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August, 2015 Cactus Park Precinct Commander Kevin L. Robinson

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Inside this issue:

Ninos Seguros Back To School

Event

2

Home Alone & Caring officers

Moment with Your Mouse 3

Photo Radar & CPR Kits CHILDTIME Station Tour

4

West Phoenix Revitalization VIP Community Update Meeting

5

Neighborhood Block Watch Grants 6

Neighborhood Activities/ Training 7-8

Community Partnership Calendar 9

On Saturday, March 28,2015,

officers from Cactus Park Pre-

cinct teamed up with the City of

Phoenix Streets Maintenance

Department to conduct a neigh-

borhood cleanup. This neighbor-

hood cleanup is in conjunction

with the proactive enforcement

efforts officers are currently in-

volved with, as part of the 2015

Cactus Park Precinct Violence

lmpact Project.

This first area chosen had over-

grown oleanders, trees and grass

next to the Black Canyon

Access Road. This overgrown area

extended into an open culvert

adjacent to the access road,

which is vital for water flow during

heavy rainfall in the valley. lf this

culvert were to become

clogged the residential homes in

the area could experience flood-

ing. Due to the overgrowth this

is being used as a home for nu-

merous homeless individuals.

Grocery carts, trash, and drug

paraphernalia has also littered

the area in this residential neigh-

borhood. The Streets Department

cut back the trees and most of

the oleanders were

either taken out or cut back to

clean up the area. Officers used

gas powered weed eaters to cut

down the overgrown grass in four

easements running East / West

between Montebello Ave. &

Missouri Ave.

Trees were cut back in this area

as well. Volunteers assisted with

this effort raking the grass in the

easements and collecting trash.

Continued on page 3

Caring Officers and City Department Employees: by Lieutenant Russ Frederiksen

Partnerships: Grand Canyon University and the

Community

Ninos Seguros event

strengthens local

community ties Truly a special year of giving and ‘joy’ with you once

again this year. Amazing day Saturday – on all

fronts! Thank you for sharing your time with us –

the kids loved seeing you! YOU blessed over 5,500

of our Canyon Corridor neighborhood youth and

families in just a few short hours; however, it cer-

tainly took a lot of hard work and passionate caring

for our community to pull it off. YOU did it! Thank

YOU for helping to make this such a success! I really

do believe it was the best ever – on all fronts. And

it’s the only Back-to-School Drive I know that is fully

organized, run and supported by our West Side

community (organizations, associations, business-

es, and city depts.) – and that’s priceless!

Hugs, Faith

An estimated 5,500 GCU community mem-

bers received health screenings and supplies

at the 11th Annual Canyon Cares and Ninos

Seguros Back to School & Safety Fair, Satur-

day in Antelope Gym. The group also enjoyed

entertainment, collected safety resources

from various local organizations and listened

to welcoming remarks from Phoenix Vice

Mayor, Daniel Valenzuela. Photographer Jak

Keyser was there to capture the fun.

Photo by Jak Keyser

Continued next page

Vice Mayor, Daniel Valenzuela

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Grand Canyon University continued its strong community outreach efforts

over the weekend by supporting the Canyon Cares/Arvizu Ninos Seguros

Back to School Health & Safety Fair.

More than 5,500 Canyon Corridor community youth and their families

were on campus Saturday for the 11th annual event in Antelope Gym.

The event prepared children to return to school by providing free back-

packs, school supplies and health screenings. Those who completed the

health screenings were eligible to win prizes, which included ten bikes,

five laptops and five iPads from local vendors. The event also included

karate demonstrations and safety presentations, and families were able

to interact with Phoenix Vice Mayor, Daniel Valenzuela.

Faith Weese, GCU’s Chief University Relations

Officer who has been involved with nearly every

Ninos Seguros event, said Saturday’s was the

biggest in its history.

“This is an amazing event and the only one of its

kind in west Phoenix,” Weese said. “It is the event

of the year for our Canyon Corridor youth and fami-

lies as they prepare for the first day of school once

again. It was an exciting day and probably the

most successful ever.”

GCU had more than 100 volunteers on campus,

among them 40 students from the College of

Nursing and Health Care Professions who provided

thousands of free screenings, including eye exams and basic checkups.

Connie Colbert, Director of the Canyon Health and Wellness Center, volunteered at the event for the

first time and supervised the nurse volunteers. It was an educational opportunity for nursing stu-

dents to apply lessons from GCU courses and for community members to become more aware of

their health needs and receive training on basic self-care, she said.

“This event is great for our students and the community. Our students were able to receive practical

application of what they are being taught in class, and people in the community had the opportunity

to have their vision tested or blood pressure checked and learn how to stay healthy,” she said.

http://news.gcu.edu/2015/07/back-to-school-and-safety-fair-draws-5550-to-gcu/

http://news.gcu.edu/2015/07/ninos-seguros-event-strengthens-local-community-ties/

Ninos Seguros Event Cont.

<< —- Vice Mayor, Daniel Valenzuela was on hand to

show support and to applaud the volunteers and work

by those putting on the event. Moments after he

spoke, he was literally the “First Responder” when

one of the guest went into labor.

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A Moment With Your Mouse

A Moment With Your Mouse

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by Thalia Williams

Whether your teen is at that age where they no longer need a babysitter for the

day or you plan to leave them home alone overnight, you may feel anxious

about the situation. That’s normal, especially when leaving your teen home

without supervision for the first time. Save yourself the anxiety by clearly com-

municating your expectations and guidelines for their unsupervised time. When

developing your guidelines and expectations, consider these tips:

· Be clear about who is allowed and not allowed at your home while you are

away.

· Inform your neighbors, family and friends, and ask that they check in and can

be a contact for your teen while you are away.

