BSPA-Stakeholder Group Benicia State Recreation Area Safety and Security

1. BSPA-Stakeholder GroupBenicia State Recreation AreaSafety and Security Facilitating a Neighborhood Watch

2. Neighborhood Watch • What to do / What not to do • #1 – Eyes and Ears, not law enforcement • #2 – Using your eyes and ears • Practice observation skills • Recognize suspicious activity • #3 – What and how to Report • #4 – When to and when not to call 911 From Neighborhood Watch Manual, USAonWatch – National Neighborhood Watch Program National Sheriffs’ Association and Bureau of Justice Assistance http://www.usaonwatch.org/assets/publications/0_NW_Manual_1210.pdf

3. Neighborhood Watch • Observation Skills – recognizing suspicious activity • Physical setting • People • Specific items, what is important • Routines

4. Neighborhood Watch • Emergencies • Medical • Fire • Accident • Urgent Situations • Fight • Crime • Emergencies vs. Suspicious Activities • Suspicious Activities • Loitering • Peering into cars • Strange odors • Tampering • Multiple persons working in unison and exhibiting suspicious behaviors

5. Neighborhood Watch • When to call 911 • Medical emergency (examples: chest pain, extreme shortness of breath, uncontrolled bleeding) • Motor vehicle accident • Fire • When a life is in danger • Crime in process

6. Neighborhood Watch • When Not to Call 911 • The power is off • Asking for directions to the hospital • Asking for telephone numbers of others • Requesting to speak with a particular officer • Inquiring as to the time and day • Inquiring about community activities and locations

7. Neighborhood Watch • Not 911, who to report to • Suspected crime, not life threatening • Police hotline (Benicia) • Suspicious behavior • Police (Benicia) • Immediate hazard (such as a predator animal or broken tree limb that may fall on people) • Police (Benicia) • Non-urgent observation (hazards) • CalifDept of Parks and Rec

8. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information • Prioritize urgency • Contact and communicate • File report

9. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information, Emergency

10. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information, Fire

11. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information – Medical Emergency

12. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information • Prioritize urgency • Life at risk emergency • Emergency, not life threatening • Urgent situation • Non-urgent • Contact and communicate • File report

13. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information • Prioritize urgency • Contact and communicate • Phone list • File report

14. Phone List

15. Neighborhood Watch • What and how to report • Capture relevant information • Prioritize urgency • Contact and communicate • Phone list • File report (near future – web reporting) • On-line collection of reports

16. Questions? • And thank you for caring enough to devote some of your time to this effort. • http://protectbeniciastateparks.com/pdf-tmpFiles/7-11-2012_StakeholderMtgPwrPnt.pdf