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If you are going on vacation this summer, fill out a Vacation Watch Form with the Berkeley Police Department to help us better watch over your home

The form asks for emergency contact information, a description of vehicles that will be parked at the residence, descriptions of maintenance work that will be done while you are on vacation, and the names of people that will be checking the property while you and your family are away. 

After we receive your completed form, it is distributed to the patrol officers that patrol your neighborhood.  Although this is not a guarantee that you home will be not be damaged or burglarized, it gives you some added protection.  If any sign of forced entry or unexpected change occurs, the police officer will refer to the information provided and notify the emergency contacts listed. 

We also encourage you to make arrangements with a family member, friend, or neighbor to also check on your home while you are away.  In addition, we recommend that you have your daily mail and newspaper deliveries stopped while you are away.  Try to create the illusion that you are home by getting timers that will turn lights on and off.  Lights burning 24 hours a day can signal an empty house. 

After downloading the form via this link or obtaining the form in person at our Records Unit, residents can submit the Vacation Watch Form to us by mail, fax, or dropping it off at our front counter/Records Unit.

Berkeley Police Department Records Unit (Hours:  Mon-Fri 8:00a.m.-3:00p.m.)

2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704

(510) 981-5750 – Front Counter

(510) 981-5819 - Fax