Tips to shop safely and prevent crime

As holiday shopping commences, here's some tips to shop safely and prevent crime.

If you're making the rounds at your favorite stores ?

"* fillig up your vehicle with bags of holiday purchases... you'll want to make sure you're taking the necessary steps to make sure you're not a target ... for thieves.

Kimt news 3's jeremy wall joins us live in rochester... jeremy ?

"* you spoke to a police officer... what does he advise?

Katie, if your going shopping today, this weekend, or anytime this holiday season ?

*- it's simple... lock your car doors and don't leave valuables ?

"* lying out for everyone to see.

Officer craig jacobsen of the rochester police department recommends if your going out shopping, not to leave purses, wallets or anything somebody can see in the car as it makes it a target for theft.

It's not just shoppers that need to be alert this holiday season... but also retailers.

If you're a business owner ?

"* jacobsen says shoplifiting is a concern this time of the year... he stresses that the majority of store owners have precautions in place to stop shoplifters in when your inside the store, they have lots of cameras so they can watch you and there's store people watching, loss prevention, to see if anyone is taking items and placing them in their jackets, purses, or stuff like that.

That's what most businesses do.

They have their loss prevention and store clerks watching individuals as they move around their store and katie i asked jacobsen if police were responding to more reports of shoplifting... he said, yes ?

*- especially now during the holiday season.

Live in rochester, jeremy wall... thanks jeremy.

Officer jacobson said they typically see more car break?

"*ins during the summer, but they respond to calls for breakins throughout