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| Jim Bove Community Outreach Redmond Police |
A new crime mapping feature is available on the city website! It allows you to follow the police activity in your neighborhood. You can find specific types of crimes, date range, and the general vicinity of crimes In order to protect the rights and safety of victims, crimes such as sexual assault and domestic violence are not mapped.
Just because you see a patrol car in your neighborhood doesn't mean a crime occurred or that it will show up on the map. For example: 1) interviews with witnesses at their home, 2) citizen contacts to relay emergency messages, 3) and follow-up with a victim of an incident. We hope you will find this crime tool helpful so you have a better idea what's going on in the neighborhood. www.redmond.gov/CrimeMap .
[Redmond Neighborhood Blog is posting this Crime Map under the header "Neighborhoods"]
"Read More" on these topics: 1) KOMO Series on Disaster Preparedness, 2) "Get Jesse" on ATM Skimmers Click the blue link to Read More >>
Disaster Preparedness
For those who didn't see this, KOMO News did a great story on disaster preparedness, specifically as it pertains to the Seattle area. A couple of topics covered:
- The Dangerous Side Of Online Romance Scams
- Malicious Software Features Usama bin Laden Links to Ensnare Unsuspecting Computer Users
KING 5 did a “Get Jesse!” piece on spotting ATM skimmers, ironically enough titled "How to spot a skimmer on an ATM machine" (KING 5).
Common Security Issues for the not-so-savvy computer user.
For those who may not be computer savvy, here is a great resource about common security issues from the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team. This is also a great time to remind you that you can NOT win a lottery from other countries when you don’t play it. If you ever get an email from a company or person that either seems strange, asks for money, asks for personal information, asks you to click a link and/or seems too good to be true….do NOT click on the link or reply to the email.
Report By Jim Bove
Redmond Police Department
Community Outreach Facilitator
Office (425) 556-2545
Pager (206) 917-0023
jbove@redmond.gov
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