March 18, 2018: Neighborhood Watch Symposium

The Neighborhood Watch Symposium was held Thursday, March 29, 2018. The featured speakers were Police Chief Doug Lee and Fire Chief Bill Hack. Chief Lee began his presentation with the details of the arrest of the carjacking suspect. There is a Facebook post copied in the March 29, 2018 Alert.

This excellent presentation was video recorded and will be posted on the Community Association website: Sclhresidents.org

Police Chief Lee’s Tips:

Tips to make your house a hard target (most have already been suggested by Neighborhood Watch):

Make sure your garage door is closed and vehicle locked at all times
Leave a light on inside while your are gone at night
Leave outdoor lights on at night
Motion sensor lights by each door
Make sure household items and valuables are fully insured
Keep a record of valuables, include photos & recd serial numbers
Do not leave keys to your home or car in hiding places
Camera mounted above front door with a green light invites the burglar to look up & provide a great photo
Now is Prime time for mail break-ins due to tax refunds in the mail
When calling 911 from a CELL, your location is not exact. It shows the nearest tower
Placer Alert is especially important for cell phones. Click here to register:
Use nomorobo.com to block robo calls. Click here to register.
Use USPS Informed Delivery to see what mail will be delivered each day. Click here to register.

When to call 9-1-1:

DO Call:

Medical emergency
Report a fire
Stop a crime in progress
Report an accident that just happened

Do NOT Call 9-1-1: (call 916-645-4040)

Report an electrical outage (call PG&E)
Noise complaints (barking dogs, loud party, etc)
Burst water pipes & other non-emergencies

Burglar Alarms in 2017:

Lincoln PD responded to 1314 alarm calls
3 of those resulted in burglary investigations

Fire Chief Hack’s tips:

ALWAYS pull to the right when you hear sirens. Fire fighters are NOT allowed to pass on the right
Fire Dept is required to arrive within a shorter time than ambulances
He brought an excellent brochure with many tips for inside & outside the house and disaster preparedness Click here to see it.
Bark fires are serious but our Community Association has suggestions to fit our CC&Rs

The Alerts Team