This is the last episode that the good people of the Shoalhaven will be able to read for the rest of the year.

I just don’t know how anyone will be able to survive without their weekly dose of up to date hot crime prevention tips.  

If you begin to suffer from the side effects, just get on the Interweb and google old episodes. These episodes will reduce your suffering until January 2018.

As usual I will leave you this week with my Christmas message. Have a look at it. It contains a lot of common sense crime prevention tips to make your Christmas break a happy one.

Stay safe over the holiday period and remember that even though you are on holidays, the crooks aren’t. 

They will still be keen on looking for an easy opportunity to take your valuables. 

Lock your cars, remove your valuables, don’t leave your purse on the shopping trolley, don’t leave the car keys in the ignition and the door unlocked (yes it happens), don’t leave you phone on the charger at parties, do not assault/intimidate your partner, don’t unwrap the Christmas presents and leave the boxes outside for the crooks to see what you got, don’t drink too much and don’t argue when you are asked to leave a licensed premises.

Do have a merry Christmas; do enjoy your time with family and friends. Merry Christmas.

P.S. Fourteen more sleeps to go until you can read “On the Beat” again.

As always, in case of emergency, call (000) Non Emergencies contact Police Link on 131 444 or your local Police. To provide anonymous information call crime stoppers on 1800 333 000. Don’t forget. Cops are tops.