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Originally Posted by 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.B. Be VIGILANT; Be OBSERVANT; Be PERSISTANT (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 VOB!
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 VOB!
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I think we all felt the time was well spent!
I felt it was a very productive meeting. While I'm not happy about the break-ins. I felt reassured that this is a problem that appears to be connected to new construction and, while everyone needs to keep their ears and eye open, those of us south of 466A need to be particularly mindful of who is in our hoods!
I know I've talked to a lot of people who sleep with their windows open and don't lock their doors. Lt. Hayworth said that while we live in a VERY safe place it's always prudent to lock up. The best deterrent is a locked door.
Lt. Hayworth suggested that when you leave your home you keep a TV or radio on... People will think you are just in the back of the house and don't hear the door.
He mentioned that too people don't lock up their golf clubs and that people feel so safe here, they leave their wallets and purses in their open carts. This IS one of the safest places to live, however, He said we are way too trusting and invite crime by not doing due diligence.