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32 Beat

 

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Officers assigned to 32 Beat

Officer Rebekah Johnson
Community Policing
Beat Coordinator
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1st Shift Officer W. Manchester	2nd Shift Officer K. Henderson	3rd Shift Officer K. McKenna	4th Shift Officer B. Shelton

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 Previous Year Statistics for Beat 32      

Type of Crime	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Murder	3	0	0	1	0
Rape	8	8	6	12	3
Individual Robbery	13	12	13	9	7
Business Robbery	6	5	4	4	7
Agg. Assault Drive By	0	1	2	1	0
Residential Burglary	71	96	124	89	97
Non-Res. Burglary	21	22	18	19	27
Larceny	264	240	242	248	239
Auto Theft	43	38	28	39	30
Vandalism	193	212	204	157	162
Totals	622	634	641	579	572

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Last Updated: October 14, 2011 32 Beat News   A NEWSLETTER FOR CITIZENS OF 32 BEAT   Published by Officer S. Neal Patrol East Community Policing 350 S. Edgemoor, Wichita KS 67218 Work: 350-3420/ Fax: 858-7715 Community Policing Office: 688-6545 E-mail: sneal@wichita.gov My name is Officer Stephanie Neal and I have been assigned the 32 beat neighborhood Community Policing Officer. I have been a Police Officer for six years. Until my arrival at Community Policing, I worked out of the Patrol North and Patrol West Bureaus. I am looking forward to meeting all of you and working in our community.  If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call or e-mail me and I will be more than happy to help you in any way I can. ____________________________________________________________ Neighborhood Events There is a Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Cleanup on Saturday October 22, 2011, from 9-11.  They will be meeting at the Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church. There is a Schweiter Neighborhood Association Cleanup Saturday October 22, 2011, from 9-11.  They will be meeting in the Cox parking lot. There is a Sunnyside Neighborhood Association Meeting on Monday November 7, 2011 at 7:00 at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church at 655 S Lorraine. There is a DAB 1 meeting on Monday November 7, 2011 at 6:30 at the Atwater City Hall at 2755 E 19th There is a DAB 3 meeting on Wednesday December 7, 2011 at 6:30 at the Water Center at 101 E Pawnee     "Halloween in the Park 2011" This year it will be held at Edgemoor Park at 9th & Edgemoor on Friday October 21st, 2011 from 6-9 PM. This event is focused for elementary age children to teach them about Halloween safety. If you or someone you know is interested in donating candy for the event, or If you have any questions please contact Officer R.L.West at 350-3420 or email him at rwest@wichita.gov Halloween Safety Tips Trick-or-Treaters Carry a flashlight Walk, don't run. Stay on Sidewalks Obey traffic signals Stay in familiar neighborhoods Don't cut across yards or driveways. Wear a watch you can read in the dark. Make sure costumes don't drag on the ground. Shoes should fit (even if they don't go with your costume) Avoid wearing masks while walking from house to house. Carry only flexible knives, swords or other props. (If no sidewalk) walk on the left side of the road facing traffic Wear clothing with reflective markings or tape. Approach only houses that are lit. Stay away from and don't pet animals you don't know. Parents Make your child eat dinner before setting out. Someone in the group should carry a cell phone to call home or 911. Ideally, young children of any age should be accompanied by an adult. If your children go on their own, be sure they wear a watch, preferably one that can be read in the dark. If you buy a costume, look for one made of flame-retardant material. Older children should know where to reach you and when to be home. You should know where they're going. Although tampering is rare, tell children to bring the candy home to be inspected before consuming anything. Look at the wrapping carefully and toss out anything that looks suspicious. Homeowners Make sure your yard is clear of such things as ladders, hoses, dog leashes and flower pots that can trip the young ones. Pets get frightened on Halloween. Put them up to protect them from cars or inadvertently biting a trick-or-treater. Battery powered jack o'lantern candles are preferable to a real flame. If you do use candles, place the pumpkin well away from where trick-or-treaters will be walking or standing. Make sure paper or cloth yard decorations won't be blown into a flaming candle. Healthy food alternatives for trick-or-treaters include packages of low-fat crackers with cheese or peanut butter filling, single-serve boxes of cereal, packaged fruit rolls, mini boxes of raisins and single-serve packets of low-fat popcorn that can be microwaved later. Non-food treats: plastic rings, pencils, stickers, erasers, coins. Organizing A Neighborhood WatchBlock by block community mobilization is the most powerful weapon to fight crime. A neighborhood watch is the fastest, safest, and most effective way to rid your neighborhood of crime and prevent it from coming back. Why? Your neighbors and you coming together gives you power and power gives you results to take back your neighborhood block. For information on starting a neighborhood watch you can call the Patrol East Community Policing Office at 688-9545. PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS Basketball is fun and a great source for exercise. However, the very popular portable basketball goals are being set up in neighborhoods adjacent to traffic ways causing a wide range of problems. First there is the safety aspect. Playing in the street is a dangerous practice and should be avoided altogether. Second, theses goals can become a nuisance problem for neighborhoods. Players not moving out of the way for vehicles in the roadway, loud players as well as loud music late at night, as well as blight issues can all hurt the morale and image for the neighborhood. For violations of basketball goals, please read the following: 1. Contact ANY city of Wichita employee and report the violation as well as the address to them. 2. The city employee will call or email Engineering Division's Linda Firsching at 268-4418, or lfirsching@wichita.gov with the address of the violation. 3. Linda Firsching will log the complaint in a database and assigned to a sidewalk inspector who will verify the violation with a photograph. 4. Notifications will be provided to the residence and compliance checks will begin. 