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After you have become a victim- it is too late to go back to see how it could have been avoided!
We offer you two simple preventative options:
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Start and/or attend and support the Block Watch in your area. Get involved with your neighbors, plan and hold regular neighborhood meetings- you will have many resources at your fingertips to help you address your challenges! We know that our police officers cannot be at all places at all time and be all things to all people. We, the neighbors gave to be organized so we can be good eyes and ears for our officers! You will learn how in a safe and responsible manner by getting involved with Block Watch!
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Sign up with Fax Net 1 to receive crime alerts and crime prevention information. How? The Fax Net 1 crime alerts available by fax as well as e-mail. All it takes to be a part of our network is to complete the signup sheet below and e-mail or fax it back to us. Your information is NOT SHARED with anyone for any reason and you ONLY receive crime alerts and urgent crime information that might affect you or pertains to your area.
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Block Watch
Bring your neighborhood together with Block Watch. All of you can make a difference.
What is Block Watch?
This is simply a program of neighbors watching out for each other. It is designed to enlist the active participation of citizens in cooperation with the police to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods.
It is becoming acquainted with your neighbors
It is working together to identify and solve problems in your area of our community
It is helping the police by being aware of and reporting unusual activities
It is learning to use 9-1-1 and Crime Stop (602-262-6151) wisely
It is the implementation of crime prevention techniques to enhance home security
How does Block Watch Work?
Block Watch works by having you and your neighbors use simple techniques to deter, delay and detects crimes, and improve the quality of life for the neighborhood. Being aware of criminal activity can help in keeping your neighbors, your efforts help the police to assist you in promoting a safe and healthy neighborhood.
Starting a Block Watch
Since the police are unable to cover every neighborhood at all times, you can help by forming a neighborhood Block Watch. You and your neighbors can stay safe by looking out for one another. Start organizing your neighbors by scheduling a Block Watch meeting. Contact your Phoenix Police Patrol Precinct to schedule a presentation. (It works the same in most cities and in other states) At your meeting, a police department representative will explain how you can create an alert neighborhood by using simple crime prevention methods.
Get Going
Canvas your neighborhood for interest.
Concentrate on your street now, and include adjacent streets later.
Ask about convenient times to schedule your initial Block Watch meeting
Block Watch does not require frequent meetings.
It does not ask that anyone take personal risk to prevent crimes
Block Watch leaves the responsibility of apprehending criminals where it belongs-with the police department
Additional Information
**Source: Information
provided by the Phoenix Police Department**
Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol Program, which began in 1994 as Block Watchers on Patrol, allows residents to become more actively involved as partners in crime prevention by being the Phoenix Police Departments “eyes and ears!”
Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol participants are citizens, not police officers or police department volunteers. They have no powers to arrest beyond that of any private citizen. They are trained for observation purposes only and participate for benefit of their community or neighborhood.
There are 8 hours of training in the area of patrol procedures, observation skills, and the 9-1-1 system, reporting techniques, confrontation avoidance, safety practices and Block watch grants.
For requirements, qualifications, disqualifiers, required hours, training, dates and more information or would like to register for an upcoming training event, please contact the police precinct in which you live, or e-mail Officer Jennifer Todd at Jennifer.todd@phoenix.gov –or- call 602-495-0440.
Graffiti
The Graffiti Hotline (602-262-7327) program provides an easy opportunity for citizens, especially young people, to give police information about graffiti vandals and their activities, with a guarantee of anonymity and cash rewards as an incentive.
Call between 8am and 5pm Monday through Friday to speak to an Officer. Any other time you will hear a recorded message.
Graffiti Hotline – 602-262-7327
All Victims of graffiti should call Crime Stop at 602-262-6151
If the graffiti is in progress- call 9-1-1 each and every time!
The following is
condensed information:
Graffiti is costly and destructive, and sends a message that the community is not concerned about the appearance of its neighborhoods. Graffiti is against the law.
Graffiti Busters crews remove graffiti reported through the hotline and also coordinated with other public and private agencies to remove graffiti. Graffiti Busters remove graffiti for free; however, a signed permission slip from the property owner or other responsive party is required.
Neighborhood groups or Block Watches listed with the Neighborhood Services Department can take back control of their neighborhoods by quickly removing graffiti. Prompt remove reduces the change of graffiti reappearing and helps maintain a safe, secure and attractive environment. Community groups may receive paint, and other supplies to improve their neighborhoods.
Call The Graffiti Busters to obtain supplies and/or sign up for the next training class or reserve tools for your next neighborhood cleanup. Call 602-495-0323
NOTE TO RETAILERS: It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to purchase any “vapor-releasing substances” such as spray paint. It is also illegal to see such items to minors. For more information call the Graffiti Busters at 602-495-0323
Quick Graffiti Reference:
Graffiti Busters 24-hour removal hotline 602-495-7014
Cellular phone users dial FREE #GONE (#4663)
Graffiti in progress 9-1-1
Send site location using e-mail graffiti.busters.nsd@phoenix.gov
Free paint for graffiti removal 602-495-0323
Tools for neighborhood clean-ups 602-495-0323
Need a paint sprayer? (Training provided) 602-495-0323
Retail (non-access to paint by juveniles) 602-262-7844
Vandal Catching/reward program 602-262-7327
Visit the Neighborhood Services website for complete and further details.
