Precinct 5 PENS April 2020
Welcome to this month’s PENS, Police Email Notification System bulletin. This monthly bulletin is brought to you from the Cobb County Police, Precinct 5 Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU5) and is designed to keep you aware of safety alerts and crime trends in your area and measures you can take to keep you and your family safe.
Public Safety Topic of the Month
COVID-19
Cobb County Police Headquarters/Precincts are Closed to Walk-In Traffic Until Further Notice
The CCPD Central Records Office and Evidence Unit, located at 140 N. Marietta Parkway, are temporarily closed to walk-in traffic.
- For assistance in obtaining Incident Reports, Accident Reports, and a Criminal History, please call 770-499-3900, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- For Open Records Request, submit an online request using our Public Records Center.
- For Evidence related requests, please call 770-499-4128, Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., for assistance.
Temporary Police Procedures
- If you call 911 for a non-emergency situation that does not require a Police Officer to respond in person: You will receive a phone call from a Police Officer and he/she will assist you over the phone and provide you with a case number if needed.
- If you call 911 for an emergency and a Police Officer needs to respond in person: The CCPD will respond to the scene.
- If CCPD does respond to an incident:
- Once on the scene, officers will ask you to come outside so that everyone can be in an open environment and adhere to social distancing during the entire incident for your safety and the officer's safety.
- The officers will be asking you to verbally provide them with information instead of physically exchanging licenses, insurance cards, etc.
- If possible have something to write with and write on so the officer can provide you with a case number and any other pertinent information.
- Be Patient. This is a difficult time for everyone but especially for First Responders that do not have the opportunity to stay at home and self-isolate. The First Responders have to think about your health, their health, and their families' health that they go home to every day.
State of Georgia COVID-19 Information
Georgia Department of Public Health
How it Spreads
- The virus is spread mainly from person-to-person. Between people who are within about 6 feet of one another.
- Through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.
- Some recent studies have suggested that COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.
Prevention
- Clean your hands often
- Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact
- Stay at home as much as possible
- Put distance between yourself and other people.
- Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread the virus.
- Cover coughs and sneezes
- If you do not have on your cloth face covering, remember to always cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze. Throw used tissues in the trash.
- Immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
- Clean and Disinfect
- Clean and Disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily.
- If surfaces are dirty, clean them: Use detergent or soap and water before disinfection.
- To Disinfect:
- Most common EPA-registered household disinfectants will work.
- Options include: Diluting your household bleach by adding 5 tablespoons (1/3 cup) bleach per gallon of water or 4 teaspoons bleach per quart of water.
Watch for Symptoms: Fever, Cough, Shortness of Breath
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness. These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure(based on the incubation period of MERS-CoV viruses).
Contact the COVID-19 hotline
The State of Georgia has a new COVID-19 hotline. If you believe that you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, please contact your primary care doctor or urgent care clinic. Please do not show up unannounced at an emergency room or health care facility. Hotline: 844-442-2681
What You Can Do
Burglary Prevention
- Lock your doors, including the one from the garage
- Keep garage doors closed-check before bed every night
- Motion sensor activated lighting
- Surveillance cameras
Entering Auto Prevention
- Lock your vehicles and remove items of value and items that appear to contain valuables.
- If you can’t keep them with you, secure your valuables in the trunk before reaching your location.
- Keep your vehicle locked and your purse or wallet on your person while fueling at the gas station.
Postal Theft
- Anti-Theft mailboxes with a special locking system
- Security Cameras
- Do not raise the mail flag
- Do not send cash, checks, or anything that has credit card information
Remember to CALL 911 to report any suspicious persons or activity. If you see something, say something!
Cobb County Camera Registry
The Cobb County Police Camera Registration program is a police/community video partnership that operates on a voluntary basis with homeowners, neighborhoods and business owners who own private video surveillance systems. We encourage both businesses and residents to register their cameras online by completing the form below.
This program is intended to let our officers know where cameras are active in the county in case a crime occurs. It is not intended for active surveillance, and officers will not have direct access to homeowners' cameras. Those who register a camera will be contacted if a crime occurs in the vicinity of that camera.
Information provided by residents and businesses will be maintained in a secure database.
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Stay Safe,
Det. Lieutenant J.B Wade
Det. Sergeant W.R. Pettitt
Criminal Investigation Unit Pct. 5
4640 Dallas Highway
Powder Springs, GA 30127
(770) 499-4578