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BREAKING NEWS
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT LEVEL IS YELLOW
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ELLIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
CRIME PREVENTION SURVEYS
The Ellis County Sheriff’s Department is offering written Crime Prevention Surveys for residences within the City of Oak Leaf. Crime Prevention Surveys may help minimize the risk of becoming a victim of a break in. Some insurance companies offer a reduction in rates of homeowner’s policies if certain requirements and guidelines are met. The following is a brief overview of the procedure.
Each insurance company sets their rate of reduction of premiums (usually starts at 5 percent). Once you have made any necessary modifications to your home you may call the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department at (972) 825 – 4928 and schedule an appointment for an inspection of your home. A certified inspector will examine your property. Upon a satisfactory survey, you will send a report of the inspector’s findings to the Texas Department of Insurance, Property Insurance Division, Austin, Texas. This agency will then mail you a certificate of compliance. You should then give this certificate to your insurance company.
You must meet the following requirements to receive the basic reduction in your premiums:
1. Exterior doors are solid core doors that are 13/8 inches thick and secured by dead-bolt locks. Dead-bolt locks must have a minimum bolt throw of one inch which penetrates a metal strike plate.
2. Metal doors are secured by dead-bolt locks as described above.
3. Double doors must meet the specifications for exterior doors as described above, and have the inactive door secured by header and threshold bolts that penetrate metal strike plates.
4. Sliding glass doors are secured by secondary locking devices that prevent lifting and prying.
5. Dutch doors have concealed flush-bolt locking devises to interlock upper and lower halves and have the door secured by a dead-bolt lock as described above.
6. Garage doors are equipped with a key operated locking device.
7. Windows are secured by auxiliary locking devices. An auxiliary locking device can be a thumb screw lock, pinning devices, or wooden dowel.
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