HomeMy WebLinkAboutSaratoga Neighborhoods & Neighborhood WatchMeeting Agenda
5:30 p.m.Welcoming Remarks
5:45 p.m.Presentation from Captain Rich Urena
6:20 p.m.Neighborhood Reports
7:00 p.m.City Council Regular Session
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introductions
Mayor Emily Lo
408.868.9982
elo@saratoga.ca.us
Vice Mayor Mary-Lynne Bernald
408.206.1547
mlbernald@saratoga.ca.us
Council Member Manny Cappello
408.455.4468
mcappello@saratoga.ca.us
Council Member Howard Miller
408.802.4034
hmiller@saratoga.ca.us
Council Member Rishi Kumar
408.805.5993
rkumar@saratoga.ca.us
Saratoga Happenings
•Public Safety Task Force
•Proposed Work Plan to be considered at regular session
•Silicon Valley Clean Energy
•Enrollment complete July 2017
•Fast Charge EV Stations at Saratoga Library
•Grand Opening on June 22 at 4:30 p.m.
•Prospect Road Median
•Construction scheduled to begin Summer 2017
•Village Specific Plan
•Phase I presented April 2017 and Phase II scheduled for
August 2017
Saratoga Neighborhoods &
Neighborhood Watch
June 7, 2017
Captain Rich Urena
Agenda
O Theft Trends and Updates
O Burglary Prevention
O Neighborhood Success Stories
O Body Worn Cameras (BWC)
O Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR)
Theft Trends and Updates
O Front Door Breaks
O More cases show entry being made via the front door
O Suspects are using rocks to break windows next to front doors
O Unlocked Doors
O Unlocked doors and/or windows are still the leading method of entry
O Unlocked car doors are even giving way to residential burglaries
O In more than one case, suspects entered the residence after taking a garage door opener from an unlocked vehicle in the driveway
O Paper License Plates
O Used to avoid detection driving to and from burglaries
O Suspects will place paper or stolen license plates on suspect vehicle during commission of crime
*Juveniles are being identified city and county wide as being responsible
for a significant amount of burglaries.
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Burglary Prevention
O Secure your home and property by installing deadbolts on doors and auxiliary locks on windows
O Trim the plants in your yard so that your neighbors can see your home, and so that no one can hide under or behind them
O Make sure your house numbers are visible
O Light up your property at night, including front and back porch lights and carport areas, or use motion sensor lights
O Make your house look like someone is at home –do not leave clues that you are gone, like newspapers in the driveway, mail piling up in the mailbox or porch lights left on during the day time
O If you are going to be gone, let your neighbors know and consider leaving lights, television or radio on timers
O Get active in your neighborhood and share information
O Call 911 to report any suspicious activity
Burglary Prevention
O Install intrusion detection alarms
O In 2015 deputies responded to 1,207 alarm calls
O In 2016 deputies responded to 1,358 alarm calls
O In 2017 thus far, deputies have responded to 645 alarm calls
O Use a bank or safe deposit box if you have extremely valuable jewelry, stamps, coin collection, etc. that you rarely use –otherwise, if you prefer to keep your valuables at home, consider installing a home safe or security cabinet
O Make sure your insurance covers your valuables, as they are not always covered –otherwise obtain an insurance rider to cover those specific valuables
O Engrave property with your driver’s license or state ID card number in one obvious place and one hidden –marking your property may not prevent it from being stolen, but it does increase the chances of the property being returned to you in the event it is stolen
O Photograph valuables that cannot be marked or engraved
O Make a note of the serial numbers of your valuable property that has these numbers
O Spread the risk and do not keep all of your valuables in one place,
such as the master bedroom
Neighborhood Success
O The following are neighborhood watch successes, where neighbors called the Sheriff’s Office upon seeing something suspicious. These events are considered successes because the reporting parties may have deterred further crimes of opportunity or planned thefts, something which may otherwise be unquantifiable.
O February 2017, an alert resident called 911 to report a suspicious vehicle as the occupants were taking pictures of her home. Deputies found the vehicle and learned that the occupants had been involved in several residential burglaries and robberies in San Jose. Deputies attempted to stop the stolen vehicle but a short pursuit ensued whereas the driver collided and all 3 occupants (juveniles) ran but were apprehended. Property from a “just occurred” Saratoga residential burglary was recovered. No injuries occurred.
Neighborhood Success
Stolen vehicle driven by juvenile burglars.
Neighborhood Success
O May 2017, resident called 9-1-1 to report 3 young men wearing bandanas entering his neighbor’s backyard via a side gate. The neighbor further told dispatchers he saw the suspects inside the house, then saw them leaving the house with a computer and other items (firearms were taken as well).
O Unfortunately, the reporting party did not call the Sheriff’s Office until 5 minutes after the suspects left the scene. Resident provided a good description of suspects and the vehicle used. Deputies were able to locate the suspects driving the suspect vehicle, but the suspect vehicle fled at high rates of speed (pursuit) and due to safety considerations, pursuit was terminated. An investigation revealed the suspect vehicle was reported stolen.
Body Worn Camera
O National movement toward Police Worn Body Cameras
O December 2015, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors tasks the Sheriff’s Office with creating and implementing a program
O June 2016, completed a four month long Field Test
O January 2017, county enters into contract with Taser-Axon for 1200 BWC’s
O April 2017, training and deployment begins and West Valley Patrol becomes first division to equip all staff.
Body Worn Camera
90 Docking Stations •Up to 70 hours of recording capacity
•Magnetic mounting systems
•Configurable pre-event buffer
•Capable of recording HD
•143 °field of view
•Rechargeable lithium-ion battery for over 12 hours of use
•Ruggedized IP 67, drop tested from 6 feet
Automated License Plate
Readers (ALPR)
O Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters
Division currently possesses and ALPR patrol vehicle.
O Vehicle will be transferred to Saratoga in the next
couple of months as it is being serviced and
upgraded.
O Use Policy as required by County Ordinance Sec. A40
(adopted by BOS June 2016) approved by County
Counsel and submitted to Board of Supervisors in
May 2017, awaiting approval.
O Will deploy technology in about 2 months in an
attempt to identify stolen vehicles as well as utilize
technology to solve thefts and burglaries.
Automated License Plate
Readers (ALPR)
Automated License Plate
Reader (ALPR)
O Stolen Vehicles Frequently used to commit burglary/Crime
O Recovered Stolen Vehicles:
O 2015 -12 Vehicles
O 2016 -17 Vehicles
O 2017 -5 Vehicles
O Stolen Vehicles Reported
O 2015 -20
O 2016 -9
O 2017 -6
Automated License Plate
Readers (ALPR)
ALPR image examples
Questions
Neighborhood Reports
•Each neighborhood select a
designated speaker
•2 minutes or less:
•What is your name and what
neighborhood do you live in?
•What joys, challenges, or interesting
news does your neighborhood have
to share?
Thanks!
•Thanks for joining us for the 2017 Annual
Neighborhoods/Neighborhood Watch Joint
Meeting!
•Feel free to join the City Council for the Regular
Session in the Civic Theater at 7:00 p.m.
•Want copies of the slides from the meeting? Slides
will be emailed to everyone who provides their
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