Boston Police Offer Tips to Businesses About Robberies

The Boston Police Department encourages businesses to practice the following safety tips in the event they are robbed:

During the robbery

• Give the robber the money they ask for.
• If the robber tells you to open the safe and you can, open it.
• If a robber tells you to open the safe and you can’t, tell him that they don’t trust you to have access to it.
• Don’t argue with or agitate the robber.
• Try to memorize what the robber looks like and what they are wearing.
• Do not chase or follow the robber.
• Once the robber has left call 911 before you call anyone else.

After the robbery:

• Call 911 immediately.
• Lock the front door to the store and don’t let anyone in.
• Ask anyone who was in the store during the robbery to stay until the police arrive.
• While waiting for the police write down a physical description of the robber and what he/ she was wearing and what the robber touched.
• Try not to touch anything.
• Try to stay off the phone until responding officers arrive.

If you have any questions, here is how to get in touch with officers from District E-13, which serves most of Jamaica Plain:

• Front Desk 617-343-5630
• Drug Control Unit 617-343-4958
• Detectives 617-343-5628
• Auto Investigations 617-343-5634
• Youth Service Office 617-343-5623
• Domestic Violence 617-343-4959
• Neighborhood Crime Watch 617-343-5623
• Community Service 617-343-5623

These tips were provided by the Boston Police Department.