“The offenders perception of the environment dictates criminal behavior”
Help keep our community conscious of crime prevention through environmental control
Crime Prevention: Access Control
Do you know the pedestrian code?
1. Pedestrians do not have the right-of-way on streets unless using a crosswalk at an intersection, and pedestrians must obey any signals and other signs at the intersection.
2. Pedestrians can only walk on a roadway if it’s safe and must walk facing traffic.
3. It’s illegal to jump or throw things from bridges.
4. Drivers are required to exercise due care to avoid collisions with pedestrians.
5. If there’s no crosswalk, pedestrians can only cross a street at a right angle to the curb. It’s illegal to cross two streets at once by walking diagonally across an intersection.
Happy Easter!
Did you know
The White House Easter Egg Roll” event has been celebrated by the President of the United States and their families since 1878
Crime Prevention: Natural Surveillance
Crime prevention through environmental design is the idea that proper use of design in a built environment can deter criminal activity. This info from the OKCPD is to help us make the best decisions for our property.
Seminar for Senior’s with OKCPD
Oklahoma City Police Department‘s TRIAD program to host an Informed Senior Seminar to provide resources and education for seniors and those who care for them. Senior seminar attendees can speak with OKCPD, the OKC Action Center, Embark and additional organizations. Attendees can sign up for door prizes and enjoy a continental breakfast starting at 8 a.m.
Free event, No registration needed
Friday April 14, 2023 8:30am- 12pm
OSU-OKC’s third-floor Student Center, 900 N. Portland Ave
Are you familiar with the TRIAD program? The OKCPD works together with seniors/ retired people to reduce the criminal victimization of the elderly. Find more information about the TRIAD program HERE.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Welcome to our series of tips to keep your home looking less appealing to those who are up to no good. This information was presented by our local community OKCPD officer MSgt Skalla at a neighborhood meeting and we want to make sure these tips are in all of our minds as we move into a higher crime season. Follow along as we highlight a tip each week to keep our community safe.
Crime Patroller Training
Are you interested in taking a step toward neighborhood safety by volunteering in our neighborhood as a patroller? These volunteers need to attend a class to learn about how to best be the eyes and ears of our area for the police department as well as deterring crime by having an extra barrier of supervision. Trainings brought to you by nacok.org and OKC Police.
Notify Jaci or Tom Maquire harvesthillssouth@gmail.com if you want to attend and they will enroll you to reserve a seat.
Toy Drive at Rockwell Plaza YMCA
Help our local Islamic population celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday by donating toys for children of all ages. Included below are lists for some ideas for age appropriate toys that can be easily purchased through Amazon.
March 21st Meeting
At this event we were joined by MSgt Skalla to discuss home security and ways we can keep our area crime free. If you were unable to attend we are sad you missed such a great speaker but we will be sending out some of the tips right here in the blog very soon so keep your eyes peeled as we move into the higher crime time of year.
As temps rise the petty crime rates rise and so it is up to all of us to find ways to deter crime through things like Environmental design as well as making sure we have an active crime watch patrol who is trained through the OKCPD. These classes are free and help educate our crime patrol on procedures as well as to build a relationship with the community police to be the eyes and ears of law enforcement. The next class will be April 13th 6:30-7:30 at the Hefner Police Division. Please reach out if this is something you want to attend.
It’s Johnnie’s Night!
Get your burger fix today! Eating at Johnnie’s hamburgers for lunch or dinner helps us raise funding for projects in our community.
Ron says “The coconut cream pie is great!”
Harvest Hills South Neighborhood Association 