FROM THE DESK OF THE POLICE CHIEF
The Holiday Season
Is Upon Us
By Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Chief
It seems like just last week I packed my holiday decorations
at the back of my attic and started thinking about breaking out
the summer clothes to prepare for the warmer weather that
was just around the corner. It is hard to believe the Christmas
shopping rush has arrived and families are looking forward to
putting up a Christmas tree. Unfortunately, the Christmas season
doesn’t bring only joy, cheer, presents and eggnog. We tend to
see an increase in property crime and scams around the end of
the year as well. My goal is to make crime as hard to commit in
Pine Knoll Shores as possible so that eventually the criminals will
stop coming here. You can do your part to bring this about by
following these guidelines:
• Lock your car doors and do not leave anything of value in
plain sight.
• Do not put empty boxes for expensive electronics at the curb
for pickup. Break the boxes down and put them in the recycle
bin or take them to the recycle container at Lot C. Putting an
empty box for a 70-inch flat screen television at the end of
your driveway is akin to putting a flashing sign on your front
door that you have expensive items inside your home.
• If leaving to go out of town, sign up for our Residential Check
program by stopping by the Public Safety Building. Officers
and volunteers will check your property to ensure doors
and windows remain secured and no unauthorized access
is gained to your property. Signing up will,take only a few
minutes of your time.
• Before leaving town, close your blinds and lock your
windows, and ensure all exterior doors are locked. If you
are able to do so, consider getting a timed exterior light or
motion sensor lighting for your home.
• Be extremely cautious of door-to-door solicitors as noted
below in “Scam of the Month.”
• Never give personal information to someone over the phone.
A legitimate banking organization, credit card company,
or the Internal Revenue Service will never call and request
personal information from you.
• If you see someone or something that looks out of place,
please call and report it to the communications center at
726-1911 so that a police officer can be quickly dispatched to
your location. We solve and prevent more crimes with help
from citizens of Pine Knoll Shores than we do on our own.
This partnership is extremely important to us.
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CONTENTS
Age-Friendly Community....' 4
Pine Knoll Shores Commissioners Meeting 6
Country Club News 8
Dining Out 8
Current Puzzle Solutions 9
Mayor’s Memo 9
Kramer’s Korner : 12
Garden Club 1^
Book Talk 14
Fishing and Hunting 14
Town Crier 16-17
At the Library 18
Get to Know Your Mayor 18
Current Sudoko 19
PIKSCO Happenings 19
PKA News 21
At the Aquarium 22
Women’s Club 23
History of Pine Knoll Shores 25
Events Calendar 29
Current Crossword 30
What’s Up With PARC? 31
Bruce Chadwick
Public
Safety
POLICE
During October, there were 8 arrests; 17 911 hang-ups; 14
alarm activations; 2 animal calls; 3 larcenies; 1 breaking and
entering; 2 disturbances; 14 assist Fire/EMS; 1 motor vehicle
collision; 19 traffic hazards; 72 traffic stops; 13 citations issued (4
speeding, 2 registration/inspection violations, 3 license revoked/
expired, 1 other traffic violation, 2 narcotics violations and 1 other
criminal offense); 9 written warnings issued; 141 business checks;
162 residential checks; and 318 foot patrols. Police personnel
participated in 141 training hours. "Volunteers in Police Service
CVIPS) worked 63 hours.
FIRE AND EMS
In October, responders handled 1 fire, 7 false alarms or
false calls, 1 hazardous condition (no fire) call, 19 rescue and
emergency medical service incidents, and 1 service call. Personnel
participated in 340 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
doesh’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.
252-247-4353 ext. 19
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EDITOR;
Janie Price
240-2365
EDITORS AT LARGE:
Mary Battista
422-4063
Marilyn Brandt 919
-377-2501
John Brodman
726-7643
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
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726-7081
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