Greetings,<div><br></div><div>For many years, the Riverdale Park Police Department has had a program where they will keep an especially careful eye on your house while you are on vacation. A Ward 2 resident contacted me this evening asking whether the program was still in existence (it is) and how to sign up. When I have used the program in the past, I've always gone to the Police Station and filled out a request form, but it seemed that it would be nice to be able to do it electronically.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I asked Police Chief Chambers about the program this evening, and she and Code Enforcement Manager Ferguson provided me with information and an electronic copy of the form.</div><div><br></div><div>I've placed this form on the web at </div>
<div><a href="http://www.riverdale-park.org/Misc/2010/RequestPoliceWatchHouseVacation.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.riverdale-park.org/Misc/2010/RequestPoliceWatchHouseVacation.pdf</a> (Adobe Acrobat format) </div><div>
and </div><div><a href="http://www.riverdale-park.org/Misc/2010/RequestPoliceWatchHouseVacation.doc" target="_blank">http://www.riverdale-park.org/Misc/2010/RequestPoliceWatchHouseVacation.doc</a> (Microsoft Word format).</div>
<div><br></div><div>Ms. Ferguson was careful to point out that the form should be completely filled out -- the police need to know what cars to expect to see, whether someone will be coming in to watch your pets, etc., for the program to be effective. She also said that if anything changes (coming home early? asked the neighbor to move that last load of laundry from the washer to the dryer??) you should contact the police to let them know. Our officers are nice people who you would probably like to meet, but not when they might think you are a burglar. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Best regards and happy holidays,</div><div><br></div><div>Alan Thompson</div><div>Town Council Representative, Ward 2</div>