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Neighborhood Watch – Benbrook’s Most Effective Crime Fighting Resource

The Crime Prevention Officer in the Benbrook Police Department helps neighborhoods organize and conduct Neighborhood Watch Groups.
The Officer describes crime reporting procedures, explains the 911 emergency call process, recommends proven crime-prevention techniques,
shares crime prevention tips, arranges expert speakers, and provides statistics on a regular basis.

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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