Safety & securityRoy Callahan15 Habits That Make You a Target at the Gas Station, ATM and Parking Lot
15 Habits That Make You a Target at the Gas Station, ATM and Parking Lot
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Published Oct 12, 2026, 4:00 PM · 2d ago
Roy Callahan
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15 Habits That Make You a Target at the Gas Station, ATM and Parking Lot
A woman lost her purse at a gas station while standing four feet from it. The thief never pulled a weapon and never said a word. He watched her for forty seconds from over by the air pump, and in that time she did three things most drivers do every time they fill up.
Roy Callahan wore a badge for 26 years, on patrol and then in plainclothes property crime, and gas stations, ATMs and grocery store parking lots filled more of his case files than any dark alley ever did. In this video he counts down the 15 habits that mark you as the easy pick, starting at number 15 and working up to the one that matters most.
You'll learn which pump card skimmers favor and how to check a pump before you pay, why leaving the engine running cost one man his truck (with his dog still in the back seat), and the "sliding" trick thieves use on your passenger door while you pump. Roy also covers how to spot a rigged ATM, the free device that beats hidden PIN cameras, the dropped twenty-dollar-bill distraction, the holiday trunk mistake behind eleven break-ins at one shopping center in two weeks, and the moment inside your parked car when a lot of robberies happen.
Most of these fixes cost nothing. Send this to someone who fills up on the way home from a late shift.
If this helped, like the video and subscribe for more home and personal safety advice from Roy Callahan.
This video is for general safety education. If someone threatens you or shows a weapon, hand over what they want and call 911 once you're safe.
#GasStationSafety #ATMSafety #ParkingLotSafety #PersonalSafety #CrimePrevention
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- Published
- Oct 12, 2026, 4:00 PM
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- 21:52 (1,312 s)
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- Long-form
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- People & Blogs
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- EN
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- HD
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