AKRON -- Thousands will spend millions to buy them on "Black Friday" weekend, but if you get one, you might not be the only one watching it.
Akron Police are investigating more than 100 home thefts of big-screen TVs over the last two-and-a-half months.
Now officers are warning owners to take precautions so that they're not advertising their high-tech gadgets to opportunistic thieves.
"Maybe at least close their blinds," said Lt. Charles Brown, Akron Police. "Potential burglars can look inside and see the flat-screen TV, and they can also possibly see where you're at in the homes."
While many owners might be overconfident that the size of a big-screen television would be a deterrent, Brown warns that thieves have little trouble hauling the big, sometimes bulky, television set out of your house.
Police also suggest that you turn on your television at night, and then walk out to your sidewalk to see if you can see the television through the front windows. If you can see it, so can the bad guys, Brown said.
He also suggests that residents work with their existing block watch programs and use home alarm systems if they them.
