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While no crime prevention program can guarantee your total safety, we feel that following these suggestions will greatly reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime.

Dear Creve Coeur Resident,

Thank you for taking a moment to learn a little about crime prevention. We at the Creve Coeur Police Department encourage our residents to take an active role in prevention because we cannot protect our community alone. A successful partnership between the citizens of Creve Coeur and the officers who protect and serve them is only possible with active participation from both. I am confident that you will find some information here that will help you become more involved in preparing for threats that may face your family, home and property. This involvement in prevention and preparedness helps to make you a hard target for criminals and tragedy.

Crime fighting begins with you. If you ever see something in your neighborhood that looks suspicious, please call the police department immediately. No one knows your streets, neighbors, and community better that you do; so please, always be vigilant of people, vehicles, or activity that look out of place. One simple phone call to the police department may mean the difference between being a good witness and becoming a victim.

If, after reading the information contained on this website, you are interested in learning more or participating in some of our programs, please contact our Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving Unit at 314-872-2540. The officers in this special unit are dedicated to educating the community and fostering a positive relationship with our citizens.
 
While no crime prevention program can guarantee your total safety, we feel that by becoming more involved, educated, and prepared for crime and disaster, you will greatly reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime or tragedy.

Sincerely,
Chief John T. Beardslee
 

CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES

RESIDENTIAL CRIME PREVENTION

Burglary Prevention - A program for groups provided upon request designed to teach the average citizen how to improve the overall security of their home by using Crime Prevention through environmental design concepts.

Neighborhood Watch - Orientation programs are provided upon request. Any subdivision or street is eligible.

Operation Identification - Engravers are loaned free to citizens for the marking of valuables with the MO State Drivers license numbers. Household inventory forms are also provided.

Residential security Survey - Upon request a Crime Prevention specialist will inspect homes and provide residents with helpful, practical suggestions for making their homes more secure from crime.

Phone Notification System - Made available to neighborhood and business watch groups only. A system to keep members informed of latest crime information.

COMMERCIAL CRIME PREVENTION

Business watch - Orientation Programs are provided upon request. All businesses are encouraged to join. Important educational and safety information is provided to participants.

Commercial Security Survey - Upon request, Crime Prevention specialist will inspect businesses and provide helpful, practical suggestions for making businesses more secure from crime.

Commercial Crime Prevention Training - Upon request, Crime Prevention specialist provide training seminars to businesses regarding prevention of burglary, shoplifting, employee theft, bad checks and credit card fraud.

Office Security Awareness - Training on the prevention of crimes in the office environment.

Armed robbery Training - Provided to bank employee and other interested businesses regarding robbery prevention, suspect identification, etc.

Alcohol Servers Program - Designed to educate owners, managers, bartenders and waitresses on legal responsibilities regarding the sale of intoxicating beverages.

THE CREVE COEUR JOINT CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM

The Creve Coeur Joint Crime Prevention Program is a unique and successful project in which three organizations- two private and one public are working together to better their community. This on-going program has been recognized nationally as an outstanding example of business and government working together. The three organizations that comprise the partnership are: The Monsanto Company, The Creve Coeur Police Department and St. John's Mercy Medical Center (Unity Health).

The corporate security departments at the two private entities and the police department bring together specially trained security and police officers that conduct a variety of crime prevention programs throughout the community.

Some of the programs offered or sponsored by the Creve Coeur Joint Prevention Partnership include the following:

The mission of the Creve Coeur Joint Crime Prevention Partnership is the continued establishment, development and implementation of educational and safety projects for the community and to foster better relationships between private and public law enforcement working together with business and government for the good of the entire community.

For more information, contact Officer Jon McIntosh at (314) 442-2075 or Officer Phil Lane at (314) 872-2540.