STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- Multiple thefts of tools, bicycles and other items from garages and sheds in one section of Staten Island have prompted a community awareness campaign by the 121st Precent.

Officers hit the streets recently with informational pamphlets they handed to residents and placed on car windshields.

🚨CRIME ALERT🚨 Recent rise in residential burglary of garage/sheds with 🚲 🛠 removed. Follow these safety tips as we continue to raise awareness and prevention #StatenIsland pic.twitter.com/NQnKdrF6c9 — NYPD 121st Precinct (@NYPD121Pct) December 6, 2019

Tips include closing garage doors completely and securing with a pad lock, keeping car doors locked inside the garage, and frosting or covering garage windows.

As of Dec. 1, overall crime was down nearly 5% in the 121st Precinct, compared to this time last year. Reports of burglaries were down 1%, grand larcenies were down nearly 10%, and petit larcenies were down 14.6%.

In light of what police are calling a recent uptick in burglaries of garages and sheds, property owners in the 121st Precinct could request a crime prevention survey, in which officers inspect the property and offer advice on additional security measures.

The free service is available by calling 718-697-8758.