Residents with questions for Santa Clara County Sheriff’s or fireplace personnel may need to head to the Saratoga Security Honest Thursday, Sept. 15, to speak one-on-one with public security organizations and metropolis officers about wildfires and crime prevention.
The truthful is ready for 6-8 p.m. on the Saratoga Senior Middle, situated at 19655 Allendale Ave. The annual occasion was held as a drive-through final yr however shall be again in particular person this yr.
Collaborating companies embrace the Sheriff’s Workplace, County Fireplace, Saratoga’s Group Emergency Response Group, Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation, Collaborating Businesses Catastrophe Reduction Effort and metropolis employees.
Households can register for a 30-40 minute time slot to attend and obtain a free Neighborhood Watch reward bag. This yr, items will embrace reflective objects for visibility and water bottles, Saratoga employees stated.
“This can be a nice time to ask the specialists questions on your particular wants, like what you are able to do to stop crime from occurring at your property and in your neighborhood, or the way to harden your property to stop a wildfire from spreading,” Mayor Tina Walia stated in an e mail assertion. “Collectively, we will all learn to proceed making Saratoga safer and extra resilient.”
This occasion comes after latest knowledge confirmed Saratoga’s residential housebreaking charge elevated this yr for the primary time in seven years, up from 14 instances within the first 4 months of 2021 to 18 instances within the first 4 months of 2022. This represents a 29% enhance.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Workplace stated the final time town’s residential housebreaking charge elevated was in 2015, when the quantity rose from 47 to 52 instances over the primary 4 months of 2014.
Chris Vasquez, who based a Neighborhood Watch group in Saratoga Woods, stated a giant concern in his neighborhood is site visitors movement, contemplating the development deliberate for the realm.
“We’re delicate to the site visitors and with all of the deliberate development of El Paseo, Saratoga Avenue goes to be fairly crowded and there'll most likely be delays and that type of factor,” Vasquez stated.
The truthful may even present a possibility for residents to ask concerning the Automated License Plate Reader system Saratoga put in this summer season, which tracks vehicles that go by means of town to assist legislation enforcement remedy and stop crime. The seven cameras monitor stolen autos and plates, lacking individuals, autos related to felonies and different autos of curiosity.
Go to www.saratoga.ca.us/truthful to register and for extra info.