Transcript Orange County Community Safety Partnership Getting the Program Started Objectives • You will learn the purpose of the Community Safety Partnership • You will learn.

Orange County Community
Safety Partnership
Getting the Program Started
Objectives
• You will learn the purpose of the
Community Safety Partnership
• You will learn the strategy for
implementing the program
• You will learn what is expected of you
as a participant in the program
What is the purpose of the Orange
County Community Safety
Partnership?
Purpose:
• Additional eyes and ears to help deter
criminal activity and identify potential
hazards and emergencies (accidents, fires)
• Enhance the delivery of services to the
public
• Enhance cooperation between a variety of
agencies, both public and private
Strategy
Businesses and government
agencies that have two-way
communications are organized
to report dangerous or
suspicious situations.
Key Participants
• Public Employees working in a public
setting (Inspections, Public Works,
Transit)
• Utilities (OWASA, Hillsborough Water
and Sewer)
• Emergency Responders (Police, Fire,
EMS)
• 911 Telecommunications
Key Mechanisms
• Mark vehicles with Community
Safety Logo
• Organize and train employees
• Promote through media outlets
• Track and evaluate
effectiveness
Role of Participant
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Describe incident
Give location
Advise of injuries
Describe suspect/suspect vehicle
Directions of travel
Why suspicious
Assist children
Accident assistance
What is suspicious activity?
• Anything that seems out of place or is
occurring at an unusual time of day. When
in doubt, call!
• Persons entering or leaving a business
establishment after hours
• Sounds of breaking glass or screaming
• Persons walking through yards of
residential areas or seeming out of place
What is suspicious activity?
• Persons loitering around schools, parks or
secluded areas
• Parked vehicles that are occupied at unusual
locations or unusual times
• Persons appearing to be looking into parked
vehicles
• Persons appearing to be attempting to
conceal something
Description of Person
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Race/Sex
Age
Height/Weight
Hair
Eyes
Facial Hair
Complexion
Mannerism
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Hat
Glasses
Coat/Jacket
Shirt
Pants
Shoes
Scars/Tattoos
Statements
Description of Vehicles:
• Vehicle Type (car, truck, van)
• License plate state
• Year
• Body Style (2 door/4 door)
• Make
• Number of Occupants
• Model
• Direction of Travel
• Color
• Other distinctive factors
(bumper stickers, etc.)
• License Number
Other incidents to report:
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Reckless/impaired drivers
• In progress crimes, such
as assaults
• Audible alarm
• Overcrowding of bars,
restaurants, etc.
• Blocked/Obstructed fire
hydrants
• Damage to fire fighting
equipment (i.e. FDC’s on
buildings, etc)
• Parking in fire lanes.
• Illegal burning
• Environmental issues (i.e.
hazardous materials
leaking/dumping/runoff)
• Other hazardous
conditions, such as
downed wires, smoke or
odors.
• Water supply issues
• Others
We need your help!
System Security
- only OWASA employees around water storage
tanks, treatment plants and pump stations
- only OWASA employees operating valves,
installing/repairing water meters, etc.
Public Safety
- missing/loose manhole covers
- sink holes, pavement failure around water/sewer
lines
System Integrity
- wet pavement/ground when it hasn’t rained
- water should not be coming out of a manholes or
valve boxes
How to report:
• Call 911, or have dispatcher call
• Give name, agency, and that you are a
“SafeWatch” caller
• Give complete detailed information
including: (especially important if relaying
through a dispatch point)
Needed information:
– Type of incident
– Location
– Time of incident, i.e. happening now, just happened, or
happened in the past
– Any suspect, suspect vehicle and direction of travel, if
applicable
– Victim information
– Any injuries, nature and any other issues such as road
blockage or fluid spills
– Stay on the line and if possible, at scene until help
arrives
Other Considerations:
• DO NOT attempt to take action on your
own! Wait for help.
• Do not place victims or children in your
vehicle unless necessary for security or
comfort (extreme weather or other factors)
Questions
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Summary
• You have learned what the Community
Safety Partnership is.
• You have learned the strategy for
implementing the Community Safety
Partnership.
• You have learned what is expected of a
participant in the program.
Contact Information
Lt. Pat Burns
Chapel Hill Police Department
969-2068
Officer Paul Atherton
Carrboro Police Department
918-7402