[swimdawg]

This morning we had an extremely positive and informative meeting with Lt. Hayworth from the Sumter County Sheriff's office. I explained that it would be wonderful to be notified directly from the Sumter Sheriff's Office regarding criminal activity and direct online notifications from the sheriff.

I also explained that I've been talking to TOTV Admin here and unfortunately, they do not have an RSS feed so the updates could be populated automatically.

Lt. Hayworth explained that at the end of this month, there will be major changes in the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. They will be transferring to a new operating system from a national vendor called "SMART COP". It will be a complete transition.

I asked him if he would be willing to contact AngieFox to give weekly updates (after I asked Angie to kindly be the contact person since I am in Swimdawg North most of the time). He agreed to call Angie every Monday and she will give weekly updates from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office here on TOTV.

Lt. Hayworth was very informative and kind to spend over 45 minutes with us. He had a wealth of information and there's not enough room on this post for everything. He emphasized V.O.P. Be VIGILANT; Be OBSERVANT; Be PERSISTENT (and a little patient as well). Burglars operate out of opportunity. Lock your doors.....car door, house doors; don't leave anything of value in your golf cart. BE VOP!

He did mention that most of the burglaries do happen in the newer areas where building is still going on.

He was a wealth of information. It was truly an hour well spent.

And YES! TV is certainly one of the safest areas to live in..........but we can't let down. We must be VOP