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Some ways to protect yourself when banking by smartphone

Some ways to protect yourself when banking by smartphone

Mobile banking can be a convenient way to take care of your banking needs on the run. The new thing is using your smartphones for banking.  Gone are the days…

Jacobs on crime: Social Security numbers and identity theft

Jacobs on crime: Social Security numbers and identity theft

As you know, I’m a big fan of consumer advocate Clark Howard, especially because of the excellent information he is able to provide on identity theft.  You can check him…

Jacobs on Crime: Consider flashlights, whistles and pens for self defense

Jacobs on Crime: Consider flashlights, whistles and pens for self defense

When do you need a self-defense flashlight? Easy, when you don’t have one. What is a self-defense flashlight? Basically, it’s a small flashlight. It should run on AAA or lithium…

Jacobs on Crime: Ways to protect your vehicle from catalytic converter thieves

Jacobs on Crime: Ways to protect your vehicle from catalytic converter thieves

Catalytic converter theft is on the rise. The devices, usually part of a vehicle’s exhaust system, are stolen for valuable materials contained inside, including platinum, rhodium and palladium.  A combination…

Jacobs on Crime: Watch your tail(gate)

Jacobs on Crime: Watch your tail(gate)

The National Insurance Bureau released a report Feb. 7 that looked into tailgate thefts. As you might or might not know, tailgates are those things on the back of pickup…

Jacobs on Crime: Want to drive better? Follow the rules

Jacobs on Crime: Want to drive better? Follow the rules

Officer Jacobs, can you please make me a better driver? Sure, it would be my pleasure. The first thing you should do is to slow down. There is very little…

Jacobs on Crime: Don’t let new online phishing scams catch you

  Email and Facebook accounts continue to be bombarded with scams.  They don’t affect most people, but there is a percentage that will fall prey to them. One new scam…

Jacobs on Crime: Have children and a firearm in your home? Think about using Project Childsafe.

Jacobs on Crime: Have children and a firearm in your home?  Think about using Project Childsafe.

Before we get started, note that I am not suggesting that you should or should not have a firearm in your home.  It is your right, so you are the…

Jacobs on Crime: How should you react in an ‘active shooter’ situation?

Jacobs on Crime: How should you react in an ‘active shooter’ situation?

Recent tragedies such as the mass shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and the movie theater in Aurora, Colo., raise serious questions. How do we prevent…

Jacobs on Crime: Just in time for the holidays, here’s a checklist of ways to protect yourself from crime

Jacobs on Crime: Just in time for the holidays, here’s a checklist of ways to protect yourself from crime

So, the holiday season is almost here.  Now more than ever, you should not only be thinking about family, friends and all of that holiday cheer stuff.  You should also…

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