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| McGruff the Crime Dog is a lovable character who visits children’s’ groups to deliver important safety information. He is available for presentations to groups throughout the community, offering advice on safety issues specific to young boys and girls. |
General Safety Tips
Banking and ATM Safety Tips
Driver Safety Tips
Home Security Tips/Property ID Form
Public Transportation Safety Tips
Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention Tips
Report computer fraud or crime!
Crime Prevention, located at 2407 Airport Blvd. behind the Mobile Police Department headquarters building, offers a variety of outreach programs to groups and schools and has become the hub of neighborhood revitalization campaigns. See also: Community Action Group or CrimeStoppers
Citizens are encouraged to take advantage of the wide array of safety programs offered by the Mobile Police Department. Below is a listing the most popular program presentations available. In addition, officers are willing to speak on any safety topics of interest to the community.
- Bicycle Safety – The most fundamental safety concept is that a bicycle must be in good working condition. Our officers go over the basics of bicycle mechanics as well as traffic safety and safety equipment for cyclists.
- Business Security – Armed robbery, internal thefts, shoplifting and other topics of concern to business owners and employees.
- Community Action Groups/Community Watch Groups/Enhanced Neighborhood Policing – The concepts of community action groups are explained as well as the role of the Enhanced Neighborhood Policing Advisor in the community. There are 60 neighborhood policing groups that are literally changing the landscape of the community.
- Carjacking – What to do if you are confronted by a carjacker.
- Children’s Fingerprinting – Officers fingerprint children in local schools and provide fingerprint cards for the parents.
- Cons and Con-Artists – A popular program for senior citizens. It focuses on common scams used against the elderly and others in the community.
- Conflict Resolution – How to resolve conflicts without violence.
- Drug Education – Focuses on the physical, emotional and sociological impact of drug use. Familiarizes parents and others with the illegal drugs available today.
- Gun Safety – What a child should do if he or she finds a firearm.
- Mardi Gras Safety – Important tips for children and adults during the Mardi Gras festivities.
- McGruff – The famous crime dog teaches our youngest citizens personal safety.
- Personal Safety (Street Sense) – What to do if crime comes your way and how to avoid it. (At your request, we can focus on any particular crime.)
- Police Department Tour – Crime Prevention personnel guide small groups through Mobile Police headquarters.
- Police Relations – Crime Prevention’s own officer-friendly program that introduces law enforcement to young children in a positive way.
- Residential Security – How to avoid burglaries in your own home.
- Safety for Seniors – Our Personal Safety program geared toward senior citizens.
- Stranger Danger – Teaches children what to do if approached by a stranger.
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