Crime Prevention Programs

 The #9pmRoutine is the Sheriff's Office public safety social media campaign that we created to help remind citizens to remember to lock up your vehicles and homes every evening, remove valuables from your vehicle, ensure that vehicle doors and trunks are locked, check that gates to your property & doors, turn on exterior lights and secure you storage buildings and property. 

Every night at 9 pm a post is made on Sheriff Ralph Kersey Facebook page reminding everyone about their 9pmRoutine check.

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The Sheriff's Neighborhood Engagement Team is officers from the Sheriff's Office engaging their neighbors in a cause common to everyone – fighting crime.

Officers  knocked on doors, shake hands and passed out fliers to promote crime prevention and recruit our neighbors to become a part of the Sheriff’s Neighborhood Engagement Team.

“Without community engagement, you become a little less connected". "If you don’t care about your neighbors, why should they care about you"? 

ReportIt lets you securely store serial numbers, item descriptions, pictures, and scans of receipts so that your items may be more easily identified in the event of theft or loss.

ReportIt is provided to you because the Scotland County Sheriff's Office wants you to be prepared in the event of a theft or loss. It's a proactive tool that allows you to easily catalog information about your valuables. This includes serial numbers, owner applied numbers, photos of property and scans of receipts. It's completely internet based, so you never have to worry about losing the data you have saved.

How much does ReportIt cost? 

ReportIt is free and available to residents in the jurisdictions LeadsOnline serves, and each account may store up to 100 items. 

Though many people assume that vandals and thieves would not want to focus on crimes against churches, sometimes the opposite is true. In fact, the word is getting out that it can be easy to break into church buildings to steal or cause damage because of their lack of security efforts.

In some cases, churches almost invite problems because they have not taken the steps necessary to protect the church facilities. Beyond the standard steps of providing adequate lighting, locking doors and windows, and trimming bushes around entrances and windows, a congregation may also help protect its property by forming a “Church Watch Program.”

The process to set up such a program is fairly straightforward and won’t damper your church budget. By adhering to the following guidelines, you are taking steps that may end up protecting the resources and facilities God has entrusted to your care:

· Educate members that the protection of church resources and facility is an act of good stewardship.

· Invite members to make an effort to drive around the church property whenever they are out and about in the neighborhood.

· Ask them to look for suspicious activity, cars, or people.

· Encourage them to observe unusual activities, and call the police if they believe something looks out of the ordinary.

· Ask them not to confront individuals or take any unnecessary risks.

· Invite church neighbors to also report anything suspicious to the appropriate authorities.

· Use the church newsletter or bulletins to remind members of the watch program and to thank them for their participation in making your church community a safer place to worship.

The added traffic through your parking lots and around your facility will be a significant deterrent to potential vandals and thieves. By taking the time to ask for the assistance of all church attendees and members, your property and resources can stay better protected and ministry can continue uninterrupted. Further, members may take a more active role in the overall safety and security of all areas of ministry.  If you would like more information contact us.

According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), there are over seventy five million dog owners across the nation.

That’s dozens, if not hundreds, of neighbors walking their dog throughout the community at all times of the day, all days of the week, in all weather conditions, who are often preoccupied with texting, chatting, emailing and listening to music. Dog Walker Watch encourages these neighbors to assist local law enforcement as extra eyes and ears while out walking their dog. The program enhances the partnership between police and community while providing resources for neighbors to be more aware and how to effectively observe and report suspicious activity.

 National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances 

The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office is committed to protecting the property of its citizens. If you own a house or building within Scotland County and need your property checked for a brief period of time, fill out the keep check request form below, which will allow us to randomly check on your property during the specified time. 

According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), there are over seventy five million dog owners across the nation.

That’s dozens, if not hundreds, of neighbors walking their dog throughout the community at all times of the day, all days of the week, in all weather conditions, who are often preoccupied with texting, chatting, emailing and listening to music. Dog Walker Watch encourages these neighbors to assist local law enforcement as extra eyes and ears while out walking their dog. The program enhances the partnership between police and community while providing resources for neighbors to be more aware and how to effectively observe and report suspicious activity.

 National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances