Crime Prevention Corner
The Graham Police Department
Crime Prevention Unit consists of one full time Police Officer who also serves
as DARE Officer. What makes this unit so unique is that each and every program
presented to the community includes the combined efforts of officers from all
divisions of the Department. Officers and their families all participate,
making our programs more meaningful to our audiences, as they are more
meaningful to us. Here are just a few of the many programs we offer to the
citizens of Graham, TX.
Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Watch is a community-based
program in which citizens team up with law enforcement to learn ways to reduce
the likelihood of becoming a victim. Members learn home security, establish
neighborhood watch areas and watch each others houses, learn to mark their
valuables , and make their neighborhoods better places to live through
involvement.
KidCop Academy
KidCop Academy is a program
developed by the Graham Police Department to build a positive relationship with
young children while teaching them the basics of personal safety. Children
become recruits of the academy, and graduate as Junior Safety Officers. During
the four evening program, Children are fingerprinted and photographed for
Personal ID, taught the basics of Stranger Danger, participate in a Bicycle
Rodeo, and then graduate and "go on patrol" (around the classroom).
Operation I.D.
Operation ID is a proven
deterrent to theft and burglary. Participants "borrow" an engraver from
the Police Department, are taught where to mark their property, to put the
initials of their state and driver license number, then mark their residence
with stickers that let burglars know any property taken from these residences
will be easy to trace.
Vacation
Security Check Program
Don't worry about your home
while you’re on vacation. The Graham Police Department takes pertinent
information about your residence over the phone and then at least once every
eight-hour shift, a patrol officer comes to the residence and does an
inspection of the perimeter. Police are armed with a list of who is allowed on
the property while you are gone, and emergency numbers of whom we can contact
if something is found wrong. This program is a proven strategy for worry free
vacationing!
If you would like a program or more information, call
549-6441 or
e-mail at