THE CAPTAINS MEETING

                                                                     

                                                           

On the evening of November 6,  your Fairways Watch coordinator, along with 2 residents, attended Captain Meade,s annual pre- holiday security briefing.The invited group included other neighbor hood watch organizations and security officers from the private retail sector.We would like to give a brief summary of the meeting,along with some of the safety pointers that were offered.

In addition to the captain,in attendance was Detective Christine Shaw, and special projects officer Deputy Jason Murrill. The captain led off the program with a summary of how they are planning increased security for the Waterford Lakes shopping area and all of East Orange County..The sector 2 commander will bring in all available resources for the holiday season. Along with uniformed officers and marked vehicles, will be plain clothes and unmarked units The captain cautioned all shoppers ,that thieves will actually follow people home ,who buy big ticket items, such as,flat screens.One very clear concern is people leaving their purchased gifts in their cars.----Remember, the thieves are doing their Christmas shopping too!

Next to speak was Detective Shaw. Christine had a special message for the ladies, Right now the hottest theft item going is--- SMART PHONES. Most purses have a handy pocket on the side of the purse.----BULLS EYE---they will be gone. When out shopping, put the phone inside the purse and close it tight.

The final speaker introduced by the captain was Deputy Murrill The captain explained that Jason is his special projects officer. Jason Murrill ,only answers to Captain Meade and no one else. I have had the pleasure to work with Jason several times. Believe me he has done a lot of good things for the Fairways.Jason will be one of the officers ,watching ,from the background in the big ticket shopping areas. Jason says, he always sees people doing ,stupid things---like putting  purses and gifts in the trunk and leaving the car. He says if he can see stupid behavior, so can the bad guys!

Fairways residents can personally meet all of the above officers, on Thursday January 30, 2014, at our annual security seminar. PLEASE PLAN TO BE THERE----You will be glad you did !

O