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Tuesday May 7, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm


Location: 1201 E Rundberg Lane at Gus Garcia Rec Center

On Thursday, May 9, 2013 the Austin Police Department’s Office of Community Liaison will be hosting the 1st “Home  Away from Home” event to welcome newly arrived immigrants to the Austin community. 

The event is scheduled to  begin at 10 a.m. and last until 3 p.m. at the North Austin YMCA, 1000 W. Rundberg Ln.

This event is designed specifically to introduce APD and other community services to our newly arrived  immigrants.  All are welcome to attend.

AISD will be providing free transportation from several AISD campuses (Walnut Creek, Hart, Graham, Dobie, Reagan,  and Pickle) to and from the YMCA.  Buses will begin pick-up at Walnut Creek Elementary School starting at 9:30  a.m.  For more information about transportation, please contact Walnut Creek – The Eagle Talk Show, 512-841-4600.

The following classes will be presented by APD:

Being Prepared for 9-1-1 (11:00am-11:30am)

Personal Safety (11:30am-12:00pm)

Victim Services (12:00pm-12:30pm)

Auto Theft Prevention (12:30pm-1:00pm)

Traffic Stop Procedures (1:00pm-1:30pm)

APD Explorer Program (1:30pm-2:00pm)

Neighborhood Watch (2:00pm-2:30pm)

National Night Out (2:30pm-3:00pm)

Lifeprint Next Generation Child Safety Event

Pediatric Dental Professionals

9015 Mountain Ridge Drive, Suite 320

Austin, TX 78759

Saturday, April 20, 2013

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

There is no cost for children participating in this event.  Each child’s parent will receive free FBI Certified Biometric Palm Prints,  FBI Certified Biometric 10 Digit Fingerprints, a full-color digital photograph of your child, and a Child Safety Journal which provides law enforcement the vital information about your child should they go missing.

There is NO Data Basing. After each child goes through the line, parents will be handed a Child Safety CD (which contains the Biometric Palm & Finger Prints, digital photo, and Child Safety Journal). The only record of the visit is handed to you to take home. Every child fingerprinted will get ice cream!           

If you have any questions regarding this event contact Brooke Watts at 512-346-9771 or visit www.PediatricDentalProfessionals.com or www.lifeprintevent.com.

APD Offering Free Vehicle VIN Etching Tomorrow

 The Austin Police Department's Auto Theft Interdiction Unit and the Region 1
District Representatives will be providing free VIN etching on vehicles on
Thursday, February 21, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Target Capital Plaza,
5621 N. IH 35. 
 
The Austin Police Department, through the Auto  Theft Interdiction Project, provides free VIN number etching for your vehicle.  The etching is a permanent theft deterrent device applied to all the windows of  your vehicle, and may result in a reduction in automobile  insurance.
 
When the VIN number etchings are applied, thieves will  see the etched windows and think twice about stealing your vehicle. As a result  of the etching, thieves will have to replace every piece of glass on your vehicle before illegally selling it. This costs the thieves extra time and money, enough to make them move on to easier targets.

North Austin is roughly bordered by Parmer, 183, I-35, and Mopac. That's 13 square miles and 93,000 people.

We thought we'd publish a map of Spot Crime and show a day in North Austin.  Five  reported crimes - pretty amazing for such a large area!

We are very lucky to have several strong and active Watches and also a great APD command that work together to keep crime low.

Thank you, guys! We love having a safe community!!

The Region 2 Northwest and Northeast District Representatives will host a
Commander's Forum from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5,
2013 to share information and talk about community concerns with
residents and business owners. 

The forum will take place at the ParmerWoods Assisted
Living Facility, 12429 Scofield Farms Drive (at Parmer
Lane East of Metric),
78758.

Watch Training – 10:30-12:30
February 9th,  North Austin Rec Center

10:30-10:45 Meet and Greet
10:45-11:45  Watch 101 – Mary Rudig
11:45-12:15 krimelabb – How to be a Neighborhood Crime Analyst – Jack Darby
12:15-12:30 Wrap up

Who this training is for: Anybody who is interested in reducing crime and  making their street safer. You don’t have to sign up to be a block captain or a dedicated volunteer to make a difference – you just have to be willing to care about your neighbors and want a safer street and. Also, Watch 101 will walk you through the three ways crime happens in North Austin, and how you can prevent that crime from happening to your family.

As part of the North Austin Coalition of Neighborhood’s Watch training, we do maintain a page with Watch documents and flyers that are free for downloading. Go to lovenorthaustin.com, click on Watch in a Box, and just scroll down.

APD invites citizens to attend the Region II (Northeast and Northwest) Commander's Forum on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. The forum will begin at 7:00 p.m and lasts until 8:30 p.m at "Parmer Woods" located at 12429 Scofield Farms. The guest speaker will be from Animal Control.