Crime prevention good for business

Business owners are urged to consider their cash management and security following a spate of weekend burglaries in Hamilton.
 
In one incident, thieves appear to have used tools to remove a cabinet safe and allegedly made off with a sizeable amount of cash.
 
Opportunity for this type of theft can be reduced through good cash handling procedures:
 
- Count cash out of sight
- Don't discuss cash takings in public
- Keep your safe in a secure area which cannot be seen or accessed by public
- Clear tills of surplus cash regularly and bank the money or put in a secure safe
- Before you move bulk cash into or out of tills, make sure your premises are locked and secure and only staff are present.
 
Crime prevention advice for businesses on the Police website.
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