Kerry Community Alert
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KERRY COMMUNITY ALERT Joint Policing Committee. Monday 7th Nov 2016. Diarmuid Cronin. COMMUNITY ALERT IS BASED ON OUR GARDA DISTRICTS Killarney Blackwater Templenoe Cromane Castlemaine Keel Booteens Currow Currans Community Alert Dromid Mastergeeha Gneeveguilla group officers Glenbeigh Kilgarven Kilcoolaght meet regularly at Killorglin Tuosist District meetings, Kenmare Dawros Lauragh by Listry Listry - Miltown invitation of Lissivigeen Fossa Firies Ballyhar Superintendent Caherdaniel Caherciveen and CADO Ballinskelligs Beaufort Portmagee 72 Mucross Sneem Kells Foilmore Waterville Glenflesk Headford Valencia KERRY COMMUNITY ALERT – IS AN ASSET TO THE JPC. 1. Garda Advice. 2. Co Council support. 3. Involvement of Communities. COMMUNITY ALERT AND JOINT POLICING STRATEGY. Community Groups and Volunteers thrive on activity. The JPC strategy will be supported by the CA groups. Fire Prevention. Fire Safety. Emergency weather effort. Crime prevention. Signs at Car Park’s CCTV in town, village, & chokepoints. Property Log. THIRTY YEARS OF COMMUNITY FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMUNITY ALERT WAS BORN IN ANGER – ATTACKS ON THE ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE. Duty of Care to Aged - Reassurance Monitored Panic Alarms for older persons. Senior Alert Scheme. Smoke Alarms. CoCo Fire service. C.P.R. and A.E.D. local programs. Good Samaritan - conference - Civil Liability Act 2011. I.C.E. phone number. “ICE cards” Personal Information Packs. “Bottle in the Fridge” Uninvited caller to home – “Yellow Cards” Thirty years of Community focus on Safety and Security Crime Prevention. Text Alert. Originated from Co Kerry Pilot Project. Road and Car Park Signage. Property Log Book. Garda Johnny Crowley JPC STRATEGY - CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY ALERT Support crime prevention initiatives. Implement actions that have. Measurable effects. CCTV Car Park signage “Remove all Valuables” Property Log – this program is a long term project as was Text Alert. CCTV - SAFETY AND SECURITY IN CO KERRY Inspecting the monitoring station for Community Alert groups are very aware of the potential of the new community CCTV system at CCTV. Community groups have an important role to introduce Killorglin Garda Station. CCTV. Thank you to Kerry's Eye News Garda Guidelines, Survey of site, Funding, Know Your Own And be able to prove it! Having details of Make – Model - Serial number is an elementary aspect of security. These details are the steps to recovery, restoration, successful prosecutions, and deterrence. It’s a valuable fund raising initiative, for local groups who get behind the project. Its a valuable Crime Prevention and profile raising exercise by local groups. PROPERTY LOG BOOK Property Log Book Gardaí frequently recover stolen property, but then the problem arises as to whom, a particular item belongs to. Frequently linking a criminal to a robbery, depends on a victim proving that an item belongs to him. There are many alternative ways of achieving the exact same purpose, photos of serial numbers plus a photo of the item, computer spreadsheets, data saved to the cloud, websites etc. This Log-book is also very useful to assist saving details which may be entered later on-to spreadsheets or websites. The purpose of this log book is to Unfortunately the evidence is that most people do not use allow you to methodically list the available options. your property details. So we are offering a basic Log Book and hope it will have a place in every home. Example of how to fill out the log book: Mobile phones have a unique registration number, known as the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. To find your phones number, look behind the battery or dial * # 06 # into your phone The IMEI number will display on screen. Property Marking In any form is a valuable additional deterrent. Below are some examples: Ultra Violet Security Pens. A very short term solution but cheap, where the householder writes on an item to identify ownership and traceability. When you mark your possessions with a security marker pen, the ink is invisible unless you shine a UV lamp at it. Theft Stop. Theft Stop is designed to both deter criminals and to recover stolen items by ensuring machinery is clearly marked with a unique ID and that details are registered on Theft Stop’s nationwide database. https://theftstop.ie/login. Mizen Op I.D. Three Community Councils; Schull, Ballydehob, and Goleen in the Mizen Peninsula have purchased engraving technology from Telesis, known as dot peen. This technology is used by UK police. Dot peen marking involves using a tungsten carbide tipped pin to indent an object with dots to create a visible, permanent unique number. SelectamarkDNA and RedWeb are alternative BIO markers, which also cannot be seen by the naked eye only by UV light, supplied in many forms that have a place in different situations. SmartWater is a highly sophisticated marking system which boasts of a 100% success rate in identifying recovered items and in providing evidence in courts. While the product is an international success story, it is rarely used in Ireland. It cannot be seen by the naked eye, only by UV light, it is extremely durable, resists burning, and harsh weather. It is reputed to be almost impossible to remove. The product is supplied in different forms and application systems, for widely different areas of crime prevention, from marking property to marking criminals who enter premises. What should you log? Lawnmowers, Computers, Laptops, Music and Audio Coffee Makers, Chainsaws, Leaf Drills, Saws and Consoles, TVs, Tablets, Equipment Microwaves, Vacuums, Blowers, Garden Power Tools Mobile Phones Household Appliances Equipment Finally, if you have to purchase a secondhand item, verify that the serial number has not been removed. The retail price of this log-book, reflects your support for the concept of deterring crime, by common sense action and it’s a gesture of support €5 to a local community group. Thank you. Contact Planning Policy Unit, Cork County Council, 15 Floor 13, County Hall, Cork T12 R2NC T: 021 4285900 € 5. The retail price of this log-book, reflects your support for the concept of deterring crime, by common sense action and it’s a gesture of support to a local community group. Thank you. CO KERRY JOINT POLICING COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.