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Volume 3, Issue 12
December
2005
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IN
MEMORIAM
With regret we announce that on Friday November 11th,
2005 retired Pottstown Police Department Captain John J. Fedor passed away after
a lengthy battle with cancer. Our thoughts and prayers are with Captain
Fedor's family during these difficult times.
PROJECT BLUE
LIGHT KICKS OFF FOR 2005
Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (COPS), a
national grief support organization comprised of over 12,000 surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line
of duty, is asking concerned citizens and law enforcement
agencies nationwide to again support Project Blue Light.
During the holiday season you
are asked to put blue lights in your holiday decorations and your
windows, and tie blue ribbons on car antennas, to show support for
law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the line
of duty for the citizens they have served. Additionally, this
will be a show of support for those who continue to work the
streets 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Several years ago, Mrs. Dolly Craig, the
surviving mother-in-law of Daniel Gleason, a Philadelphia (PA)
police officer killed in the line of duty in 1986, sent her
Christmas message to the COPS National office. Her daughter Pam,
the surviving widow of Officer Gleason, had been killed in a car
accident in August, 1989, before the holiday season. Dolly wrote,
“This holiday I’m putting two blue lights in my living
room window. One is for Dan and the other is for Pam, who
believed so much in the COPS organization.”
Dolly Craig is now deceased as well, but her idea
of Project Blue Light burns bright in the hearts of the nearly 13,000 families in the COPS organization.
The
above is reprinted with the 2003 permission of
Concerns of Police
Survivors, Inc. (COPS)
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS IN DOWNTOWN
POTTSTOWN
The
Pottstown Downtown
Industrial Development Authority (PDIDA) will be hosting guests to Santa's house
during the holiday season. Santa's house is located at the Clock Tower at High and Charlotte Sts. Santa
will be available through Christmas for photos with children and pets - Santa's hours are:
CALLS FOR
SERVICE - October 2005
During October 2005, the
Pottstown Police Department answered 1,852 calls for service. Of these
calls, 1,838 occurred in the Borough. (Note: The remaining 14
calls were requests for assistance by other Police Departments or other Law
Enforcement Agencies.)
During the month we
averaged 59.74 calls per day or, 19.91 calls per shift. For the year we
have answered 18,681 calls. The daily average for the year is 61.45 calls
per day or 20.48 calls per shift.
During October 2004 we
answered 1,843 calls. We answered 9 more calls this month than last
October.
This is an increase of .49% from last year. For the year (2005) we
answered 1,285 more calls than this time in 2004. This represents an overall
increase of 7.39%.
FOLLOW THIS LINK
FOR AN ELEVEN-YEAR (1994 - 2004) POTTSTOWN CRIME STATISTICS COMPARISON
FOLLOW THIS LINK
FOR A SIX-YEAR (1999 - 2004) POTTSTOWN P. D. CALLS FOR SERVICE COMPARISON
SAFETY TIP
"For
some people, the holidays bring unwelcome guests — stress and
depression. And it's no wonder. In an effort to pull off a
perfect Hallmark holiday, you might find yourself facing a
dizzying array of demands — work, parties, shopping, baking,
cleaning, caring for kids on school break or elderly parents,
and scores of other chores. So much for peace and joy, right?
Actually, with some practical tips,
you can minimize the stress and depression that often accompany
the holidays. You may even end up enjoying the holidays more
than you thought you would.©"
For more, follow the link to the
Mayo
Clinic's web site and their
Stress, Depression and the Holidays: 12 Tips for Coping
web page.
DECEMBER 2005 EVENTS
(Special
Events in Green)
(Detailed List Below)
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FROM
ALL OF US AT POTTSTOWN P. D.,
WE
WISH YOU AND YOURS A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON!
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Revised: December 13, 2005