News Highlights

• Rocky View awards CFPA with Community Benefit Initiatives Grant for 2020/21 - CFPA recently received grant funding for $5000 from Rocky View County for a one-year period in support of providing residents with increased rural crime prevention awareness, the distribution of Trace Pens and Trace reading technology to RCMP detachments and increased Signage availability. Many thanks to Rocky View County for their support!

• Rural Crime Watch Poster Winners! - Congratulations to Jade and Gemma Caddel, winners of this year's Alberta Rural Crime Watch poster contest, shown here with RCMP Constable Clayton Gelinas who kindly delivered awards on behalf of CFPA. The girls each received backpacks, award plaques, and $25 cheques for their prize winning poster entries. Well done!
  

• May 21 Update - Scam Alerts - While we are working to combat COVID-19, thieves and scammers are keeping busy, particularly with phone identity theft. Since it is now possible to transfer a cell phone number to another service, a thief can request to 'port' an identity connection to another phone, and information on the SIM card goes to the new service, including password, links to financial institutions, credit cards and social media. The thief can then access links and identity information ... Continued Here

• May 21 Update - Suspicious Activities - As we now anticipate moderation of the COVID prevention guidelines, consider that thieves will treat additional traffic to mask their search for easy opportunities. The core crime prevention activity of watching for and reporting suspicious activity is more relevant, especially if done by all rural folks. What is suspicious activity? Most thieves use vehicles. Is the vehicle suspicious and what is suspicious activity? It is an activity reasonably inferred from the observation of the vehicle AND the occupants. For example, an older truck is not itself suspicious. If driven in the middle of the night ... Continued Here

• April 2020 COVID-19 Update - AGM Postponed - We have had to postpone our planned April 25, 2020 AGM due to the COVID-19 epidemic and related social distancing requirements. Please see our April Newsletter for some updates and information about some of the COVID 19 Scams that have been popping up lately. A future date for the AGM has yet to be determined.

  The Special Resolution vote on the Proposed changes to the ByLaws and Objectives will likewise be delayed until the AGM. Note that drafts of our proposed ByLaws and Society's Objectives are posted on the Member's Only page for your information and comments. Please feel free to provide any feedback to our info@cfparcw.ca email address.

• Cst. Gelinas, our new Rural Crime Watch liaison officer, reminds that vehicle thefts and house break-ins are on the rise in our area. His suggestions to AVOID BEING AN EASY TARGET!
  • When leaving your vehicle in your driveway or on the street ensure to lock all the doors - if thieves can't get in your vehicle they can't steal it.
  • Don't leave keys or garage door openers in the vehicle - or hanging where they can be easily accessed in the garage or by the back door. These are common areas for thieves to look to gain easy access to your vehicles or home.
  • You too can make a difference in preventing rural crime!

• Rural Crime Watch App now available - Visit www.ruralcrimewatch.ab.ca and follow the directions to download the App to your phone or mobile device.

• Members Only Page - Click on our new Members's Only & Reporter link to access our new Member's Only materials and Reporter. You will be directed to a log-in portal which, upon entry of your current ID and Password, will open both the "Member Only" materials and the "Reporter" tool.

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