FROM THE DESK OF THE POLICE CHIEF
News From the
Police Department
By Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Chief
Officer Joseph Patton
Joins the PKS Police Department
The Pine Knoll Shores Police Department recently swore in
our newest full-time police officer, Joseph Patton. Officer Patton
comes to us from the Beaufort Police Department where he
served for one year as a police officer. He has also been in the
National Guard, stationed out of Fort Bragg for the past seven
years, and is currently a sergeant with his unit. He graduated from
West Carteret High School and from the Basic Law Enforcement
Training program at Carteret Community College. Officer Patton
is married with two children and enjoys spending his free time on
the beach, as well as feeding his passion for aviation.
Transaction Safe Place
The Pine Knoll Shores Police Department is now officially a
Transaction Safe Place. If you are selling an item online and the
buyer will need to pick it up from you in person, you should
consider meeting at the Pine Knoll Shores Police Department
to conduct the transaction. This could prevent you from being
a victim of a financial scam or robbery. It is a good idea to be
cautious with your personal information, such as your home
address, and inviting a stranger into your home can be risky. If
the prospective buyer does not want to meet you at the Police
Department instead of your home, you should avoid doing business
with him or her. No appointments or reservations are required.
Scam of the month: craigslist scammers
If you have ever sold anything on an online website, such
as craigslist, then someone has probably tried to scam you.
Scammers will try to avoid talking on the phone with you at all
costs and normally resort to email and text messages only. They
may use broken English, and common words will frequently be
misspelled. Often you will receive a check in the mail for double
or triple the amount of the item you are selling. The scammer
will claim this was a mistake and request you to deposit the
check in your account and send him or her a check in return for
the difference. By the time the scammers check has been rejected
by the bank, your check is already in process. If something
seems too good to be true, it more than likely is. If you have any
concerns about a possible scam, or if something doesn’t seem
right, please contact the Police Department for assistance.
—Source: ncdoj.gov
David John Finefrock
Jacque Passino
CONTENTS
Caught Doing Something Good 5
Pine Knoll Shores Commissioners Meeting 6
Age-Friendly Community 6,14
At the Library g
Book Talk g
Country Club News 9
Get to Know Your Commissioner 10
Current Puzzle Solutions n
Current Sudoko 14
Fishing and Hunting 15
Town Crier 16-17
K4TW Recognition of Donors 19
Mayor’s Memo 20
Kramer’s Korner 21
PKA News 22
Women’s Club 22
Garden Club 25
What’s Up With PARC? 25
History of Pine Knoll Shores 26
On the Grill 28
Have You Heard... ? 29
Current Crossword 30
Events Calendar 30
Youth Corner 31
Public
Safety
POLICE
During July, there were 4 arrests; 32 911 hang-ups; 7 alarm
activations; 9 animal calls; 1 larceny; 1 damage to property; 1
breaking and entering; 9 disturbance calls; 36 assist Fire/EMS; 7
motor vehicle collisions; 37 traffic hazards; 128 traffic stops; 27
citations issued (7 speeding, 6 registration/inspection, 4 license
revoked/expired, 3 other traffic violations, 6 narcotics violations,
1 alcohol violation); 37 written warnings issued; 249 business
checks; 95 residential checks; and 284 foot patrols in residential
areas, parks, beach accesses and businesses. Police personnel
participated in 57 training hours. Volunteers in Police Service
(VIPS) worked 92 hours.
FIRE AND EMS
In July, responders handled 3 fires, 27 rescue and emergency
medical service incidents, 2 hazardous condition (no fire) calls, 2
service calls, 2 good intent calls and 10 false alarms or false calls.
Personnel participated in 398 training hours.
REMINDER: Lock your doors, especially your vehicles, and don’t
leave valuables in sight. Report suspicious people or vehicles to
dispatch (726-1911) so that the police can be notified. You are not
“bothering” the police if you call to report something that doesn’t
look right. They prefer to assess the situation rather than find out
after the fact that you had noticed something and didn’t report it.
Alert citizens are an asset to the community.
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EDITOR:
Janie Price
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EDITORS AT LARGE:
Mary Battista 422-4063
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CONTRIBUTING
REPORTERS:
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Charlie McBriarty
Jean McDanal
Barbara Milhaven
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Scott Sherrill 247-4353
GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
Lianne Won-Reburn 646-1713
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