Full Notification

The Pasadena Police Department would like to make you aware of the recent thefts of gardening equipment from the back of pick-up trucks. While you and your workers are maintaining the yards of our community, some of your equipment is left unattended.
This creates the opportunity for thieves to steal your tools from the unattended work trucks. In some isolated cases the thieves are stealing the entire work truck with the equipment.
Safety tips to deter thieves from stealing your equipment
1. Secure your equipment in the back of your work trucks through some kind of locking device and or heavy duty cables which are not easily cut. 2. Have a person with your work truck at all times.
3. Carry a list of serial numbers for large items such as lawn mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers…etc.
4. Take a picture of your equipment, if it is stolen you may be able to identify equipment through photographs.
5. Etch your name and an identifying symbol on your equipment.

A flyer containing safety tips to deter thieves from stealing equipment is attached. A flyer in Spanish is also attached.