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The Shoreline
March, 2002
PKS Police Dept.
The Pine Knoll Shores Police Department is now offering
"Burglary Prevention Tips" for all of our residents.
Burglary accounts for about 16% of all crimes in the
United States. A burglary attempt takes place about
every eleven seconds. We have a list of precautions that
will help us to protect you and your belongings.
Measures to improve security include common-sense
precautions by police, security surveys of residences and
businesses, and the sharing of general information on
crime prevention. We have a "Home Security Survey"
that we will perform to ensure your home is safe. We
will have copies of this information available at town hall
and if you would like an officer to come to your home
and complete a survey please call (247-4353 ext. 16 or
17) and schedule a time. We will also provide a "Home
Inventory Worksheet" for your convenience. If you have
additional questions please contact Corporal Jim Parks,
the officer in charge of this program.
Some of the prevention tips are:
1. Do not hide spare keys. Burglars always seem to find
them. Instead, give your keys to a neighbor.
2. Lock your doors and windows when you leave your
house.
3. Be sure that your house numbers are large and
visible. This will ensure that Police, Fire and Rescue
can find your house.
4. Fill out a property check request when you will be
out of town. The PKS Police are happy to check your
home while you are out of town.
More tips are in our handout, which may be picked up
at Town Hall!
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of anything concerning large numbers of poisonings i
the area.
The only "shootings" of raccoons, none lately,
concerned an animal that was attacking someone and
those (animals) aN tested positive for rabies. We have
no reports of someone randomly shooting animals in the
town. The officers advise that they see the "normal"
amount of wildlife out at night except for the raccoons
(most of the raccoons were killed from the rabies). If
you see anything suspicious, do not hesitate to contact
a police officer (the fastest way, during regular business
hours call 247-4353, ext. 16, 17 OR County dispatch at
504-4800 and ask for a PKS officer to contact you).
If you need any type of police assistance or have any
questions during regular business hours (8:00 - 4:30
M-F) please call 247-4353 ext.15, 16 or 17. If all the
officers are out on the road then dial 504-4800 (county
dispatch) and ask a PKS officer to contact you. Please
remember that if you leave a voicemail message, th^
officers may not get the message immediately since
they are not in the office all the time. Anytime you need
assistance an officer will make contact with you as soon
as he/she receives the message.
Chief M. M. Muhlig
***lf residents use any product that
could be considered to be poisonous,
they are encouraged to use extreme
caution to avoid inadvertently causing
harm to animals especially pets.***
There has been a report that cats and other wildlife are
being killed/poisoned by unknown persons in Pine Knoll
Shores. If you see anything suspicious in the area, such
as, strange container with unknown substance on it,
antifreeze bottles sitting out, or strangers in the area
please contact the PKS PD. We check in the wood line
areas and to-date have not found anything suspicious
(such as suspicious containers with possible poison) or
any dead animals. We have been in contact with the
Carteret County Animal Control and they have no record
Planning Board
The Planning Board forwarded a recommendation
to the Board of Commissioners to amend the
zoning ordinance making the setbacks for
Municipal Service Districts the same as the
setbacks for Commercial Districts.
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