Anyone leaving for a weekend trip or week-long vacation, it is always good to deter criminals from breaking into your home.  Sargent Paul Heitman, with the Marshalltown Police Department, gives a few examples of what people can do to deter criminals.

Heitman says that there are systems in place to help people, one of those systems is the Post Office.

Heitman says you can also notify the Police Department of when you will be gone and the patrol officers will swing through your neighborhood a bit more often to keep an eye on things.

Zach Tomesch, News Director KFJB