Central City Precinct

December 2010

Citywide
Block Watch Leader &
Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol
Training for 2011

Saturday, January 8
Saturday, March 12
Saturday, May 14
Saturday, July 9
Saturday, September 10
Saturday, November 12 Central City Precinct’s
Sign-In begins at 7:30 AM
New Location: City of Phoenix Neighborhood
Services Facility, 3325 West Flower Street
“Coffee with a Cop”
Phoenix, AZ Come by “The Original” Bill Johnson’s Big
Apple, 3700 East Van Buren at 8:00am on the
**Pre-registration is mandatory due to limited first Wednesday of each month. Meet with
seating. To pre-register for this class please officers of the Central City Precinct, you may
email jill.fowler@phoenix.gov with your name purchase coffee, tea, even some breakfast if you
and phone number.** like. We look forward to spending some time
The schedule does not permit time to leave for getting to know you better. Louis Tovar,
lunch, so please plan to bring a sack lunch. Commander of the Central City Precinct has
Thank you! planned to join us in January. See you there!
January5th 2011 @ 8:00am

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 home security inspection, contact Officer Wiegert at
602-534-6313 to schedule an appointment.
Vehicle Burglaries and Auto Theft: Vehicles are
most vulnerable to theft during the overnight hours.
But again, this is a crime of opportunity and if the
opportunity presents itself in the middle of the day,
that’s when the theft will happen. Always roll up your
windows and lock all the doors. Remove all items of
value, purses, wallets, ATM cards, laptops, guns.
Speaking of guns, you’d be surprised to know how
often we take reports where the victim had left a
Property Crime News loaded firearem in an unlocked vehicle to return and
(reprint from July 2009) find it missing. AMAZING! Please use extra caution
where firearms are concerned. Even loose change in
Burglary… a crime that knows no boundaries, does not plain sight could be reason enough for someone to
discrimniate, is not limited to one particular break your car window gaining access to the rest of
neighborhood or another, but in all cases leaves the your car. Adopt the habit to ask yourself “What
victim feeling exceptionally violated. opportunity am I presenting for the criminal to target
my car”. If you spot a vulnerability, so to will the
criminal, guarenteed!
Won’t you take a moment to read on and share the
Remember to keep your registration and proof of
following information with your neighbors?
insurance card in your wallet/purse. Identity theft can
occur with as little information as your name and
We are seeing a slight increase in residential burglary,
address. And by all means, DO NOT KEEP THE
and burglary from vehicle crimes in some portions of
VEHICLE TITLE OF OWNERSHIP IN THE
the precinct. Here is some insight as to the time of day
VEHICLE, EVER! Lock it away in safe place.
your belongings are most vulnerable to theft.
Consider secondary locking devices for your steering
Remember, these are crimes of opportunity. Remove
wheel and/or an alarm. These are additional layers of
the opportunity, lessen your chance of falling victim.
protection against auto theft.
Residential Burglaries: Typically, the burglary
Now that you have taken measures to reduce your
suspect will target your home during the day when you
chances of becoming victim of these crimes, why not
are generally at work, school, or away; an approximate
explore developing a neighborhood Block Watch, or
time frame of 10am to 3pm. Take a good look at your
better yet, join the Phoenix Neighborood Patrol-PNP
home to see if you think a burglar would target your
partnering with police to learn how to patrol your own
house. Do you have unkept foliage? Trim it! Trim
neighborhood observing and reporting criminal and
shrubs and bushed around windows and doorways up
suspicious activity. For more information Contact
from the bottom, down from the top, and thin them out
Doreena Wiegert, your Community Programs Officer
so that you can see through them. this will eliminte
at Central City Precicnt, 602-534-6313. Further
hiding places, thus taking away concealment for the
information regarding the PNP program can be found
burglar. Do you have secure locks on all gates, doors
at the following websites as well.
and windows, with long enough screws through the
stikeplates (inch and a half to two inches) making it
more difficult for the burglar to kick in your door? If
http://www.cityofphoenix.org/POLICE/bwonpa1.html
not, replace or repair these items. Do you have
secondary locking devices on your doors/windows. If
&
not,you may want to consider adding these devices.If
you are going to be away, set timers in your home for
http://www.pnpmembers.com
appliances, such as a television or radio to come on
with the volume tuned up, giving the appearance that
someone is home. And if you will be away for an
extended period of time remember to stop services and
deliveries until your return. Have a trusted neighbor or
“When good people in any culture cease their
family member park a car in your driveway. Make
vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail”
arrangements for your yard to be maintained. Again,
use timers throughout your home. If you would like a Pearl S. Buck, American Author

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 Beware: Those holiday e-mails may be scams
This holiday season, we’d like to take the opportunity to
remind you to exercise vigilance when receiving unsolicited
e-mail messages that could be part of a potential phishing
scam or malware campaign.
Some potential scams and campaigns to watch out for are:
• Electronic greeting cards that may contain malware.
• Requests for charitable contributions that may be
phishing scams originating from illegitimate sources
claiming to be charities.
• Screen savers or other forms of media that may
contain malware.
• Credit card applications that may be phishing scams
or identity-theft attempts. Online shopping ads that
may be from bogus retailers.
Here are some tips to help protect yourself:
• Do not open web links in unsolicited e-mail
messages.
• Use caution when opening e-mail attachments.
• Maintain up-to-date antivirus software.
• Visit the Federal Trade Commission’s website to
view its charity checklist and verify charity
authenticity through a trusted contact number.
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Shannon’s Law:
Random Gunfire Kills
One night in June of 1999, Shannon Smith was
talking to one of her friends on a cordless phone in
the back yard of her central Phoenix home when a
bullet fell from the sky and struck her, ending her
life, and shattering the lives of her parents.
Shannon had just graduated from the 8th grade.
She was an honors student and a talented athlete
with a bright future and unlimited potential. She
was dearly loved by her family and had many
friends. Tragically, other families have
experienced similar losses because of random
gunfire.
We remind you this holiday season to…
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F.Y.I. Corner:
♦ All City of Phoenix phone numbers have
602 prefix
♦ Central City Precinct is located at 1902 S.
16th Street. The precinct phone number is
602-495-5005; FAX 602-534-0766.
♦ Community Action Officers can be reached
at 602-495-5005
Your Community Action Officers are:
51 Area Mario Ancich 602-534-1389
mario.ancich@phoenix.gov
52 Area Larry Naranjo(on leave until March)
larry.naranjo@phoenix.gov
Al Knecht 602-534-0718
Al.knecht@phoenix.gov
Police personnel can be reached by email in this
fashion:
first name.last name@phoenix.gov
♦ Crime Free Multi-Housing: Contact Officer
Jonathon Leatherman at 602-534-1394 for
information on the next Crime Free Multi-
Housing Seminar. Or email him at
jonathon.leatherman@phoenix.gov
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♦ Liquor Enforcement Liaison: Contact
Officer Armida Gonzales at 602-534-6805
armida.gonzales@phoenix.gov
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♦ Criminal Abatement: Contact Detective
Ben Opfar at 602-534-8638
benjamin.opfar@phoenix.gov
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♦ Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol, Block
Watch, Crime Prevention Education,
Station Tours, GAIN and Pipeline:
Call Community Programs Officer
Doreena Wiegert at 534-6313.
doreena.wiegert@phoenix.gov
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♦ The Block Watch Advisory Board meets the
fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Contact Officer Wiegert at 602-534-6313 for
locations.
 Louis Tovar
Commander, Central City Precinct

Happy Holidays!
From All of us here at
Central City Precinct

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