The Sheriff’s Office presented the 2008 Public Safety Award of
Excellence”, to those individuals or organizations for their grateful
recognition of meritorious service by advancing the cause of
partnerships that build trust, reduce crime, create a safe environment
and enhance the quality of life in our community. The following 2008
award recipients:
1.
Mr. & Mrs. Bill & Patty Hoelsher, Littleton & Rue Funeral Home.
May 2008, Littleton & Rue Funeral Home donated and
installed a bronze decorative flower vase that was placed in front of
the “Wall of Gratitude” Monument located at Limestone and Columbia.
NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS IN REACHING OUR PUBLIC SERVICE GOALS OF 2008
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office, actively participates with the Triad
Program and (SALT Council) Senior and Law Enforcement Together. A
county-wide hot spot program was completed this year. Hot spot cards
have been distributed at area churches and other designated locations
that citizens can complete anonymously and send to either the Clark
County Sheriff’s Office or Springfield Police Division with crime
information. . Triad is a program of the International Association of
Police Chiefs, National Sheriff’s Association that teams local law
enforcement and senior organizations to work with seniors toward
reducing criminal victimization and unwarranted fear of crime affecting
older adults.
Major polls indicate that crime and the fear of crime
impact seniors. The Clark County area has over 27,000 residents age 65
or older. Because of the aging of the population and the increasing
demands placed on law enforcement agencies to meet the needs of the
older citizens, it is important that the county’s leading law
enforcement agencies support programs designed to benefit senior
citizens. The collaborative effort will commit law enforcement and
seniors to work together to enhance the crime safety of older persons.
Our purpose is to reduce criminal victimization through cooperative
strategies, planning and programming, and increase law enforcement
awareness of older persons’ need for security and dignity. This
initiative is designed to mobilize community resources to ascertain the
needs and concerns of older citizens and to provide mechanisms for
meeting those needs.
Automatic Vehicle Locator
The following equipment was purchased by using our (JAG) Justice
Assistance Grant along with Department of Homeland Security Dollars,
without using any taxpayer dollars.
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