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MEDIA RELEASE: Crime prevention during COVID-19 crisis

A FORMER Police Officer and senior security expert has predicted an increase in the crime rate in the coming months. Pat Daley who is also a Sydney Northern Beaches Councillor said today, “Despite the Government’s best efforts to provide financial assistance to those who are now unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis, it is a

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The Neighbourhood Crime Prevention Handbook

Pat Daley’s no.1 best seller (non-fiction) is an indispensable guide to all aspects of personal & child safety, home security, community policing, small business and motor vehicle protection. The book was published in 1987 by Angus & Robertson. Much of the information is timeless and relevant today.

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Burglary boom time

by David Quick – FORMER joint founder of the Neighbourhood Watch program Pat Daley warns this Christmas will be a burglar’s bonanza.

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New crime watch plan

by Owen Craig – THE success of the community-based Neighbourhood Watch has led to a new project based on the same strategy to protect the business community.

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Women alone

A LARGE percentage of sexual assaults occur in the home and Pat Daley says that women should never admit they are alone in the house to a caller at the front door or on the telephone.

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Small businesses are prime targets

by Pat Daley – A FORM of crime that can have a dramatic effect on a business is the offence of break and enter. This type of crime can have very serious consequences for any business and can result in loss of revenue, vandalism and arson.

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