Abandoned Car
Vehicles will be removed at no cost to you.
Donated vehicles are tax deductible
In Phoenix Call- 602-262-4820
In other cities, contact your local law enforcement agency
Watch your car
Note to criminals, joyriding teenagers and others “borrowing” someone else’s car. If the vehicle has “Watch Your Car” decal on it, you are practically begging to be pulled over.
The free program is offered through the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority, an agency formed by the Arizona Legislature in 1992. Car owners can mark their cars with reflective stickers that show a logo of a car with two watchful eyes for tires.
Program participants request that their car be stopped by police if it’s spotted on the road between 1am and 5am (prime hours for car theft) the vehicle also will be stopped at any hour if seen within one mile of the US/Mexico border.
Police are authorized to pull over cars with the stickers and verify that the driver has permission, often by calling the registered owner.
Registration is voluntary, so no probable cause/search and seizure rights are not violated.
For more information go to:
The Arizona Automobile Theft Authority website.
Crime Free Multi-Housing
**Source: Information
provided by the Phoenix Police Department**
Mission Statement:
The Phoenix Crime Free Multi-Housing program provides an opportunity for rental property owners and resident to share responsibility with police for creating and maintaining a safe housing environment.
Crime Free Multi-Housing Websites:
Arizona Multi-Housing Association
AcTIC 877-272-8329 or 877-2saveaz
To create an informational program designed especially for the business community to communicate their concerns to the police department
To create s secure web-based information distribution network that can provide specific crime prevention and crime suppression information structured for specific business by type, location and applicability.
Safe Biz can help businesses by:
Issuing industry relevant crime alerts
Conducting on-site inspections
Conduct presentations and seminars
Establishing a liaison with the Police
Arizona Department of Homeland Security
Water Safety & Drowning Prevention
Youth Alcohol/Education & Enforcement Squad
Phoenix Fire Department Youth Fire Setter Intervention Program
“Each year in the United States of America, millions of dollars of property is destroyed, thousands of people are burned and hundreds of people die because of youth set fires. Since its inception in 1979, the Phoenix Fire Department’s Youth Fire setter Intervention Program has been dedicated to assisting children, youth and their families with the issues related to fire curiosity, fire experimentation and fire setting. Since 1979, the program has assisted over 7,000 youth and their families.”
Source: the Phoenix Fire Department
ID Theft
Some of us know someone or have been a victim ourselves of identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that there are 9 million Americans that have their ID stolen each year. Some of us won’t even know that it happened until that creditor called us to find out why we haven’t paid that bill or we have received a credit card statement that we didn’t sign up for. Below are a few things we can do to help reduce the chances of us becoming a victim of ID theft.
*Shred anything that has your name and address on it
*Shred all unsolicited credit card applications and anything that has your personal information on it
*DO NOT give out your personal information to anyone you don’t know. The bank will not call you asking to verify your personal information or anything to do with your account that will require you to give out your personal information. If you are unsure about the call take the person’s name phone number and what department they are with and call the bank personally to verify that they are who they say they are. (Use the number for the bank that is on the back of your debit card or look it up in the phone book)
*Monitor your credit. To get a free copy once a year visit www.annualcreditreport.com or
Call 1-877-322-8228
*Never click on unsolicited emails from banks or people asking to get your personal information
*Don’t use passwords that can be easily found out like: you or your family members’ birth date, your mother’s maiden name or the last 4 of your social security number (SSN)
*Keep your personal information secure at home even if you live alone. There is more of a reason to do so if you have a roommate, employ outside help or you are having work done at your home
*Stay on top of your accounts. Take note when bills and statements are late, if you are being denied credit for no reason or if you are receiving calls/letters about purchases you didn’t make
*Do not carry your social security card with you
*Make a copy of all credit/debit cards and your driver’s license both front and back. Also, make a list of everything you keep in your wallet. Lock this information in a safe or put it away in a safe place. This way you have the phone numbers and account of your cards and you won’t forget about something that was in your wallet
If you happen to be a victim or think you might be because your wallet was lost or stolen here are some things you might not have thought to do to help defend yourself
*File a police report. Get a copy of the report not just the report number
*Place a “fraud alert” on your credit report with all 3 reporting agencies
Equifax: 1-800-535-6286
Experian: 1-888-experian (397-3742)
Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
When you
call one credit reporting agency they will tell you that they will
report it to the other two for you, but call them anyway so you know
that it got done. This alert will remain on your account for 90 days
*Make a report with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
www.Ftc.gov/idtheft
Phone: 1-877-ID-Theft (438-4338)
*Filing this report
will help law enforcement nationwide and abroad.*
*Make a folder to keep everything in. Keep a pad of paper in this folder, take names, phone numbers, dates, times, position within the company of the person you are talking to and what was said for every phone call you make and receive
*The information you send out to companies always make copies and send things return receipt required or certified mail. This is your proof that the company got your information
Remember this is not an overnight process. Be patient and stay on top of everything.
Want more information about ID theft and how to deter it or what to do next if you have been a victim visit:
Or to request copies of the theft resources write to:
Consumer Response Center
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, H-130
Washington, DC 20580
Some of the facts that Fax Net 1 used here came from the FTC