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Vandalism
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Please call as soon as the vandalism is
detected.
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You will need to provide detailed
description of the vandalism and value of the property lost or
damaged. (Obtaining an estimate is recommended)
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Please provide a time frame and date (s)
when the vandalism occurred.
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4.
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You will be asked to sign a Property
Non-consent form. (This indicates you did not give anyone
permission to vandalize your property)
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5.
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If you suspect an individual(s) please
let the Police Department know when you call. Be prepared to
explain why you suspect them.
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Criminal
Damage
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Please call as soon as the Criminal
Damage is detected.
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You will need to provide detailed
description of the Criminal Damage and value of the property lost
or damaged. (Obtaining an estimate is recommended)
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Please provide a time frame and date (s)
when the Criminal Damage occurred.
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4.
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You will be asked to sign a Property
Non-consent form. (This indicates you did not give anyone
permission to damage your property)
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If you suspect an individual(s) please
let the Police Department know when you call. Be prepared to
explain why you suspect them.
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Suspicious
Person
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Please call when the problem is
occurring.
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New London dispatch will keep you on the
phone while officers respond.
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Please give as much detail/description
of the person when you call. Such as clothes, hair, glasses,
approximate weight and height, tattoos, scars, comments/words made
by the person, race, if they mention their name or city they are
from, are there others with them and are they in a vehicle or on
foot.
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Suspicious
Vehicle (Not a parking complaint)
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Please call when the problem is
occurring.
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New London dispatch will keep you on the
phone while officers respond.
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3.
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Please give description of vehicle,
plate, occupants, direction of travel, what subject(s) in car were
doing, how long vehicle has been observed, is vehicle
familiar, has vehicle been there before.
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Harassing
Phone Calls
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Many times harassing phone calls that
are hang up or no answer at the other end are telemarketers. To
solve this problem you may place your home phone on the "No
Call" list.
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If you need to report harassing phone
calls please be prepared to give dates and times of when the calls
came in. Also provide what was said and if you know who the
caller is.
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The Police Department will give you a
case number.
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You then call your phone company and
request a trace on your line. The phone company will ask you
for the police department case number you where given.
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The phone company will contact the
police department with the results.
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Theft
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1.
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You will be asked to provide a value and
replacement estimate for each item stolen.
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2.
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You will be asked to sign a Property
Non-consent form. (This indicates you did not give anyone
permission to take your property)
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3.
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Please provide dates/time frame of when
the property was taken.
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4.
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Please provide names of all that would
have had access to that property. If you have a suspect
please indicate so and why you suspect them.
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5.
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It is best, due to information needed,
to come to the Police Department in person and report this crime.
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Burglary
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If you discover your home has been
burglarized STOP!
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Stay out or get out of the house (Don't
touch anything)
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3.
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Call from a neighbor, tell dispatch the
phone number and address of where you are at and stay there.
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4.
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Police will respond and make sure no one
is in your home
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5.
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The police will then contact you and ask
you to walk thru the house with them.
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