Safe communities are maintained through residents reporting any incidents that they observe, so that the community and police can see adverse safety trends in their early stages. If you witness a crime or see the results of it, we strongly recommend that you report it to the police in a timely manner. In addition to law enforcement reporting, you may post any safety concerns that you have as a comment to this page and the SVRA will ensure that any safety items are directed to our community safety coordinator for resolution and reporting.
As a part of November 10th’s SVRA meeting, PC Kozak from 14 Division spoke to community members about the most recent incidence of Break and Enter Crimes plaguing the neighbourhood.
A summary has been written up detailing a series of prevention strategies and the protocol if you find yourself a victim of a (break and enter) crime. To read the Crime Prevention Strategy and Protocol Summary: Community Awareness Document_draft1
While the number of home and automobile B&Es have declined significantly, there have been reports of homes continuing to be broken into via a rear entry point, and articles such as keys, laptops and those easily converted to cash, like jewelry have been taken. Area cars continue to be targeted. Most of the crime in our Zone (3) of 14 Division has been commercial “smash and grab” and 3 significant arrests have been made relating to these crimes.
VIGILANCE is so important!
So is calling it in - reporting enables the police to link and reference crimes. Reporting can result in an officer attending the crime scene and filing a report. An occurrence number will be generated that will correspond to the report. The police use a program called KIPS in case of arrest that operates using and relies on the information gathered from the reports that are filed. It is all interdependent. So CALL IT IN – no matter how large or small the crime.
PC Murphy advised us that should a victim of a crime want a copy of the police report they must go to headquarters (with their occurrence number) to request this in person and a service fee is required. He informed us insurance companies typically pursue this and absorb the fee.
14 Division has increased the number of plain clothes officers patrolling the neighbourhood and walking the laneways.
ACTION: The SVRA is initiating a Neighbourhood Watch program. We are also looking into a number of fun community events partnering with area business and BIA’s, St. Albans’ Boys and Girls’ Club and our neighbours to the west Christie Pits Resident’s Association. More details to come soon!
To read Safety Chair John Trenholme’s safety brief that includes police call numbers and procedure to reporting a crime please read: Community Awareness Document_draft1
Comments, questions, want to get involved with the Traffic and Safety Committees? Send us a message at seatonvillagetoronto@gmail.com
SVRA Safety Committee wants your opinion on traffic safety in our neighbourhood. Please click here to have your voice heard.
It was noted at the March 11, 2009 SVRA Meeting that an increase of graffiti was noted by some residents. It was also identified that some side mirrors of cars parked along (Yarmouth?) had been broken recently.