Crime Prevention / Awareness
- Community Watch: A program where
a Crime Prevention Officer comes to your neighborhood
once a month for three consecutive months. Each meeting
lasts approximately forty-five minutes. We discuss with
you personal protection while at home, work and on the
road. Things you need to keep in the trunk of your car
(spare tire, fire extinguisher, spare keys, tools, etc.).
Home security - locks, lighting, shrubbery, etc. Fraud
- how to prevent becoming a victim and other useful information.
- Security Check: A Crime Prevention
Officer come to your home or business, checks your security
and makes inexpensive recommendations to help you better
secure your home/business. We check your doors, locks, strike
plates, hinges, windows, lighting and landscaping as well
as answer any questions on security you might have. We type all information in our computer and
send you a copy. This information is kept confidential.
- CPTED: Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design teaches how to best utilize crime prevention
information when drawing up the rough draft on a home or
business.
- Extra Patrol: If you are going
out of town on vacation or if you are having problems in
your neighborhood, you can contact a Patrol Officer or call
Crime Prevention for an extra patrol check. We will take
down the information we need; dates, times, etc., and Patrol
will check your home when possible.
- Operation Identification: A program
where we describe to you the importance of marking your
valuables with your NC drivers license number so that if
found, we can locate you to return your property. (Usually
discussed at Community Watch meetings and security checks).
- Construction Security: Advises
owners of the places to mark their heavy equipment, tools
and other equipment with their Owner Applied Number and
find serial numbers that are hidden in case other serial
numbers are removed.
- Elder Crime Prevention: Teaching
elderly to spot con artists, watch their personal possessions
and protect themselves.
- Vehicle/Personal Protection:
Teaches the importance of being aware of potential situations
and how to avoid them. Deals with the prevention of carjacking,
theft, sexual assault, also discussions on how to get out
of the truck if locked in, mace, and other weapons as well
as safety in home and out.
- Seat Belt Safety: Crime Prevention
Officers check drivers for seat belt usage at different
locations around the county. If the driver is wearing a
seat belt he gets a bag of information. If they are not
wearing a seat belt they get a warning.
- Child ID: Kid care. Ways to help
you identify your child. We also tell you the things you
need to keep with the kid care packet that we might need.
- Sheriff Office Tours: Groups
of people tour the Sheriff's Office, learn about all
of the different jobs we do and, if possible, meet the
Sheriff.
- P.A.C.: Teaches workers how to
stop crime in the work place and how to report crime to
supervisors, law enforcement or Crime Stoppers if they wish
to remain anonymous.
- Business Crime: Teaches owners
and managers how to prevent business crime. Covers the laws
that deal with employee theft, breaking or entering, and
shoplifting.
Sgt. Steve Oxner
(828) 250-4457
steve.oxner@buncombecounty.org |
