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

• 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

• Race/Sex • Age  • Height/Weight• Hair • Eyes  • Facial Hair • Complexion  •  Mannerism

• Hat  • Glasses  • Coat/Jacket  • Shirt  • Pants• Shoes  • Scars/Tattoos • Statements

Description of Vehicles:

• Vehicle Type (car, truck, van)

• Year

• Make

• Model

• Color

• License Number

• License plate state

• Body Style (2 door/4 door)

• Number of Occupants

• Direction of Travel

• Other distinctive factors (bumper stickers, etc.)

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?

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