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CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM SERVICES

 

The Holts Summit Police Department can provide several services in the area of crime prevention to the residents and businesses in the community at no cost.

Security Surveys –

                             Residential and commercial security surveys can be requested in advance by contacting the Holts Summit Police Department in person at 245 S. Summit Dr.  Holts Summit, MO  65043, by calling (573) 896-4678, or by mail directed to Holts Summit Police Department – Crime Prevention Program Services – P.O. Box 429  Holts Summit, MO  65043.

                             When conducting a Security Survey for a residence or business, an officer of the department will examine the exterior and interior of the residence or business for safety, fire, and crime hazards.  A report is then generated for the requesting resident or business with recommendations for reducing the probability crimes, injuries, or fires occurring.

  

“Watch In Passing” Notifications –    

“Watch In Passing” Notifications are forms provided by the Holts Summit Police Department for residents.  These are also sometimes known as “Vacation Notification Forms”. 

The forms allow for the resident to notify the police department of the dates they will be gone, their contact number(s), whom to contact in the event of an emergency while they are gone, light and security system information, pets in the residence, persons and vehicles that may be at the residence during their absence, persons specifically NOT allowed to be at or in the residence, noteworthy damage to the residence already existing, anything the police should know about in the residence ( guns/weapons, valuables, etc.).  Other special requests and information can also be included on the forms.

Completed forms are provided to the investigative and patrol divisions, and supervisors insure patrol officers are aware of them.  Increased patrol activity and inspection of the residence is done as time and availability of officers allows.

 

Bank Training –

          Bank training is a service provided to local banking facilities that helps to train the management and employees of the business what to expect, and what to do, in the event of a bank robbery.  The Holts Summit Police Department trains about the process of a robbery from start to finish, with general things to expect from the suspect(s), from the police, and what they should do as employees.  The police department will also conduct a live “mock robbery” of the facility using actors as suspects and the real officers of the Holts Summit Police Department responding to the call.

 

Crime Stoppers –

       How Does Crime Stoppers Work?

There is usually someone who has information that can help solve crime.  In many investigations, however, police and other law enforcement agencies encounter individuals who will not directly provide information.  The three key reasons are:

  • Fear of reprisal
  • An attitude of apathy
  • Reluctance to get involved.

 

Crime Stoppers breaks through these barriers by giving people the opportunity to provide information without directly speaking to police or having to testify in court.  Obviously investigators need witnesses to help prove their case in court, but most importantly they need information that allows them to zero in on a suspect or a criminal operation, such as a drug trafficking network.  Tips to Crime Stoppers does not give police evidence they require to arrest an individual but puts them on the right track to solve crime.  Cash rewards from Crime Stoppers also motivate some people to call anonymously with information that will be vital to investigators.

  

Callaway County Crime Stoppers (573) 592-2474

 

Jefferson City Area Crime Stoppers (573) 659-TIPS (8477)

Columbia Area Crime Stoppers

 

Project Childsafe

 

Project ChildSafe reminds gun owners to:

  • Properly store firearms in the home
  • Practice safe firearm storage options in the home
  • Make certain that firearms in the home are not casually accessible to anyone --- especially a child.

Project ChildSafe provides safety kits that include

  • a cable-style gun locking device
  • lock installment instructions
  • safety booklet

- Safety Kits are available at the Holts Summit Police Department

 

 

Further Information On Crime Prevention –

                    http://www.mocrimeprevention.org/

                             http://www.ncpc.org/

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