Orange Hat Patrol: Wed. May 1, 2013 7pm-8pm-Please Join Us!

ORANGE HAT PATROL

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

(1st Wednesday of each month)

7pm-8pm

Our meeting point Triangle Park just across from the Saint Benedict the Moor

Bring yourself, bring your family and/or bring your dogs…great weather, great fun and great exercise!

Being a part of OHP is a great opportunity to get out and meet your neighbors/local patrol officers and also sends a big signal that “We Care” about our neighborhood.

As always, please feel free to contact me at kevindstpehens70@yahoo.com if you have questions, comments or need additional information.

Please join us!

Best,

Lisa White/ANC Commissioner SMD 7D01 (202) 706-4713

Home Security Habits Checklist

 Kingman Park,

Below is an important safety list that everyone can use. With the recent crimes in our community, taking precaution is key to protecting you and your family.

Kevin Stephens, Orange Hat Coordinator

 

Do you lock up?

1.      Are your doors locked whether you are in the house or not?

2.      Is your front door locked while you are in the back yard (and vice versa)?

 3.     Do you lock your doors when you leave the house for even a few minutes?

4.      Do you pin your windows? Are they locked when closed?

5.      Are your basement windows locked or permanently secured with screws

 or bars?

6.      Do you keep your garage doors closed and locked at all times?

 

Does your home look occupied?

1.      When you are gone for the evening, do you leave an outdoor and an indoor light on?

2.      Do you leave a radio or TV on when your home is not occupied?

3.      When you go on vacation do you have someone watch your house? move drapes, shades, and blinds? mow the lawn/shovel snow? collect mail  and newspapers?

 

Do you practice yard security?

1.      Do you keep valuables such as bicycles and lawn equipment locked up and out of sight?

2.      Do you lock up tools and ladders after you use them?

3.      Do you keep shrubbery and bushes well-trimmed?

4.      If you have a fence, can your neighbors see through it or over it?

5.      If you have exterior lights, do they prevent shadows where burglars could hide at night?

6.      Do you have lights on dusk to dawn at entrances?

 

Do you practice overall security?

1.      Do you have a block contact list with neighbors’ names, phone numbers, and addresses by your phone?

2.      Do you know how to report suspicious activity or crimes to the police? Do your children know how to report?

3.      Do you ask strangers at your door for proper identification before talking to them?

4.      Do your children tell strangers that you’re “busy” rather than you’re “not home”?

5.      If someone came to the door needing help, would you make the phone call to the police (or other necessary calls) rather than letting the person come in?

AUTOMOBILE

1.      Keep your doors locked at all times

2.      Don’t leave expensive items unattended in your car for any amount of time

3.      Keep the inside of your car clean and clutter free so thieves don’t have a reason to want to break in

4.      Most thieves are opportunists so don’t give them an opportunity!

Must Do’s for Everyone!

1.      Call 911 if you see or hear something suspicious

2.      Report tag numbers of suspicious vehicles in your neighborhood

3.      Report suspicious people hanging around the neighborhood without purpose

 

AUTOMOBILE

1.      Call 911 if you see or hear something suspicious

2.      Report tag numbers of suspicious vehicles in your neighborhood

3.      Report suspicious people hanging around the neighborhood without purpose

 

First Orange Hat Patrol 2012 Season

 

The Orange Hat Patrol Started back for the 2012 Season on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. We will be patrolling the community the first Wednesday of each Month from 7pm-8pm. Volunteer just 1 (one)  hour a month to help make our community a safer place along with the Metropolitan Police Department. Please join us!

Orange Hat Patrol: Wednesday, April 4, 2012@7pm

ORANGE HAT PATROL

“WE CARE”

Please join us on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm

Meeting Place: Triangle Park at 21^st and Oklahoma Ave (Across from St. Benedict Church)

Volunteer just 1 hour of your time to show unity in the Community for the Orange Hat Patrol partnered with Metropolitan Police Department! We will organize to patrol our streets and neighborhood trouble spots to prevent suspicious activities, call in broken street lamps, and report many other problems.

 It would be especially helpful to have dog owners who don’t mind hitting the streets with their ferocious-looking (but otherwise well-behaved) pets to join the patrol.

 

For more information contact:

Kevin Stephens 

Orange Hat Patrol Coordinator 

kevindstephens70@yahoo.com 

(202) 341-9466 

Or

Lisa White

 ANC Commissioner SMD 7D01

dc500blkof25th@yahoo.com

 lisa.white7d01@gmail.com

(202) 706-4713

  Working to make a “Good” neighborhood “Great”!

 

 

Home Security Habits Checklist

 

Home security habits checklist

 Do you lock up?

1.      Are your doors locked whether you are in the house or not?

2.      Is your front door locked while you are in the back yard (and vice versa)?

 3.     Do you lock your doors when you leave the house for even a few minutes?

4.      Do you pin your windows? Are they locked when closed?

5.      Are your basement windows locked or permanently secured with screws

or bars?

6.      Do you keep your garage doors closed and locked at all times?

Does your home look occupied?

1.      When you are gone for the evening, do you leave an outdoor and an indoor light on?

2.      Do you leave a radio or TV on when your home is not occupied?

3.      When you go on vacation do you have someone watch your house? move drapes, shades, and blinds? mow the lawn/shovel snow? collect mail and newspapers?

Do you practice yard security?

1.      Do you keep valuables such as bicycles and lawn equipment locked up and out of sight?

2.      Do you lock up tools and ladders after you use them?

3.      Do you keep shrubbery and bushes well trimmed?

4.      If you have a fence, can your neighbors see through it or over it?

5.      If you have exterior lights, do they prevent shadows where burglars could hide at night?

6.      Do you have lights on dusk to dawn at entrances?

Do you practice overall security?

1.      Do you have a block contact list with neighbors’ names, phone numbers, and addresses by your phone?

2.      Do you know how to report suspicious activity or crimes to the police? Do your children know how to report?

3.      Do you ask strangers at your door for proper identification before talking to them?

4.      Do your children tell strangers that you’re “busy” rather than you’re “not home”?

5.      If someone came to the door needing help, would you make the phone call to the police (or other necessary calls) rather than letting the person come in?

Must do’s for everyone

-    Call 911 if you see or hear something suspicious

-    Report tag numbers of suspicious vehicles in your neighborhood

-    Report suspicious people hanging around the neighborhood without purpose