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Show Citizen Role In Crime Prevention Emphasized persons in any neighborhood who might notice a thief or burglar at work. This increases the possibility possib-ility of successful daytime intrusions, and, coupled with the longer hours of darkness, intensifies the problem of preventing or controlling crime. Sheriff Robinson notes that opportunity plus desire equals crime. You can do a lot to decrease the opportunity opport-unity for crimes to be committed com-mitted in your neighborhood. If you help him to help you, crime in Summit County can be decreased. Sheriff Ronald R. Robinson Robin-son of Summit County today ;! re-emphasized the need for : : every citizen to take a more active role in crime prevention. preven-tion. He stated that with FBI figures showing an over all 1 - fifteen percent increase in crime throughout the nation, it is obvious the police cannot alone cope with the problem. He quoted Ferris E. Lucas, Executive Director of the National Sheriffs' ; Association, as saying that ' aiuch crime is victim- assisted. He asked: How : many times have each of us been guilty of leaving an un-1 un-1 : -' attended car or truck unlock- ' ed, or not checking to make sure all doors and windows are secured before leaving our home or business." Sheriff Robinson continued saying that witti children now back in school, many with mothers who work duringthe school year, there are fewer |