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 FWPD West Division Newsletter
March 2024 Volume 1
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 On February 20, 2024, West Division Police Officer Matt Brazeal was inducted into the Safariland SAVES CLUB. The Safariland SAVES CLUB honors officers who, during the line of duty, experienced a life-threatening incident in which their Safariland Group armor or gear contributed to saving their lives. These heroes become advocates for the law enforcement community, expressing the importance of wearing body armor, and providing safety tips derived from their own experience.
Officer Brazeal credits his Safariland SX02 Level IIIA armor with saving his torso from extensive road rash and for helping to make the difference in both his survival and continued recovery stemming from a line-of-duty injury that occurred four years ago.
On Saturday June 13, 2020, Brazeal suffered severe injuries when he was run over while trying to put out stop sticks to stop the driver of a stolen vehicle. Despite the intentional attack his spirit endured as Officer Brazeal has triumphed over adversity and returned to light-duty almost four years later.
Earlier this month, the man who ran over Officer Brazeal was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to life in prison.
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On February 8, 2024 pickleball competitors gathered at the R.D. Evans Community Center to challenge NPO Haddad and Pennington in a pickleball tournament. Eighteen competitors representing all skill levels had the opportunity to challenge the officers during the event.
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The Hills Preschool in West Fort Worth hosted a Community Helper Day. Approximately 100 children participated in this event to assist Neighborhood Patrol Officer Paul McEwan in the performance of his duties while visiting the preschool.
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NPO Beat
NPO Bel Haddad nominated for NPO of the Year
NPO Bel Haddad has been nominated for NPO of the Year by the Ridglea North Neighborhood Association. In discussing the normination with NPO Haddad, he joked that he has become the "Susan Lucci" of the NPO of the Year award as this will be his seventh nomination in the past 11 years. Homeowner and/or Neighborhood Associations throughout the City nominated eight NPOs for the award. The winner will be announced at the Annual Mayor's Neighborhood Awards Luncheon that is being held at Doxology Bible Church on March 2, 2024.
What are NPO's
By having the Neighborhood Patrol Officers dedicated to specific geographic areas, the officers are not only able to become more familiar with the area than regular patrol officers, but they are also able to serve as a resource for and get to know area residents and business owners, learn about neighborhood concerns, and build working relationships with area Citizen on Patrol volunteers to work hand-in-hand in reducing neighborhood crime and promoting crime prevention tools.
Primary Duties:
- Work with crime analysts to identify crime trends within assigned neighborhoods, maintain open lines of communication with detectives, and assist the Information Management Section and supervisors in planning appropriate actions to address issues.
- Foster positive community leadership as a means to empower citizens within their neighborhoods by encouraging involvement in Citizens on Patrol, Citizen Police Academy, and Crime Watch to work collaboratively to reduce crime and promote crime prevention tools.
- Maintain open lines of communication between residents, business owners and the police department by attending community meetings and events, including neighborhood association and other community meetings.
- Recruit Citizen on Patrol volunteers, schedule them for training, and provide ongoing training and correspondence to encourage and retain active memberships.
Enter your address on http://oneaddress.fortworthtexas.gov/ You will find your BEAT and NPO assigned as well as your nearest City Facilities, Services, and Crime Data.
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Connecting People and Services
No matter where you live in Texas, you can dial 2-1-1, or (877) 541-7905, and find information about resources in your local community. Whether you need help finding food or housing, child care, crisis counseling or substance abuse treatment. One number is all you need to know.
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Scam Alert: Think you know what the top scam of 2023 was? Take a guess.
Every day people report to the FTC the scams they spot. Every year, the FTC shares the information we collect in a data book that tells a story about the top scams people tell us about – so we can all spot and avoid them.
The Data Book tells us that people lost $10 billion to scams in 2023. That’s $1 billion more than 2022 and the highest ever in reported losses to the FTC – even though the number of reports (2.6 million) was about the same as last year. One in four people reported losing money to scams, with a median loss of $500 per person. Email was the #1 contact method for scammers this year, especially when scammers pretended to be a business or government agency to steal money.
Here are other takeaways for 2023:
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Imposter scams. Imposter scams remained the top fraud category, with reported losses of $2.7 billion. These scams include people pretending to be your bank’s fraud department, the government, a relative in distress, a well-known business, or a technical support expert.
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Investment scams. While investment-related scams were the fourth most reported fraud category, losses in this category grew. People reported median losses of $7.7K – up from $5K in 2022.
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Social media scams. Scams starting on social media accounted for the highest total losses at $1.4 billion – an increase of 250 million from 2022. But scams that started with a phone call caused the highest per-person loss ($1,480 average loss).
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Payment methods. How did scammers prefer that people pay? With bank transfers and payments, which accounted for the highest losses ($1.86 billion). Cryptocurrency is a close second ($1.41 billion reported in losses).
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Losses by age. Of people who reported their age, younger adults (20-29) reported losing money more often than older adults (70+). However, when older adults lost money, they lost the most.
Check out the graphic for the top scams of 2023. Read the 2023 Data Book for more details and to learn what happened in your state.
Want to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your communities from scams? Go to ReportFraud.ftc.gov to report fraud. Reports like yours help law enforcement take action with education and enforcement. By reporting what you see and experience, you can help protect your community.
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Cardiac Arrest vs Heart Attack. Know the difference!
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LVT Rise Community Center
 Thomas Place Community Center
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FWPD is hiring! For more information click HERE
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