Representatives from the Springfield Police Department, including each neighborhood’s PAR (Police Area Representative) will share the 2019 top 10 dispatched calls for service for each neighborhood at the May 13 Neighborhood Advisory Council meeting.

“Each PAR officer will also share a project of their choosing to combat one of the crime issues in their section,” said Sergeant Ryan Russell, who oversees SPD’s Community Services Section.

Below are the definitions of common calls for service and each neighborhood’s numbers.

Check well-being

Person not answering their phone or door, family/friend unable to contact them, subject laying on the ground unknown problem.

Check a building

Home, business or structure is in a suspicious state (window/door may be open or tampered with or something out of place, light on or off when shouldn’t be). If a person is doing something at a building the call type would be check a person/burglary in progress/vandalism, theft, etc. and not check a building.

Check a person

Suspicious activity observed, someone may be in place they are not supposed to be, behavior is out of place such as someone in a neighborhood that does not belong, or if caller believes the behavior is unusual in nature.

Check a vehicle

Suspicious vehicle on street, in neighborhood or within an area. Vehicle is parked somewhere it should not be, possibly vehicular trespassing. Vehicle is suspicious in nature due to VIN scratched off, strange odor. If a person is connected to a suspicious vehicle then it would be another call type. Abandoned vehicle and if It’s just listed as abandoned without any suspicious circumstance then it is a lower priority call and would not be listed as check a vehicle, but abandoned vehicle.

The Community Crime Map website at communitycrimemap.com allows citizens to get a better idea of the criminal activity in their area.The public can use this to look at crime occurring in their neighborhoods, potential new neighborhoods, or near their work.

To make anonymous tips you can call Crimestoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477) or online at www.P3tips.com. 

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