FROM THE DESK OF THE POLICE CHIEF
PK5 Police Department
Partners With NC Wildlife
Volunteers
By Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Chief
The Pine Knoll Shores Police Department recently formed a
partnership with the NC Wildlife Sea Turtle Program here in Pine
Knoll Shores. Volunteers with the Sea Turtle Program do daily
checks down the entire beach strand, looking for the forjnation
of a new sea turtle nest. Once a sea turtle nest is located, the
volunteers mark the nest with signs and monitor it to prevent
tampering and allow the nest and eggs to reach their full potential.
Beginning in May, our Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS)
began using the town’s four-wheel-drive beach vehicles for
what I have begun to call “Sea Turtle Patrol.” VIPS members Liz
Mauser, Danny Frye, and newcomer Jayne Keifer go out almost
daily in search of new nesting sites.
This partnership benefits everybody involved. The Sea
Turtle Program gets the benefit of our beach vehicles, which
cuts down on the amount of time it takes to cover our beach
strand, and our VIPS get the benefit of giving even more back
to the community and being an integral part of preserving an
endangered species.
The driving force behind this partnership was VIPS member
Liz Mauser. I am always looking for new ways for our volunteers
to contribute to the community and to the Police Department,
and Ms. Mauser brought the possibility of a partnership to my
attention. I would also like to thank Peggy Deneau, volunteer
coordinator for the Sea Turtle Program in Pine Knoll Shores, for
helping to solidify the partnership.
At the time this article was written, VIPS have already
volunteered over 25 hours on Sea Turtle Patrol. If you see them
on the beach, please stop and thank them for their service.
Scam of the Month: Surprise Prize Check Scam
Unannounced and via overnight courier, you receive a check
for $500,000 drawn on the account of a major corporation. It
comes with a cover letter stating that you have won a major
prize in an overseas contest. The letter says you should deposit
the check immediately. Your bank may initially indicate that
the check appears to be drawn on a valid account. Later that
day, you receive a call from the scammers informing you that
taxes were not deducted from the check, and a stop payment
order will have to be placed unless $10,000 to $30,000 is wired
immediately. Days after you wire the money out of the country,
your bank informs you that the prize check was counterfeit—
and you are out the money you wired. As in all things, if it
sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Do not be caught by
this scam; the goal of the scammers is to separate you from your
hard-earned money.
—Source: ncdoj.gov
Lee Brown
Everette Edwards
CONTENTS
Pine Knoll Shores Commissioners Meetings 6
Age-Friendly Community 6,14
PKANews 8
Hurricane Good Neighbor Program 9
Country Club News 10
Current Puzzle Solutions 12
History of Pine Knoll Shores 13, 21
Fishing and Hunting 14
Town Crier 16-17
At the Library 18
Current Sudoko 19
What’s Up With PARC? 20
PIKSCO Happenings 21
Kramer’s Korner 22
Garden Club 23
From the Neighbor's Kitchen 25
Book Talk 27
Have You Heard... ? 28
Events Calendar 29
Real Estate News 30
Current Crossword 30
On the Grill 31
Public
Safety
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Shoreline
252-247-4353 ext. 19
e-mail: Shoreline@townofpks.com
www.townofpks.com
POLICE
During May, there were 5 arrests; 30 911 hang-ups; 12 alarm
activations; 11 animal calls; 2 larceny calls; 1 damage to property; 1
breaking or entering; 19 disturbance/domestic calls; 26 assist Fire/
EMS; 2 motor vehicle collisions; 21 traffic hazards; 126 traffic stops;
30 citations issued (3 speeding, 8 registration/inspection, 3 license
revoked/expired, 1 other traffic violation, 9 narcotics violations, 6
alcohol violations); 28 written warnings issued; 257 business checks;
177 residential checks; and 308 foot patrols in residential areas,
parks, beach accesses and businesses. Police personnel participated
in 164.7 training hours. Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) worked
83.5 hours.
FIRE AND EMS
In May, responders handled 1 fire, 5 false alarms or false calls,
2 good intent calls and 19 rescue and emergency medical service
incidents. Personnel participated in 436 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.
EDITOR:
Janie Price
240-2365
EDITORS AT LARGE:
Mary Battista
422-4063
Marilyn Brandt 919-377-2501
John Brodman
726-7643
Carla Dowler
808-3945
Phyllis Makuck
726-8776
Dennis Tomaso
622-4400
CONTRIBUTING
REPORTERS:
Paige Gillespie
Marian Goetzinger
422-9000
Charlie McBriarty
Jean McDanal
726-0602
Barbara Milhaven
240-0678
Jacquie Pipkin
622-0340
Jim Scanlon
726-4174
Richard Seale
726-0478
Jim Turner
Ken Wilkins
240-2474
CIRCULATION MANAGER:
Scott Sherrill
247-4353
GRAPHIC DESIGNER:
Lianne Won-Reburn 646-1713
ADVERTISING:
Marie Lawrence
726-7081
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