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 FWPD West Division Newsletter
May 2024 Volume 1
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New homeowners attend Habitat for Humanity's Home Security Training
On April 6, 2024, 33 new homeowners attended Habitat for Humanity's home security training course. The home security training was done for the first time in conjunction with Cook Children's Child Injury Prevention team. Although the primary objective was to teach the attendees about how to keep themselves and their new homes secure by adding "layers of protection, attendees were also given the opportunity to learn about various child safety topics including safe baby, child safety seats, gun safety, poison prevention and water safety.
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Origin Bank hosts local heroes cookout.
Origin Bank hosted a local heroes cookout on April 10, 2024. All first responders were invited to come and enjoy a meal, play cornhole and enter a drawing for a chance to win prizes. Members of FWPD, FWFD and Code Compliance attended the event.
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NPOs, Canine Unit and McGruff the Crime Dog visit Founders Classical Academy
Safety and justice were the featured themes when West Division NPOs McEwan and Morquecho along with McGruff the Crime Dog and McGruff's handler visited Founders Classical Academy on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Officers Thompson and Richey from the Canine Interdiction unit provided a demonstration of their dogs' ability to locate illegal drugs. Topics of the safety presentation included gun safety, bicycle safety, child safety seats and water safety.
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Starbucks hosts Coffee with a COP
Starbucks at 5901 Camp Bowie Blvd played host to a Coffee with a COP event on April 1, 2024. Area residents had the opportunity to come in and meet with the police officers who regularly patrol their neighborhood to ask questions or to voice their concerns about issues that were of specific interest to them. Similar events will be held at Roy Pope Grocery on May 6, 2024 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am and at the Starbucks in Montgomery Plaza on June 5, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm.
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Save the date!
Kia Ignition Switch Software Upgrade Event
Moritz Kia 8501 W. Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76116 will be hosting a Kia ignition switch software upgrade event on Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Kia will be contacting owners of Kia vehicles that are eligible for the "free" upgrade in the greater Fort Worth area. The software upgrade applies to those vehicles with a "turn to start" ignition system with a steel key. Additionally, Kia will offer "free of charge" a Club steering wheel lock to all registered Kia owners who have an affected vehicle that requests one.
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NPO Spotlight - Jason Back
The Pipes and Drums unit of the Fort Worth Police Department was created in 2013. NPO Jason Back K18 is one of the original five (5) founding officers who started the group. Currently, there are (13) members in the unit. On average the unit performs in approximately 4 to 5 events per month. NPO Back is the Pipe Major for the group. The unit performs at various events throughout the year including the National Memorial in Washington D.C., the State Memorial in Austin as well as at city memorials and police officer funerals when requested. In addition, the unit competes in the national pipes and drums competition. The ability to read music or to play an instrument is not a prerequisite to joining the unit. New members are given initial lessons but are expected to take private lessons in order to become proficient at playing the instrument. The cost of the instruments range from $1700 - $1800 for a bag pipe and from $800 to $900 for a drum. Those interested in providing financial support to the unit can donate to the unit's 501.3c Cowtown Public Safety Pipes & Drums.
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What are NPO’s?
**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.
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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Recruit Citizen on Patrol volunteers, schedule them for training, and provide on-going training and correspondence to encourage and retain active memberships.
211 Texas - 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!
Have you ever bought a video game, e-book, song, or movie to enjoy on one of your devices, whether it be a gaming console, tablet, or phone? If so, you might think that you’ll always have access to these things. But you might not — here’s why.
When you buy a physical item, you’ve got it. It’s yours. But when you click the “buy” button on a digital product, it really depends. You may have access to it only while you have an active account with the platform or website that sold it, or only for as long as that platform or website stays in business. Another factor is Digital Rights Management (DRM) software, which is attached to many digital items and is the thing that makes it impossible, for example, for you to play a video game on a different console brand.
Another reason why you might not have full control of your digital product is that what you really got when you clicked “buy” is often merely a license to access the content. This fact is often explained only in fine print in the terms of service — terms that the seller can usually change at will. And if the seller itself has licensing issues with the content you bought, then your own license to use the digital item can become worthless. All things beyond your control.
So, the next time you’re about to click “buy” for a digital item, think about what you’re really getting and how long you want it. The price may still seem right to you, even knowing that someday you could lose access. If not, though, you might want to look at other options — another site or service with different terms, or even something you can hold in your hands.
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Community Calendar
Upcoming Events
LVT Rise Community Center
 Thomas Place Community Center
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