Every Friday the College Station Police Department comes by for a visit.
Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Senior Officer Trisha Raynbird:
Raynbird says burglary of both homes and automobiles continues to be a problem, and they expect an increase in those calls as Texas A&M and Blinn students come back to town for a new semester.
On a call Friday Raynbird got on the scene to discover a burglar entered through an unlocked window and the victim made other calls and entered the home alone before calling police.
Raynbird says anytime you come home and your house or apartment looks like somebody may have found their way inside your first instinct should be to call police.
She says they would rather be called to come find out the wind blew your door open and all is safe than to have people avoid calling.
Another suggestion is to write down the serial numbers of all your valuables so they can be identified if they are stolen and then recovered.
Raynbird says photos of your valuable items can come in handy as well.
During any emergency call 9-1-1 and if you feel like a police officer should come look around your place or you need help in any non-emergency capacity call 764-3600.
The College Station Police Department is encouraging residents to sign up for what has been a very popular Citizens Police Academy program.
Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with CSPD Lt. Craig Anderson:
Press release from CSPD:
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a Police Officer? Make a traffic stop in the early morning? Search a building with only you and one other officer?
The 41st session of the College Station Police Department
Every Friday afternoon the College Station PD joins us live on the radio.
Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with Sgt. Calder Lively:
Lively explains the accident reconstruction process and why it is so important for law enforcement.
He also talks about the need to move over and slow down when approaching a law enforcement vehicle.
Just this week a pair of incidents occurred that involved a College Station Police Officer’s patrol car being hit by motorists that were not paying attention.
Lively also reminds everybody to be safe while Christmas shopping – lock up your valuables, don’t leave anything that would tempt a criminal to get
The College Station Police Department is reminding the public to keep safety in mind with the traffic and crowds that go along with an Aggie football home game this weekend.
Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with CSPD Sgt. Calder Lively:
Every Friday afternoon the College Station Police Department stops by for an update.
Click to hear WTAW’s Chris Clift talk with CSPD Sgt. Janice Kemp:
Kemp talks about the importance of back to school safety and the big increase in traffic we’ll see in the BCS area over the weekend.
Between the tax free back to school shopping this weekend, Texas A&M students moving into the dorms Sunday and both Bryan and College Station schools back in session Monday Kemp says the roads will be much busier.
She also reminds drivers to watch out for buses, as well as students walking or riding a bike.
Anyone with questions is welcome to contact Kemp at 764-3624 or jkemp@cstx.gov
Each Friday afternoon the College Station Police Department sends a visitor to the studios.
This week WTAW’s Chris Clift spoke with Lt. Steve Brock:
Lt. Brock talked about the Brazos County Emergency Notification System, or reverse 9-1-1.
The system allows authorities to call hundreds of homes in a manner of minutes to provide information on hazardous material spills, weather alerts, missing children and other critical situations.
The calls are geographically targeted by law enforcement officers to make sure they are calling land lines in the area impacted by the information.
If you have caller ID your display will show the number 979-862-8170.
A program to allow people to sign up their cell phone does not exist yet, but Lt. Brock says it is in the works.
Property crimes continue to be a concern for the College Station PD.
Brock reminds people to keep their automobiles locked and remove all valuables before leaving your vehicle.
Anyone who sees a crime in progress or faces a dangerous situation is reminded to call 9-1-1.
If you see something suspicious that you would like an officer to come check on, call the non-emergency line at 764-3600.