The latest issue of “Partners in Crime Prevention” covers
gangs in Snohomish County including recent activity, why kids join gangs and how
to keep your kids out of gangs.
See the newsletter here,
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office:
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
SCAM ALERT- Scammers Soliciting Contributions in the Name of the Sheriff’s Office
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has issued an alert
warning of scammers calling county citizens asking for money for the Sheriff’s
Office.
According to a Sheriff’s Office tweet tonight:
"The Fundraising Center” is soliciting funds to support
the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. We do not have a non-profit organization
and our agency will never solicit funds to "help keep the agency
afloat" (as one scammer said).
Also, there is a warrant scam going around in the name of
the Sheriff’s office. According to a posting on Facebook:
“A "Capt. Miller" is calling to bully victims into
paying to have a warrant "lifted" for missing jury duty. While we do
have a Capt. Miller in our employ, neither he nor any other bona fide law
enforcement or court personnel will call you to demand money over the phone.
Ever. You can check to see if you have outstanding warrants online.”
If you receive a call from someone asking for money or
demanding money for the Sheriff’s Office, hang up.
PACKAGE THEFT- Protecting Your Deliveries
The video of a woman slipping and falling as she takes
packages from a front porch in the Bothell area points out that package theft
remains a problem for our area. The Christmas holidays brings out an intensity
of reminders on how you can protect your packages. But package theft occurs year-round,
and with the popularity of online shopping will probably continue to be a
problem.
KOMO News reports that the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office
has arrested both the woman and her getaway driver seen in the video.
Companies are developing products to try to help. Over the
holidays, Amazon announced its Amazon Key, an elaborate system that allows
Amazon delivery people to enter your home to place your package just inside the
door. Even with the security camera that comes with the package, many people
were not sure that this was such a great idea.
A local company, Package Guard, sells a frisbee sized device
that you can place on (and can secure to) your porch. The idea is that the package
delivery driver can place your package on the Package Guard. If a package thief
takes the package, a loud alarm sounds announcing the theft. Package Guard
costs $79, so it is relatively inexpensive.
Other companies sell you boxes that you can bolt to your
front porch. Land Port is one company that sells anti-package theft boxes. With
their boxes, you need to share an electronic key code with the delivery driver.
When the driver brings your package, he/she enters the key code to open the
door, places your package in the box, then closes the door. Prices for Land
Port’s boxes range from $499 to $799.
KING-TV recently published a listing of things you can do to
protect your incoming packages from theft. For more information about
preventing package theft go to,
KING-TV:
KOMO-TV:
Package Guard:
Land Port:
Wednesday, January 3, 2018
OPIOID CRISIS- Narcan Training on January 31
The Snohomish Health District, under its Snohomish Overdose
Prevention program, will host Narcan (Naloxone) training at the Everett Public
Library on January 31st from 6pm to 7pm.
Narcan is an easily administered drug that blocks the
effects of an opioid overdose.
Training will include how to administer Narcan, what makes opioids
and opiates, how they affect the body, who is at risk of an overdose, what an opioid
overdose looks like, and how you can obtain Narcan.
This training is for anyone. People who might be especially
interested might include friends or family of people who are addicted to
opioids or heroin. Knowing how to apply Narcan just might save a life.
Snohomish Overdose Prevention:
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
ID THEFT- The Market for Stolen Account Credentials
For a while now I have been hammering on the need to protect
your personal information. This posting by blogger Brian Krebs shows the market
for account information, passwords, etc. Those who collect account credentials
can make some good money on your personal information.
Krebs' bottom line,
·
If you can, place a credit freeze on your
information with the three major credit agencies.
·
Credit monitoring can help you recover from
identity theft.
·
Don’t re-use any of your password across
multiple accounts or web sites. Use a secure password manager create strong
passwords and to store them.
·
Where you can, use two-factor authentication to
gain access to your accounts. This makes it much more difficult to ID thieves
to gain access to your accounts.
This is a good article to read. It has good explanations of ID
theft concepts and how they can help.
Krebs On Security:
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