Summer time is here and many of you will be away from your homes on vacation for days or weeks. Before you leave please make sure you have timed lights, close your garage doors, turn on the alarm, stop newspaper deliveries or ask a neighbor to pick them up and lock your doors and windows.

Vacation Watch is a service that many residents have used over the years to help lessen concern that their homes may become the target of burglars while they are away on vacation. They do this by providing information to …