Working Partners: CACs, RPD and Livable Raleigh join in community engagement efforts

PUBLIC SAFETY

WRAL reports: Police share advice on home safety at Five points CAC. Click here for: the full story  

Raleigh police Capt. J. R. Manson spoke at the most recent Five Points CAC meeting and offered a number of tips on public safety:

To toughen your home to criminals, Manson recommends:

• • Have motion sensor-triggered lights outside your home, and make sure the exterior is well-lit
  • Make sure you have surveillance cameras, and register those cameras with RPD through ConnectRaleigh
  • Take a look at your landscaping to reduce places where someone could hide on your property
  • Lock windows and doors
  • Consider adding special window films to make your windows harder to shatter
  • Get to know your neighbors – that way, it’s easier to recognize someone out of place
  • Make sure, when you’re out of town, someone is picking up mail and packages, so it’s not obvious your home is empty
  • Make sure your house numbers are plainly visible from the street
  • Have a working alarm system that’s audible if triggered
  • Have internal security cameras
  • Install stronger screws on the door plates
  • Place a rod or pipe above windows, or in the tracks of sliding glass doors, to prevent them from opening
  • Install better locks on your interior doors and windows. The locks that come standard are often easy to bypass

To defend yourself in your home, Manson recommends:

• • If you think someone’s in your home, get to a safe location as fast as possible. Escape the home if you can. If not, lock and barricade yourself as best you can
  • Call 911
  • Keep cell phones and car keys by the bed. That makes it easier to both call the police and set an alarm (your car alarm) if you don’t have another option
  • Be aware of your surroundings. Avoid being distracted by your phone when you get home, especially at night, as the screen will kill your night vision
  • Don’t go investigate the noise, and avoid confronting an intruder if possible. If there’s no other option, think about the tools you have available, including pepper spray or even wasp spray
  • Don’t enter your home if you see signs of a break-in. Call 911
  • Have a plan for yourself and your family, if someone were to break in
  • Report suspicious behavior

LOCAL ELECTIONS

The Hillsborough-Wade CAC will be hosting a candidate forum for At-Large Candidates for Raleigh City Council on January 27 at 7pm via Zoom: H-W CAC Zoom

Livable Raleigh recently hosted a forum on Election Changes and Results from a Poll on Local Issues. A recording of the meeting as well as slides and speaker remarks are available at: Community Conversations

The Triangle Tribune reported on the Livable Raleigh election forum here: Raleigh’s election regulations go into effect

CACs

When the City defunded CACs in early 2020, many of them went out of existence. The City has now agreed to restore support for CACs and the RCAC (Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council) is hosting a meeting on February 3 at 7pm at Biltmore Hills Community Center to discuss reactivating the South CAC. All are welcome to attend. Read the details here: RCAC