Consumer and Business Education. For additional information, please refer to the FTC website or call toll-free (877) FTC-HELP.
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