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Quick Tips:
- Use a deadbolt on your exterior doors. The locks should be changed when you first move in.
- Secure windows and doors that open to balconies or terraces.
- Never hide keys under door mats or potted plants.
- Engrave items of value with your Idaho Drivers License number.
- Do not leave a note on your front door indicating your absence.
- If you are home and suspect that someone is trying to break in, leave immediately if possible. Then call the police using 9-1-1.
- If you find or suspect that your home has been burglarized, do not enter. Leave everything as you found it and call the police.
- Lighting is a good deterrent. Have bright exterior and interior lighting that turn on at random time intervals.
- Close drapes or blinds.
- Advise your manager or neighbors of any travel plans. You can also request to have your mail delivery suspended while you are gone. Fill out a vacation watch form through the police department.
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Business and Home Inspections:
In an effort to make Caldwell one of the safest cities in Idaho, the Caldwell Police Department is pleased to offer residential and commercial security surveys to the residents and businesses owners in the City of Caldwell. This confidential security survey is performed free of charge. It is designed to reduce your vulnerability to crime by identifying existing or potential security weaknesses.
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Citizen’s Academy:
The Citizen Police Academy (CPA) provides an opportunity for citizens to learn firsthand about police operations. Through a series of lectures, field trips, and simulated activities, citizens are provided training similar to that of an actual police officer. The academy is of benefit to the community and the police department because it builds relationships and creates a cadre of citizens who are better informed about he reality of police work.
The 10-week CPA is held once a year and beings in February. Participants must live or work in Caldwell and be 21 years old or older. The CPA coordinator is Lt. Alan Seevers.
Visit Citizen Police Academy National Association.
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Neighborhood Watch:
Support and Strengthen Neighborhoods: Neighborhoods are strengthened and crime is deterred as citizens become familiar with the person living next door, down the street and even on the next block. A captain and neighbors meet regularly with an officer from the Caldwell Police. Community Policing: The Neighborhood Watch program is an excellent example of community policing: law enforcement and citizens teaming up to prevent crime. Through this program, neighbors are reminded they are not vigilantes who confront or try to apprehend the offender. Instead they are on-sight or first hand reporters who inform local law enforcement of a suspicious or unusual circumstance or persons in their neighborhood. Neighborhood Meetings: Any items of general concern that you have as a neighbor would be addressed at your Neighborhood Watch meetings. At these meetings, the officer assigned to your group addresses issues varying from burglaries to speeding. These meetings are also meant to serve as educational tools on basic crime prevention ideas such as locks, lighting, landscaping and personal safety issues. Building Relationships: Probably the most important aspect of Neighborhood Watch is the relationships that are formed through social interaction which is a natural means of crime deterrent. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
National Night Out is an annual celebration of neighborhoods that takes place in August of every year. We encourage neighborhoods to BBQ and get to know each other. Each year, the police department visits neighborhoods who organize a night out. Please call us for more information!
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Child Fingerprinting:
If you are interested in having a record of your child’s fingerprints for identification purposes, the Caldwell Police Department is pleased to offer identification kits.
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Crime & Environmental Design:
Altering interior and exterior elements such as shrubbery or lighting in order to prevent a crime is the focus of environmental design. The program offers practical tips and advice for improving the security of homes, apartment complexes, parking lots, medical facilities, shopping centers, parks and more as part of business and home inspections.
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TRIAD Senior Citizen Volunteers:
TRIAD is a three-way commitment with the Caldwell Police Department, Canyon County Sheriff's Department and citizen organizations. TRIAD is a national organization with a focus on Senior Crime Prevention and Education. Caldwell Police TRIAD volunteers work to improve the quality of life for seniors in our community. As a Triad member your time may be spent:
- Transporting and setting up the radar trailer
- Building the holiday parade float or traffic control
- Assisting with the DARE Halloween party
- Issuing handicap parking citation and warnings
- Hosting crime prevention presentations
How can I get involved?
Each Triad member must go through an application process, criminal background check, as well as passing a driver's history check. All Caldwell area residents, at least 50 years of age, wanting to serve the Caldwell community and assist their city police department are welcome to apply. An application may be picked up at the Caldwell Police Department at 110 S 5th Caldwell, Id 83605 or you may be download the application form. For more information on this new program contact the TRIAD Coordinator at the Caldwell Police Department at (208) 455-3115.
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ePartners, Business:
If you are a business owner or manager and would like to receive periodic bulletins from the Caldwell Police Department regarding crime trends, safety tips, and crime prevention techniques, become an ePartner. Please provide contact name and business name.
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Crime Reporting
The details offered by eye witnesses and through anonymous tips help investigators solve crime. Please report crime. You can help:
ID a suspect by viewing recent surveilance photos at IdahoIDMe.
To report information on an open case, please call the station at 208-455-3115 or visit us at 110 South 5th Avenue in Caldwell.
To reach the 24 hour Crime Stoppers tip line dial 343-COPS(2677) or 1-800-222-TIPS(8477)
Text-a-tip -- Text to CRIMES (274637), TIP236 on subject line + your message and send.
For emergencies, always dial 9-1-1
The Caldwell Police offer several ways to report crime. If you've been the victim of a crime in Caldwell:
Call non-emergency dispatch, 208-454-1429.
Complete a Mail-In form to report minor thefts, accidents, and crimes without suspects.
Visit us at the station, 110 South 5th Avenue, Caldwell.
Report abandonded vehicles, weeds, or trash through City Code Enforcement or call 208-455-3117
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