Personal Protection Tips From the Detroit
Police Department
This past Tuesday evening, I attended the Detroit Police
Department's [[DPD) "First Quarter Report on Crime" at Charity
Lutheran Church on the east-side of town. One of the presenters,
DPD Lt. Dwayne Blackmon, gave a presentation on personal
protection.
In my professional opinion as a Personal Protection Instructor,
it was a decent speech when you consider the amount of
information he crammed into it within the short amount of
time he was allowed to teach.
I took notes and present the following to you as personal
protection tips from the Detroit Police Department:
- Be wary of folks erratically riding by on a bicycle. It
may be a tip-off that he is holding a handgun.
- Avoid Coney Island Restaurants at 2:00am on the weekend.
- Don't go to "after-hours" bars and clubs.
- If you use a carwash at night, you'll probably be robbed.
- Gas stations and parking lots are dangerous places.
- Avoid going to the gas station every day. Fill up your tank.
- Carjackers can be children appearing to be just loitering
nearby.
- Avoid patronizing establishments with folks "hanging out"
in close proximity. Find another place to shop.
- Be aware and speak to people near you. It may discourage
an attack.
- Don't leave valuables in plain sight in your vehicle.
- Crime can happen as often during the day as often as it
does at night.
- Alcohol is a major cause of domestic violence.
- If a family member leaves and threatens to come back to
harm someone, remove that person from the area.
- If you are thrown into a trunk, you can draw attention to
the situation by either opening the trunk via the latch in
newer cars or kicking out the brake lights with your feet
in older cars and sticking your hands in the newly created
hole.
- Three times of the year when crime spikes:
1. The Christmas shopping season
2. The first warm weekend [[85 degrees F)
3. The day time "falls back."
Obviously, there is a lot more that can be taught on the
subject of personal protection than what was presented.
Interested persons who desire the Detroit Police Department
to give their group, church, or organization a more thorough
and longer presentation are invited to contact their local
DPD District.
Rick's Firearm Academy of Detroit
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