VINE
Victim
Information & Notification Everyday
VINE is a 24 hour notification system
designed to keep victims informed on the custody status of their offenders.
Victims can register to be notified by telephone or email when that status
changes. If you are concerned about an offender in a local jail call VINE @
800.467.4943 or go to
www.vinelink.com.
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Project Lifesaver
Project Lifesaver is an active response to the problem of
locating wandering persons before they become victims. Project Lifesaver relies
on pulse-carrier wave radio-frequency technology, complemented by a search and
rescue team that has received specialized training. People who use the program
wear a personalized wristband that emits a tracking signal. When caregivers
notify the local Project Lifesaver agency that the person is missing and a
search and rescue team responds to the wanderer's area to begin the search. For
more information concerning Project Lifesaver, please contact
Doug Hatchell, Crime Prevention Specialist @ 434.738.6171 or
you can visit their website @
www.projectlifesaver.org
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Child Safety Seat Installation
If you are a new parent, grandparent or caregiver, The
Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff's Office has officers that have been trained in the
proper installation of child safety seats. If you would like assistance in
installing a child seat, please contact any of the officers listed below:
BJ Mull -
434.210.2241 ~ Jamie King - 434.210.2248
Chuck Barton - 434.738.5398
You can also visit the
Virginia Dept. of Health website for more information
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Neighborhood Watch Programs
The Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff's Office is available to assist
citizens in forming a neighborhood watch for their area. We will be happy to
come out and speak to you and your neighbors on getting started and maintaining
your program so that you will achieve the maximum benefits.
Please contact Crime Prevention Specialists Doug Hatchell @
434.738.6171 for more information.
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TRIAD
A local TRIAD consists of the sheriff, police chiefs and older
or retired leaders in the community who agree to work together to reduce
criminal victimization of the elderly. Important to each TRIAD is an advisory
council of law enforcement leaders and older persons which serves as a sounding
board, information channel and catalyst for renewing emphasis on reducing crimes
against the elderly.
The Mecklenburg Co. Sheriff's Office along with TRIAD, hosts
several programs and seminars to keep people informed on the growing number of
scams and fraudulent activity concerning our community. One such program is the
annual Senior Citizens Police Academy which is a three hour class held every
week for six weeks. Some of the topics covered in the SCP Academy include 911
communications, substance abuse, DUI enforcement, driving safety, firearms
safety, domestic violence and magistrate duties.
Crime Prevention Specialist Doug Hatchell has received
extensive training in all areas of crime prevention and is available to come out
and speak to groups on how to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft, scams
or other fraudulent acts.
File of Life is another program that is designed to protect
seniors. The File of Life is designed as an information packet for the elderly
(especially those that live alone) to inform rescue personnel of emergency
contacts, medical conditions and medications if emergency services are
dispatched to their residence. The packet contains an information card
that is to be completed, placed back into it's magnetic sleeve and put on the
refrigerator. Mecklenburg 911 is then informed that the occupant of this
residence has a File of Life card available. This can save valuable minutes when
rescue arrives at the resident's home. These cards are available at the
Sheriff's Office.
Other programs include the installation of peep holes and the
Shredder Program.
For more information contact Doug Hatchell, Crime Prevention
Specialist @ 434.738.6171 or visit the
TRIAD
website.
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CodeRED
OFFERED by Mecklenburg County
E911 Communications
The CodeRED
emergency notification system is an extremely high speed telephone
communication service that can deliver customized pre-recorded emergency
messages directly to homes and businesses at the proven capacity of millions
of calls per day.
The CodeRED system provides County officials
the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire
county
in case of severe weather such as severe thunderstorm
warnings, tornadoes, or flash floods. This system is capable of dialing the
entire County within minutes. It delivers a pre-recorded message describing
the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected
area, possibly including instructions requiring immediate action on the part
of the recipient.
Citizens must
register to be on the calling list.
CodeRED gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for
inputting information.
Required information
includes first and last name, street address (physical address, no P.O.
boxes), city, state, zip code, and primary phone number, additional phone
numbers can be entered as well. Your contact information remains private and
will only be used for severe weather notifications in your area. You
will also receive messages through that system.
If your phone number is not in the database, you
will not be called. One of the reasons the CodeRED system was selected is it
gives individuals and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers
directly into the system's database, this is an extremely important feature.
All businesses should register, as well as all
individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their phone number
or address within the past year, and those who use a cellular phone or VoIP
phone as their primary number.
CodeRED allows geographically based delivery,
which means street addresses are required to ensure emergency notification calls
are received by the proper individuals in a given situation. The system works
for cell phones too, but we need to have an associated street address to provide
relevant messages.
You will know that the
call is from CodeRED weather warning when you see the number 800-566-9780 on
your caller ID. If you would like to hear the last message delivered to your
phone, simply dial the number back.
CodeRED Weather Warning is an opt-in only weather warning product that taps into
the National Weather Service’s Storm Based Warnings.
Click
here to sign up:
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