Avoid Making Yourself a Target for Thieves

(Click on the image for News4's Shomari Stone report)

Empty boxes that held your expensive holiday gifts are an easy giveaway for thieves who are looking for their next target.

Oxon Hill Middle School Students: Winners of MD 210 Safety Slogan Contest

You will be seeing their safety slogans on Indian Head Highway Variable Message Boards!

Watch as a Canadian hacker talks with Phoenix man via Nest security camera

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"Phoenix man says hacker talked to him through a Nest security camera in his home
Andy Gregg was in his back yard a few weeks ago when he heard a voice he didn't recognize inside his house.
It was dark, and Gregg, who lives in the north Phoenix, said his first thought was somebody had broken into his home.
The source of the voice surprised him: It was coming from a Nest Cam IQ security camera in his front window.
The man speaking to him through the camera said he was a "white hat" hacker in Canada with the group Anonymous. He told Gregg his private information had been compromised."

Porch Pirate Caught on Camera

From a Tantallon neighbor:

I wanted to alert my neighbors that a theft occurred at our home last night [Dec. 12] at 6:33pm on Saint Andrews Drive.  Attached is a video clip of the thief who stole an Amazon package and a bag full of supplies that were delivered earlier that day.  It appears to be a young man and he came from the dead end side of the street so he was most likely on foot walking through the area with either a car nearby or he lives in the area.  He didn't seem to care that we could be home. He appears to be wearing a light blue jacket, a pink or light orange hoodie underneath, dark jeans and sneakers.
I filed a police report and they will be on the look out for suspicious activity.  The officer also encourages us to find alternate delivery locations, such as Amazon lockers, the UPS store, work, or post office at least through the holiday season if a package will arrive when you are not home and don't leave anything valuable in your car.  Make sure all your car and house doors are locked and any doors to your back yard.  Installing a good security camera will help at least get descriptions of the thieves, their cars, and their methods of operation.

Holiday Fire Hazards

(Click on the image for Susan Hogan's News4 report)

Have a safe Holiday!

Help Make the Season Bright for Local Families in Need

In addition to the Food Basket Program, District VII Officers and the District VII Citizens Advisory Council are bringing relief to local families in need.
Please read Cpl. Blackwell's letter on how you can help bring joy to two families this Holiday Season.

Police Thanksgiving Dinner - We Have Much To Be Thankful for!

Thanks to Joanne Grigsby, Director of Bennett Caterers, for her generous contribution of time, talent, and food.
Thanks for the overwhelming District VII community support for making this a very special event in appreciation of the best police in the county.
We have a lot to be thankful for.