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A Crime Prevention Partnership - Police and the Community.
It is the mission of the Placentia Neighborhood Watch Program, through the assistance and sponsorship of the Placentia Police Department, to actively seek, educate and involve city residents, neighborhoods and communities in "A Partnership in Crime Prevention" through the development of crime awareness, observation skills training and reporting. — Mission Statement
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National Night Out, August 3
Description: This annual event showed the Placentia community resources and tools that this city uses to better protect its citizens. The event had a very good attendance.
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This Web Site Is Currently Changing
This web site will no longer be hosted outside of the city but will be a part of the City Of Placentia web site. To view the new web site, go to this link: http://www.placentia.org/index.aspx?nid=393 and book mark it if you wish to return. Moving all the web pages, from this site, over to the new site, will take some time.
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NEW!
For an explanation of how to use Crime Reports and to view the crime legend, click on features.
If you wish to move the map around on the page, just put your mouse cursor into the map and it should change to look like a hand. Keep the mouse button pressed down and move the hand around to move the map.
To zoom in or out, look at the scale to the left top of the map. You should see a plus sign with a ladder going down to a minus sign. Click on the plus and you zoom in. Click on the minus and you zoom out. You can also slide the ladder bar up and down to zoom either way.
Tip: If you wish to view other cities, do not use our map as it only shows Placentia. Instead click on this link: http://www.crimereports.com/. Then enter the location of the city and state you wish to view. Just remember that not all cities subscribe to this service.
Another tip: When you use our Placentia map (above), type in your street address followed by city and state where it indicates "Enter location". The map will then place a pin on the map to show your home or location. Then look at the bottom right of the map for the words "Distance Guide". Click on that button and you should see four distance rings. In this way, you can determine how far a particular crime took place from where you live. If you zoom in and out, the four rings will change so you can easily match a ring close to any crime pin.
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TECHNIQUES USED BY FRAUDSTERS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
THE FBI INTERNET COMPLAINT CENTER REPORTS:
TECHNIQUES USED BY FRAUDSTERS ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
Fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software by using various techniques. One technique involves the use of spam to promote phishing sites, claiming there has been a violation of the terms of agreement or some other type of issue which needs to be resolved. Other spam entices users to download an application or view a video. Some spam appears to be sent from users' "friends", giving the perception of being legitimate. Once the user responds to the phishing site, downloads the application, or clicks on the video link, their computer, telephone or other digital device becomes infected.
Another technique used by fraudsters involves applications advertised on social networking sites, which appear legitimate; however, some of these applications install malicious code or rogue anti-virus software. Other malicious software gives the fraudsters access to your profile and personal information. These programs will automatically send messages to your "friends" list, instructing them to download the new application too.
Infected users are often unknowingly spreading additional malware by having infected websites posted on their webpage without their knowledge. Friends are then more apt to click on these sites since they appear to be endorsed by their contacts.
Tips on avoiding these tactics:
- Adjust website privacy settings. Some networking sites have provided useful options to assist in adjusting these settings to help protect your identity.
- Be selective of your friends. Once selected, your "friends" can access any information marked as "viewable by all friends."
- You can select those who have "limited" access to your profile. This is for those whom you do not wish to give full friend status to or with whom you feel uncomfortable sharing personal information.
- Disable options and then open them one by one such as texting and photo sharing capabilities. Users should consider how they want to use the social networking site. If it is only to keep in touch with people then perhaps it would be better to turn off the extra options which will not be used.
- Be careful what you click on. Just because someone posts a link or video to their "wall" does not mean it is safe.
Story obtained from Crime Prevention Outreach.
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To read the Placentia Police Department Monthly Newsletter click here: May 2010
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Report A Recent Crime
Do not use this web site, call 911.
911 Note: Be prepared to give your address to the 911 operator!
Non Emergency calls: 714-993-8164
Watch Commander's Office: 714-993-8151
Police Department Location: To drive to the police station, it is located next to city hall and across from the Placentia Library in a complex of closely spaced buildings. These city buildings are located on the north east corner of Chapman Avenue and Kramer Boulevard. Parking is on the north and east side of this complex. Driving entrances are north and east of the buildings.
The mailing and street address is 401 East Chapman Ave., Placentia, Calif. 92870
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Placentia Neighborhood Watch Program is a nonprofit organization and has a corporate ID number of 1249972 and a tax ID number 330010907.
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