LTC 176-2004 Seniors VS Crime Store Front Office Project CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. 176-2004
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
SENIORS VS CRIME STORE FRONT OFFICE PROJECT
Date: July 13, 2004
This Letter to the City Commission is to provide information on the Police Department's
Seniors vs. Cdme Storefront Office in the Community Room on the first floor of the Police
Station and invite the Mayor and Commissioners to attend the opening ceremony. The
pdmary goal of this program is to reduce the victimization of senior citizens who are often
targeted for specific crimes based on their age, This program will provide senior citizens a
user friendly venue to report cdmes and seek assistance when needed.
There are 15 other storefront projects currently operating in the State of Flodda. The Store
Front Office in the Police Department would be the first of its kind in Miami-Dade
County. The Attorney Generals Office has long expressed a desire to establish a project
location in this region. The plan is to use the Miami Beach Police Department as the
prototype for additional Seniors vs. Crime Storefront offices in adjacent municipalities.
To further emphasize the importance of this venture, Attorney General Chadie Cdst is
planning to attend the opening of the Miami Beach Store Front project. The ceremony will
take place on July 20 at 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Please join the Police Department in welcoming Attorney General Charlie Crist and
recognizing this significant advancement in establishing a bridge to a segment of the
community that is often forgotten.
JMG\DWD\tr
c: Sgt. Rick Clements
F:\POLIV~DMI~$CHI~004%TC Seniors Store Front Project.doc
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. 176-2004
To:
From:
Subject:
Mayor David Dermer and
Members of the City Commission
Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
SENIORS VS CRIM STORE FRONT OFFICE PROJECT
Date: July 13, 2004
This Letter to the City Commission is to provide information on the Police Department's
Seniors vs. Crime Storefront Office in the Community Room on the first floor of the Police
Station and invite the Mayor and Commissioners to attend the opening ceremony. The
pdmary goal of this program is to reduce the victimization of senior citizens who are often
targeted for specific cdmes based on their age. This program will provide senior citizens a
user fdendly venue to report crimes and seek assistance when needed.
There are 15 other storefront projects currently operating in the State of Flodda. The Store
Front Office in the Police Department would be the first of its kind in Miami-Dade
County. The Attomey Generals Office has long expressed a desire to establish a project
location in this region. The plan is to use the Miami Beach Police Department as the
prototype for additional Seniors vs. Crime Storefront offices in adjacent municipalities.
To further emphasize the importance of this venture, Attomey General Chadie Crist is
planning to attend the opening of the Miami Beach Store Front project. The ceremony will
take place on July 20 at 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room.
Please join the Police Department in welcoming Attorney General Chadie Crist and
recognizing this significant advancement in establishing a bddge to a segment of the
community that is often forgotten.
JMG\DWD\tr
c: Sgt. Rick Clements
F:~DOLIV~)MI~CHI\2004\LTC Seniors Store Front Project.doc