Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

Squad 3 - Seminole, Unincorporated Seminole Area, Madeira Beach, & Redington Beaches

Click on the ProStar Picture to go directly to PCSO site!

Squad 3 - Handles our Area!

Neighborhood Crime Watch Update 

It’s 5:10 am, still dark outside; you open your front door to put your garbage out for your Friday pick-up. Just as you place you bag on the ground, you look up, notice movement at your neighbor’s home. To your amazement, you notice in the dark, 2 individuals hovering near your neighbors truck door – individuals who you have never seen before – tools near the truck – WHAT DO YOU DO?

Hopefully you call 911 immediately! Do not do anything that will harm you or your neighbors. Yes, this event just recently occurred – we have another bout of theft going on in our neighborhood again. These individuals did not get away with what they came for, but they had the theft well planned. They had computer chip cards set to be able to open the truck, knew that they needed a special lug nut tool, which would most likely be inside the truck – just so they could steel 4 sets of wheels/tires. Be alert; be aware – you could be next!

If we are interested in setting up Crime Watch within our neighborhood community, we will need:

Chairperson (Nancy Blair), Co-Chairperson, and Communication Leader

There must be 3 members on the Sheriff's Watch.  With the size of our subdivision we need to have approximately 25% participation from the homeowners.  (approximately 2-5 per street).  We must have 1 Annual General Membership Meeting with the Deputy, Bi-Annual Committee Meeting with the Deputy and a Monthly Practice Session.  Once the plan is in place, not much time is needed to keep it active and working.

Deputy Heather Thompson's number is 582-5616 and she is available 8-4PM. She is with the Crime Prevention Unit. She encourages us to call. She will work with us in setting up our Crime Watch for the neighborhood.

Crime Watch Report  

        By Nancy Blair

 This would become a very valuable program to our community and is sponsored by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department.  Our issue at this time is we don’t have enough residents that are willing to participate in the program.  The program is very simple and will only take about 2 minutes of your time each month.  There is a practice call once a month and the only other time you need to participate is if there is a crime in progress, suspicious activity, fire, medical emergency etc.  We become neighbors looking out for neighbors.  We do not become a group of vigilantes or lawless people taking the law into our own hands, this is still the job of the Sheriff.  Won’t you please add your name to the list??  If you wish to sign up, please send me an e mail with your name, address and telephone number.  nblair@tampabay.rr.com

VIALS OF LIFE – I have secured these from the American Red Cross.  They look like a pill container and inside you place information such as your name, address, date of birth, your primary medical problems, your medications, current medical conditions etc.  You place the container in your refrigerator and an orange sticker goes on the outside of your refrigerator.  This will alert medical personnel to vital information, in case of an emergency.  We will have these at our December 2004 Membership Meeting, so if you would like one, please come to the meeting.  If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact me and I will see that your receive one.

REMEMBER - BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS - KEEP HOMES AND CARS LOCKED AT ALL TIMES - Be Safe!