5. Continued violations will be subjected to fines and possibly removal of the goal by city employees. If you are a parent responsible for one of these goals, please be responsible and assure that the basketball goal is not contributing to a dangerous environment or contributing to a nuisance problem. If you are a citizen that wants to report problems arising from a portable basketball goal, follow the steps above. TOP 10 RESIDENTIAL PARKING VIOLATIONS 1. Park w/in 15ft of a fire hydrant - 11.52.020(7) 2. Park w/in 30ft of a traffic sign - 11.52.020(10) 3. Park left wheels to curb - 11.52.040 4. Park w/in 8ft of a private drive - 11.52.020(5) 5. Park more than 12" from curb - 11.52.040 6. Park on sidewalk - 11.52.020(8) 7. Inoperable vehicale on private property - 7.40.045 8. Parking on required side yard - 11.52.030(b) 9. Parking on unpaved surface - 11.52.030(c) 10. Parking on required front yard - 11.52.030(a) GRAFFITI Citizens can now email graffiti complaints to: KEEPWICHITACLEAN@WICHITA.COM They will need the provide the following: Address and Location of the Graffiti Property Type - Residential or Business Type of Surface the Graffiti is on   BURGLARIES MAKE SURE TO WATCH OUT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS There was a slight decrease in Burglaries during the month of December.  There were 8 Residential Burglaries reported this month.  Of those 8 Burglaries, 6 of them were committed by unknown suspects with forced and non forced entry. Here are a few tips to make sure that we are following to minimize our chances of becoming a victim of Burglaries in our area! 10 Residential Burglary Prevention Tips  If a person knocks on your front door in the middle of the day who you do not know, consider doing something that would let them know that someone is home, without opening the door. If you say nothing, they get the impression that no one is home and get the green light to break into your home – putting you or other occupants of your home in potential face to face situation. If you own any of these three items – FLAT SCREEN TELEVISION, GAME SYSTEM, LAPTOP COMPUTER – write down the make, model and the serial number of these items so they can be provided to police if your home is broken into. This info can be entered into a nation-wide computer database, showing your items as stolen property. Having this information for the police officer can greatly increase the chances of having your property returned to you if it would be recovered. (These are the most sought after items that residential burglars look for.) Stop the delivery of any newspapers to your residence while you are gone. Several newspapers in the driveway is an indication to burglars that the occupants are gone for multiple days. If you are going out for the evening, leave the TV on, as well as a few select lights, so it appears someone is home. The glow from the TV screen can be seen easily at night from outside your home by potential burglars. A dog that will bark at strangers but won’t be a nuisance to your neighbors is a good deterrent. Install motion-activated lights to cover both your front and back doors. The light going on might alert a neighbor to look your way and your neighbor could be a potential witness that could call 911 that a burglary in progress in occurring. If you or a family member is a user of a social media site, like Facebook or MySpace, be sure that no information posted would indicate you are away from your home. Some burglars monitor these internet sites and look for this information to help them select potential locations to break into. If you see suspicious activity, and your safety is not a consideration, do not approach the people and tell them that you are calling 911. Call 911 discreetly and tell the dispatcher that the activity is "in progress". This will let the officers have an opportunity to catch them in the act and hopefully make an arrest. You would be surprised at the number of well-intentioned people that warn the criminals that police are on the way and they are long gone when we arrive. Burglars have to decide which house to break into – walk around your house and compare it to others on your block. Ask yourself – is my house an easier target than others on the block? If so, take steps to "target harden" your house, such as install deadbolts, install better lighting, trim tree limbs and bushes away from windows. Don’t advertise what you own. During the daytime, a burglar can easily run into the garage to steal property while you are in the backyard or busy in the house. During the night there are certain burglars driving around just looking for open garage doors. Your golf clubs or string trimmer will be easily pawned or sold for a fraction of what you paid for them. The nighttime burglars target the vehicles parked in the garage looking for keys in the ignitions to steal the cars. The nighttime burglars are also looking for purses and wallets left in the vehicles and use the credit cards before the victim knows the burglary has occurred. Most victims believe nothing like this happens in their neighborhood, but the nicer neighborhoods are the neighborhood targeted. The Wichita Police Department offers FREE home security surveys. Call 688-9545 or email me to schedule one now.                          _________________________________________________ IDENTITY THEFT Thieves can obtain your information many ways, don't make it easier for them. Here are some general rules to reduce your risk of having your identity stolen: Mail Theft Shred important documents you throw out Bring in your mail every day Never use your mailbox for outgoing mail Hand deliver outgoing mail to mail courier Use a drop box Going on vacation? Put your mail and newspapers on hold. This can be done electronically via the US Postal Service and Wichita Eagle websites. The Web Always use trusted websites Never reply to emails from strangers If you get a phone call or an email from your credit card company stating your account has been breached, do not give out information they should already have. Call back to a number you know Follow this simple rule, "If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is." If you lose your wallet or purse that had your personal identification in it, be sure to contact the the three credit bureaus and teh Social Security Administration to have a "Fraud Alert" put in place. Equifax 800-525-6285 Experian 888-391-3742 Trans union 800-680-7289   _____________________________________________________________________________________   __________________________________________________   ___________________________________________________________________________________ In addition to your primary officers, you also have the relief officers.     1st Shift Officer M. Young 2nd Shift Officer B. Crouch   3rd Shift Officer S. Gillespie 4th Shift Officer M. Bailey       Wichita Police Department Mission Statement   The Wichita Police Department's mission is to provide professional and ethical public safety services in partnership with the citizens to identify, prevent and solve the problems of crime, rear of crime, social disorder and neighborhood decay, thereby improving the quality of life in our community.