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Operation Child ID – A Program to Protect Benbrook’s Most Precious Resource

The Operation Child ID Program is designed to safeguard children by having them fingerprinted. The Benbrook Police
Department provides kits that parents may use to fingerprint their children at home; parents retain the fingerprints.
The kits contain materials and supplies including a form for the child’s description, ink, instructions, and safety tips.

Operation Identification Mark Your Territory

With the Operation Identification Mark Your Territory program, Benbrook residents can mark their valuables in their
homes with their drivers’ license numbers; easily-marked items include televisions, video equipment, computers, and
other electronics and appliances. Having these items marked does not prevent home burglaries but does facilitate the
recovery process if items are stolen. The Police Department lends engravers at no charge to Benbrook residents.

Residential and Business Security Surveys

Benbrook’s Crime Prevention Officer is licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance to inspect and access Benbrook
residences and commercial operations. The Crime Prevention Officer visits Benbrook homes and businesses; performs
a thorough survey; identifies ways to reduce burglary opportunities by assessing doors, windows, lighting, and
landscaping; and suggests inexpensive ways to improve security. This process increases security and reduces
vulnerability for burglaries and may also result in cost savings via a discount in homeowner’s insurance premiums.

Bicycle Registration

All Benbrook residents may register their bicycles with the Benbrook Police Department. Registrants receive a
registration sticker and have their Texas driver’s license number engraved on their bicycles. Registration helps deter
theft and aids in the recovery of stolen bicycles.

Child Gun Locks

The Benbrook Crime Prevention Officer provides Benbrook residents with free gun safety locks; there is a three-lock
limit per residence.

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