Help Catch a Criminal
No criminal wants to be caught, but if you see or hear someone breaking the law, try to remember what they look like and quickly report them to the police.
The most valuable aid you can give a police officer about a crime is help in the identification of suspects. This and the facts you observe about the crime itself are the two main points on which an officer bases their investigation.
Example information to give to the officer that arrives on the scene:
•Vehicle License
•Make
•Color
•Direction of Escape
•Method of Travel
•Number of Suspects
•Male/Female
•Type of Weapon
Suspicious Activity
You empower the police to act in your and the public's interest by calling and reporting suspicious activity. Some examples might include the following:
•A stranger entering your neighbor's house when it is unoccupied.
•Offers of merchandise at ridiculously low prices can mean stolen property.
•Anyone peering into or removing accessories from a car.
•Person(s) entering or leaving a business after hours may be burglars.
•The sound of breaking glass could mean an accident, housebreaking or vandalizing.
•Person(s) loitering around schools, parks or secluded areas may be dangerous.
And the list does indeed go on. So, anything that is out of place or out of the ordinary might be considered suspicious and should be reported.
For more information contact Officer Jim Seals at (512) 930-2597 or jseals@georgetowntx.org
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