Sheriff’s Deputies presence will deter criminal behavior and nuisance transients, the deputies will instill a sense of security and safety for holiday shoppers and businesses during this time.
This Grinch Patrol will enhance and augment the current level of security provided by the commercial centers. It is important for the locations and stores to continue to have private security and loss prevention personnel.
The funding augmentation to the Sheriff’s Department will cover extra patrols during Black Friday, Christmas Eve and the 26th of December as well as every weekends from 12pm-10pm.
There will be two Deputies to a vehicle and they will be visible and have the ability to talk to both shoppers as well as the businesses. The Deputies will be instructed to assist if there is an active issue, but will direct stores or victims on the process to file a report etc. if a crime has occurred and there are no identified suspects or injury. It is imperative that the retail stores understand this issue.
The placement of the extra deputies is being coordinated through the Sheriff’s Intelligence Led Policing data analysis that tracks the calls for service and uses the data to identify retail and commercial areas that stand to benefit. These deputies will be covering Howe Bout Arden, Town and Country Village and the Fair Oaks Boulevard area from Monroe to Howe Avenue. Please find the attached schedule for the Grinch Patrol.
The goal is for these large commercial centers to have a prosperous and safe holiday season. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions and I can be reached at 916-874-5471.