Kentucky Crime Prevention Coalition

Preventing Crime is Everyone's Business

Crime Prevention Tip of the Week -

Get out and get involved. Work on antiviolence activities, clean up graffiti, and get others involved in community service.

i-Jam Internet Safety Conference

November 24th and 25th

Check Link Below for more Information

http://www.kychildnow.org/ijam/conference.php

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National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month in December. Click for link to more information.

Free Training for Student Groups

KCPC is currently offering free training for any school in Kentucky that is interested in our Youth Crime Watch Program. Training available for Elementary,Middle and High School at no cost. Free Start Up Kit included with training.

Youth Crime Watch is a student leadership program using crime prevention activities. For more information contact the office at 859-727-2678 or e-mail kcpc@fuse.net.

Resource on Summer Time Underage Drinking
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Free Brochures - "Parenting: Make it a safety feature on your car".
Go to http://www.safetyfeature.org/materials.htm for an online order form.

OFI Highlights Fraud Prevention
The Kentucky Office of Financial Institutions (OFI) is encouraging Kentucky residents not only to save, but to protect their assets through fraud prevention. OFI recommends these fraud prevention tips for savers:

Investigate before you invest. Get documentation and read the fine print.
Remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Take your time. Don't give in to high-pressure sales tactics.
Never pay cash or wire money for an investment.
Check out the licensing and background of anyone dealing with investments by contacting OFI.
If you've been a victim of fraud, contact OFI at (800) 223-2579 or www.kfi.ky.gov.

OFI is an agency of the Kentucky Department of Public Protection in the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.

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JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY

JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY MOTIVATES YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE OUTSTANDING CITIZENS THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION. AN OUTGROWTH OF COMMUNITY POLICING, JPA TRANSFORMS THE TRADITIONAL ROLE OF THE POLICE OFFICER INTO ONE OF MENTOR AND FRIEND, WHILE ENCOURAGING OUR YOUNG CITIZENS TO BE PARTNERS, NOT ADVERSARIES, IN BUILDING SAFER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.
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Project Safe Neighborhoods

Anti-Gang Training Conference

December 16-18 * Lexington, KY

A special 2 1/2 day National Training Conference will be held in Lexington December 16 through 18th. Registration is "Free". Four special conference tracks: 1) Executive Session 2) Line Law Enforcement Track, 3) Investigators and Prosecutors Track and 4) Intervention and Prevention Track. See attached flyer for more information,

Project Safe Neighborhoods Conference Flyer

Attorney General Conway Issues Alert to Commonwealth Credit Union Members

August 7, 2008

Attorney General Jack Conway today issued a warning to Commonwealth Credit Union members who received a recorded message on Wednesday claiming that their credit cards had been suspended.

"This is a scam," General Conway said. "Our investigators have received several complaints and confirmed with representatives from Commonwealth Credit Union that this is a hoax and may be an attempt to compromise members' accounts."

The message asks people to call a phone number. When callers dial the toll-free number, they are then instructed to enter their credit-card numbers to reactivate the accounts.

"Do not respond to this message," General Conway warned. "Commonwealth Credit Union has informed our investigators that it will never make calls to members asking for personal information."

Members and non-members of Commonwealth Credit Union have reported receiving calls on their cell, work and home phones.

For more information about identity theft prevention, visit www.ag.ky.gov/idtheft.

Raptor Technologies to sponsor conference entertainment. A special performance at the 2008 Safe Schools and Communities Conference Banquet by the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers, Thanks to Raptor Technologies for their support.

Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers

McGruff with Senator Damon Thayer. Photo submitted by Officer Natalie Payne, Georgetown Police Department.

Scrap Metal Theft

Is your law enforcement agency investigating increasing thefts of electrical cable, copper wiring, air conditioner coils, lighting, or other metal items? Since 2006, NCPC and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) have been promoting ways law enforcement and scrap dealers can work together to help prevent the growing trend of theft of scrap metals. Visit www.isri.org/theftalert to sign up to receive ISRI's theft alerts and learn more about how this crime trend affects community safety. ISRI's website also provides a summary of theft prevention practices the industry recommends and a link to materials to help promote partnerships between law enforcement and scrap dealers.

For information on NCPC/ISRI partnership activities for 2008, contact Terri Kelly of NCPC at kelly@ncpc.org or 202-261-4125.

FRANKFORT, KY (March 18, 2008) - The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center announce the resurgence of the EYE-ON-KY Tip Line. By calling 1-866-EYE-ON-KY, Kentuckians can anonymously report any suspicious criminal or terrorist activity they witness. The Tip Line is specifically aimed at averting threats to Kentucky's citizens, businesses, and critical infrastructure.

Informational bulletins and posters will be distributed through the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security's Citizen Corps program, direct mailings to infrastructure owners and operators, and through the Kentucky Intelligence Fusion Center's Intelligence Liaison Officer program for distribution within their jurisdictions.

If you have questions regarding the EYE-ON-KY Tip Line, please contact Lindsey Hix with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security at 502-564-2081 or Lindsey.Hix@ky.gov.

If You See Something - Say Something
1-866-EYE-ON-KY

To Report Suspicious Activity Click Here

Eye on Kentucky Info Card clink on the link below for a PDF version.

Eye On Kentucky Info Card PDF

PSC reminds residents of "Do Not Call" list changes
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is reminding residents that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has assumed responsibility for maintaining the list of telephone customers who do not want to receive calls from telemarketers. Under a bill passed by the 2007 Kentucky General Assembly, names already on the Kentucky do-not-call list were transferred last year to the FTC's national registry. With that change, Kentucky customers wishing to sign up for the do-not-call list in the future must do so by contacting the FTC, either online at www.donotcall.gov or by calling toll-free at (888) 382-1222, from the number they wish to register. A link to the FTC site is available on the Kentucky Office of Attorney General's do-not-call Web site, www.nocall.ky.gov.
Complaints regarding possible violations of Kentucky or federal do-not-call statutes may be filed with the Kentucky Office of Attorney General (www.nocall.ky.gov or 866-877-7867) or the FTC (www.donotcall.gov or 888-382-1222). A brochure explaining the do-not-call law, as well as today's order, may be found on the PSC's Web site, psc.ky.gov.

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