ORLANDO, Fla. — In an effort to reduce post-holiday burglaries, some law enforcement agencies across Central Florida have teamed up with garbage and recycling companies and have implemented “Operation Burglar Box.”
The program gives residents an opportunity to discard boxes from expensive items in a place other than in the garbage in front of their home.
Deputies say leaving boxes from “big-ticket-item” gifts on the curb in front of your house leaves you open to potential burglars.
Cardboard boxes can be taken to the following locations for drop-off:
Orange County:
- Sector 1 Substation: 1111 N. Rock Springs Road, Apopka
- Eastland Baptist Church: 8700 W. Colonial Drive
- Lowes lot: 2800 W Sand Lake Road
- Winn Dixie lot: 11957 S Apopka Vineland Road
Seminole County:
- 100 Eslinger Way, Sanford
- 1225 E. Broadway St., Oviedo
- 120 W Pineview St., Altamonte Springs
Mount Dora:
- 7th Avenue off Donnelly Street, next to the old post office
Bunnell:
- South Pine Street in the parking spaces behind the Coquina City Hall, located at 200 South Church Street