Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
Police Headquarters – Atrium (9620 – 103A Avenue)
The focus of the kick-off will be Crime-Free Multi-Housing. Throughout the rest of the week, the Edmonton Police Service will educate Edmontonians on the importance of preventing crime before it happens.
“Our goal is to educate the public on how to protect themselves, their family, and their assets,” says Sgt. Daryl Mahoney with the EPS Crime Prevention Unit. “Crime prevention is a key component to violence reduction in our city.”
Another focus for the week is false alarms.
“Responding to false alarms uses up valuable resources,” notes Mahoney. “Our Alarm Control Detail team works hard all year to share tips on alarm awareness. During Crime Prevention Week, we’ll release new tips each day on edmontonpolice.ca, Facebook and Twitter.”
The Crime Prevention Team is also concerned about bicycle safety. Children are encouraged to submit bicycle safety tips throughout the week. Each day, Mahoney and his team will select one tip to showcase on Twitter and Facebook. The children who submit winning tips to Crimepreventionfacebook@edmontonpolice.ca will be awarded with new bike helmets. The helmets will fit children who are five – ten-years-old.
2014 Crime Prevention Week – media availabilities
On Wednesday, May 14, EPS will host a safety presentation for seniors at Queen Alexandra Lodge (10825 – 77 Avenue), from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
“This popular course is already full. Keep checking edmontonpolice.ca, and we’ll let everyone know when the next course is running,” advises Mahoney.
On Thursday, May 15, the Collaborative Policing Unit will host a free full-day "Hard Target" course. This course is designed to educate men and women on how to protect themselves in various crime-related situations. The course blends crime prevention and personal safety tips with basic self-defence techniques.
“Each time we run this course, it fills up quickly, so we will be running more courses in the future. We’ll post upcoming dates on edmontonpolice.ca,” notes Mahoney.