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By Administrator, February 27, 2010 10:43 am

The San Carlos Police Department

Welcomes You To The

2nd Annual Town Hall Meeting

• Find out about the latest crime trends
• Stay connected with your Police Department through the use of Crime Reports.com and Twitter
• Tips on crime prevention
• Hear about the forming of Community Partnerships like Neighborhood Watch

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By Administrator, October 9, 2009 9:50 am

Some of the latest technology for safeguarding homes and neighborhoods – including “smart” video cameras — will be discussed Tuesday, Oct. 13, at a meeting of the White Oaks Neighborhood Organization. Open to the public, the session starts at 7 p.m. and will be held in the multipurpose room of White Oaks Elementary School, 1901 White Oak Way, in San Carlos.

The meeting will explore new electronics that can detect burglars and vandals, as well as the concept of linking several homes into a wired or wireless network that can be accessed by police in case of a crime. Heading up the presentation is Ojo Technology (www.ojotech.com) of Fremont, a systems integrator that has installed video cameras in businesses, schools and housing developments. Among Ojo’s Peninsula clients are the Atherton Police Department and the Sequoia Union High School District. Ojo works with a variety of partners and hardware vendors to create customized systems.
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By Administrator, July 17, 2009 6:55 pm

San Mateo County is considering 7 sites for placement of a new county jail. Two of the locations being considered are in San Carlos:

• 345 Shoreway, San Carlos 5.2 acres
• 767 Industrial, San Carlos 2.7 acres

The County plans on holding a meeting this upcoming Wednesday, July 22, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the San Carlos Library to discuss their plans.

Does anyone recognize this news from the City Council meeting this past Monday?  Seems like a lot of people are surprised to hear about this.

For more information, please visit the County’s web site.

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By Administrator, June 5, 2009 11:03 am

“More Here Than at the Council Meetings”*

White Oaks Meeting

Over 100 people turned out to the first White Oaks neighborhood meeting on June 2. It was very encouraging to see such a large group concerned about making our neighborhood even better.

Three officers from the San Carlos Police Department made presentations and answered questions. Thanks to them for their effort.

One important item stressed by the officers is that we know the neighborhood best.  Officers relayed stories of residents who often see unusual items but don’t call the police because they don’t want to bother them, or they think it’s silly. PLEASE CALL THE POLICE WITH ANY OBSERVATION OF UNUSUAL ACTIVITY.

In particular, police highlighted items to look for:

• someone screaming or shouting for help
• someone looking into windows and parked cars
• unusual noises
• property being taken from closed businesses or from houses where no one is home
• cars, vans, trucks moving slowly with no apparent destination
• anyone being forced into a vehicle
• stranger sitting in a parked car
• abandoned cars
• unusual activity

*overheard from a woman attending the meeting

House Safety

Residential burglaries (break-ins) usually occur during the daytime: between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Be sure to lock your doors whenever you leave your house. Burglaries tend to increase during summer months. There were 12 residential burglaries in White Oaks between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.

A few items to help make you and your house safer:

• have a timer on front porch light
• have locks on gates
• have inside lights on timers
• don’t have your house look like you’re away
• have photos of everything, stored externally
• make an inventory of everything, including serial numbers, and store it externally

There were 52 acts of vandalism (26 in one incident) and 3 solicitors were in White Oaks between June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2009.

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By Administrator, April 20, 2009 8:43 am

Come join the San Carlos Police Chief Greg Rothaus at a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 30, 2009 to undertstand ways to prevent crime in our neighborhood.

With recent car burglaries hitting White Oaks more and more, and after the recent single-night hit of 46 cars (see below), come hear how homeowners can join together to fight this.