Crime Watch

 
Captain Hassan Ramzah
Bureau Commander
Email Captain Ramzah here:
 
WICHITA POLICE DEPARTMENT
 
PATROL EAST BUREAU
 
 
 
350 S. Edgemoor
Wichita, KS 67218
 
Phone: 350-3420
 
Fax: 688-9328
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Officer Eric Noack
Community Policing
Beat Coordinator
Email Officer Noack here
LAKEPOINT'S COMMUNITY POLICE
BEAT 39
 
The East Bureau's
Community Policing Officers
are based out of
the East Substation at 350 S. Edgemoor,
Towne East Square at 7700 E. Kellogg,
and an office facility
located at 4135 E. Harry.
 
The best way to contact Officer Noack is by email.
His email is enoack@wichita.gov. Or, click on the link below
below his picture.
Officers monitor emails constntly.
 
 
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Wichita Police Department
Citizen Alert Network
Get alerts about crime in the Lakepoint area! 
The Wichita Police Department now offers free, secure, two-way communication with the public through the Wichita Police Citizen Alert Network. The alert system allows the WPD to send and receive text messages and email alerts directly to individual citizens. In addition, Watch Group Alerts allow law enforcement to send targeted alerts to specific neighborhoods – like Lakepoint -- with information about crimes that are happening in our immediate area.
 
Much like weather and news alerts people receive on their cell phones or computers, the Citizen Alert Network, using email and text messages, can quickly inform the entire community of missing persons, suspects or vehicles used in crimes. You’ll know if a neighbor’s property was burglarized or vandalized. If there is a crime in LakePoint, this service will alert you.
 
The Citizen Alert Network allows the WPD to imbed photographs, maps or Internet webpage links in the email alert messages that are sent out. This is especially helpful when alerting the public about a missing person, stolen property or a suspect vehicle.
 
The Citizen Alert Network allows two‐way communication between law enforcement and the public. While the WPD updates us, we can provide tips or observations of criminal activity that we see, directly to the WPD. The system allows citizens to text-message or email free, secure and anonymous tips about a crime directly to Crime Stoppers. All such tips are stripped of identifying information, ensuring their anonymity.
 
Your email, phone number and other personal information will remain secure and confidential when you sign up for Citizen Alert.
 
Sign up today!
 
To sign up for the Wichita Police Citizen Alert network, click here and then click on the "sign Up" link.
 
 
Curious about crime statistics in LakePoint?
Want to find your Zoning, Parks, Schools, Council Districts and Flood Zones?
Check out Wichita’s Geographic Information Services (GIS)
 
The GIS Mapping website lets you use interactive maps to locate the nearest parks and bicycle paths; find out which council district or school district you reside in; learn about zoning for your residence; view aerial photographs; and much more!
 
To find crimes in your neighborhood, click on the “crime” button on your map page to view Wichita crime incidents for the last six months. For details about the crime, use the red identify tool on the toolbar at the left side of the page.
 
Click here to go to the GIS Mapping website.
 
 
 
Beat 39 Crime Trends
 
 
  
  
 Beat 39 is a relatively low crime area and most crimes involve burglaries, thefts from cars, identity theft and internet fraud. Here are some tip for those more common crimes: 
 
Burglaries
Open garage door burglaries are the most common burglaries on Beat 39.
They involve an open garage door or an unlocked exterior door. Prevention tips include:
  • Keep lights on at night
  • Lock all doors and windows
  • Use alarms if you have them
  • Communicate with your neighbors
  • Call 911 if things seem out of place or if a crime is occurring
  • Always close garage doors, even if you are home for a brief moment
  • Never leave your garage door opener inside vehicles you park outside
  • Do not let strangers into your home. They may be scouting your valuables or watching for weaknesses in your home's defense
Top three items stolen in burglaries
  1. Flat Screen TVs
  2. Game Systems
  3. Laptops
Theft from vehicles
This is a crime of opportunity, and in most cases the victim is providing the opportunity. Thieves are watching! This type of crime takes literally seconds to commit. Not leaving valuables in your vehicle can make a huge impact in preventing this crime.
 
Test yourself. Do you have any of these top stolen items in your car right now?
  • Purse
  • GPS Unit
  • Wallet
  • iPod
  • Laptop
  • Cell Phone
  • Garage door openers! That's right.  Thieves don't even have to break in. They can just drive in and clean out your house.
Keeping those items out of your car reduces your chances of being a victim, It also helps to park in well-lit areas at night if possible, lock your doors, roll up all your windows, and be aware of surroundings.
 
Identity theft
Thieves can obtain your information many ways, don't make it easier for them. Here are some general rules to reduce your risk of having your identity stolen:
 
Mail Theft
  • Shred important documents you throw out
  • Always bring in your mail
  • Never use your mailbox for outgoing mail. Instead, hand deliver outgoing mail to mail courier or use a drop box.
  • Put your mail and newspapers on hold while on vacation
Internet fraud
  • Always use trusted websites
  • Never reply to emails from strangers
  • If you get a phone call or an email from your credit card company stating your account has been breached, do not give out information they should already have. Call back to a number you know.
  • Follow this simple rule, "If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is."
  • Set up a "Fraud Alert" through one of the credit reporting agencies:
Equifax  1-800-525-6285
Experian 1-888-397-3742
Transunion  1-800-680-7289
 
For more information or if you have been a victim, check out these resources:
 
 
 
Crime Stoppers
 
The Crime Stoppers Neighborhood Initiative is a project designed to encourage citizens to report crime and criminal activity around neighborhood drug houses. Citizens are also encouraged to report all suspicious activity regardless where it occurs.
 
All tips received by Crime Stoppers are anonymous and no one will ever ask your name.
 
To anonymously report criminal activity, use these resources:
  • Call 267‐2111
  • Outside Wichita, call 1‐800-222‐TIPS
  • Send a text message on your cell phone to CRIMES (274637) and begin your message with the word TIP217.
  • Report on the Crime Stoppers website: www.wsccs.com
  • Report on the Wichita Police Department website www.wichitapolice.com Go to the “Records Information” link and click on the line “Report Suspicious Activity in "Your Neighborhood.”