27 Nov Black Friday – aka Car Break in Day

As a day known for crazy deals and even crazier crowds, there is another thing to be aware of: Car prowls.

Pioneer Square (and downtown Seattle) are fairly notorious for car break-ins, but shoppers should be especially wary today. With a tendency to keep gifts in your car as you go from store to store, shoppers should be aware of safety tips for preventing their car from being broken into.

King5 gives some tips for shoppers, which includes:

Keeping gifts in the trunk
If you don’t have a trunk, try to hide them with a blanket or jacket
Keep valuables with you
If you have change or expensive items (such as GPS), hide them…including unhooking the clip that holds the GPS in place. That’s a dead give away for car prowlers.
Be aware of your surroundings — note if someone seems to be paying attention to you as you park or load your car

To see more tips, click here. If you see anything even remotely suspicious, don’t hesitate to call the cops. Even if they’re not able to respond right away, at least they’ll know where the problem areas are.

p.s. there are lots of great black friday deals to be found in Pioneer Square today — one of them listed on the Events Calendar. I haven’t checked with Utilikilt to see if they have deals, but I’m sure many of you have kilts on your lists for Christmas. I know my father-in-law does and I’m doing everything possible to botch his efforts.