The city of Clinton issued this press release:
House Watch Program Provides Peace of Mind This Christmas
Over the river and through the woods many of us will travel this Holiday season. Many of these travels will require overnight stays away from our homes and property. The Clinton Police Department has a program that will provide peace of mind to Clintonians this holiday season.
House Watch is a police service that helps protect unoccupied homes while Clinton residents are away. Police will inspect homes periodically to help ensure their security. Officers of the Clinton Police Department will physically check a resident’s exterior of their property during an absence. Information provided makes it possible for officers to contact them or their designated key holder, in the event that the residence may need attention.
While the service cannot guarantee complete safety of the residence, it does provide another level of protection for residents as they are away. Registration is free to Clinton residents. Information shared with the Clinton Police House Watch program is confidential between the homeowner and the police.
To enroll simply visit http://www.clintonms.org/ departments/police/house- watch/ and complete the form. The online form will then securely be transmitted to the Clinton Police. This is the first time the service has been available in an electronic format.
Please note that requests may only be made by the homeowner. If your plans change and you will be returning sooner or later than the dates originally stated, please call the Clinton Police Department at (601) 924-5252 as soon as possible. There is no need to notify the Police Department if you are returning when scheduled.
9 comments:
ridgeland has done this for years--
Anyone else notice the page where you submit your info is not secured with an SSL certificate?
I'm hoping they've taken appropriate steps other than SSL to keep this data secure.
Want to know which house to rob? Just follow the cops to a house. Wait for them to leave and BAM!!!!
Wow. What a great idea, 6.18. . . Until the cops see you stalking them.
Yeah. Follow a Clinton cop. See where that gets you.
Madison will too. You can download a form and take it by the police department. They not only ride by, but walk around the house multiple times a day.
@ 6:18 You are literally too stupid to insult.
Madison County Sheriff's Department will as well. I'm pretty sure most local law enforcement agencies will do this for homeowners. I wouldn't send the info via the interwebs tho.
Slightly (but only slightly) off-topic: I have a Facebook friend who posts his every breath and hiccup on the site, including his/wife's frequent travel plans. Soooooo...BIG SURPRISE, a couple of weeks ago, they took a trip, and some thugs cleaned 'em out, having read their posts. I would tell you who they are and where they live, but I'm not sure there's much left to nab now...
Clinton PD watched our home the year we went to Disney World for the holidays and that was 13 years ago.
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