· Lock up or remove any alcohol, tobacco products, and prescription drugs that

you have in your home.

· Explain the consequences to your teen should they disobey your rules.

No one knows your teen better than you do. Think about their behavior and if

they can be given this responsibility. Do they turn in their homework on time?

Are they completing their chores? How is their behavior around their friends?

Understanding their current behavior will help indicate whether they are ready to stay at home unsupervised. This may be a good time to

emphasize the idea that freedom is earned by consistently showing responsibility.

Consider this an opportunity for both you and your teen. It gives your teen the chance to prove they are responsible and can be trusted

with this opportunity. It allows you the flexibility and freedom to spend time outside of the home without the need to hire a babysitter. This

valuable growth experience can be positive with careful preparation and guidance.

http://drugfreeazkids.org/blog/home-alone

Home Alone

Arizona Department of Transporta-

tion (ADOT) assisted in closing down

the Black Canyon Freeway access

road, and side streets in this area

keeping it safe for all of the individu-

als involved with the cleanup.

Motorist Assist, Richard Graves also

assisted with this closure and traffic

control.

I would like to thank each and every

one of these individuals that assist-

ed on this Saturday morning with

this clean up.

I would also like to commend City of

Phoenix, Street Maintenance Super-

visor, Mike Mobley for coordinating

efforts within his department. This

type of blight in residential neighbor-

hoods is what leads to crime in the

area.

Caring Officers and City Department Employees: cont.

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Keeping our Students Safe

Through Traffic Control

CPCA Distributes CPR “kits”

The Cactus Park Precinct Community Alliance

purchased, put together, and distributed a collec-

tion of items all of which are dedicated to explain-

ing, and administering CPR. The bag includes: A

First Aid Guide, DVD entitled “CPR Awareness & Water Safety Tips” (in

English and Spanish) produced by Phoenix Fire Department in partner-

ship with SRP; NEXTCARE magnetic CPR instruction card; A C-A-B magnet-

ic card by American Heart Association; An I.C.E. fill out card; A compres-

sion only CPR instruction card by Sarver Heart Center and a CPR (one-way

valve & barrier filter) Rescue Kit in a zippered pouch.

Robin Mofford, Chairperson of the Cactus Park Community Alliance told

the group she has been trying to get this going for a long time and is glad

to finally put it together. Funded by the Neighborhood Block Watch Grant

and distributed to the attendees of the monthly meetings. This little bag

of items could very well save your life or the life of a friend or loved one.

There is a new traffic device at the intersection of

West Cactus Road and 35th Avenue. Photo radar

will be keeping a “watch” on the intersection for

traffic east and west. It will monitor speeders and

red-light violators. This is in place in time for the

school session and will aid in safety for those travel-

ing to and from Moon Valley High School.

https://www.phoenix.gov/policesite/Documents/070274.

pdf

https://pmcapps.phoenix.gov/BailCard

Violation Type Violation Code Fine Amount

Red Light 28-645A3A $272.45

Speed in School Zone 28-797H $291.45

Speed (1-9 MPH over) 28-701A $213.45

Jennifer McGuigan and

Jessica Davidow of the

ChildTime facility at

3011 West Bell Road,

chaperoned two groups

over a two day period to

the Cactus Park Pre-

cinct. The 6—11 year

olds met a few police

officers and learned

about gun safety, and how the police catch “bad people”,

and what happens then. They saw first hand the holding

cells and sat in the back seat of a patrol car.

Station Tour

Community Action

Officer, Joe

Trujillo explains

the equipment in

the Patrol Of-

ficer’s “office”,

the patrol car,

with lights and

siren of course.

The third Community Update meeting for this project was

held at Helen Drake Senior Center on July 28th and covered

the progress made in the recent months.

Vice Mayor, Daniel Valenzuela reiterated his office support

and introduced his staff. Neighborhood services as well as

other department provided staff literature and stayed after

the meeting to meet and answer residents questions.

Commander Kevin Robinson detailed some of the on going

investigations and summarized some of the results in a

power point presentation to the 70 plus residents attending.

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West Phoenix Revitalization Violence Impact Project

Precinct Commander gave the floor to Neighborhood

Enforcement Squad Sergeant Nick Jimenez who ex-

plained some of the detailed cases underway and the

target areas currently being worked inside the VIP

boundaries. Some of what has been accomplished:

127 Felony Arrests; 83 Misdemeanor Arrests

65 Prostitution Arrests

24 Drug Sales Cases

291 Reports

15 Search Warrants Written

5 Vehicle Seizures

38 Weapons Seized

40+ pounds Heroin; 10+ pounds Methamphetamine

$50,000 cash seized

Maria Lucinda Maldonado (center) with

Vacinos Unidos Seimpre Block Watch and

coordinator for the Spanish speaking com-

munity in the Canyon Coordinator was

acknowledged as a pioneer and role model

in her efforts to combine the community

residents for a coordinated crime reducing

neighborhood organizations. Lucy and

Maria Uhing (left) in partnership with Grand

Canyon University are organizing a Spanish

Speaking Community Phoenix Neighbor-

hood Patrol class early next month.

Jak Keyser, area resident and GCU

photographer asked questions re-

garding his neighborhood and ef-

forts being done to address the

issues.

Other guests with questions were

given the opportunity to address

the speakers and Department rep-

resentatives to get the questions

answered in more detail with the

City Departments most effective in

dealing with their particular

problem.

Next West Phoenix Revitalization Violence Impact

Project Community Up-Date meeting

will be November 5th.

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Neighborhood Block Watch Grants

Cops and

Coffee at

Los Altos

Ranch

Market We have outgrown the rooms at Shooter’s World, at the past

few meetings some of us had to stand or even sit on the floor

when they ran out of chairs. We have a new location we are

going to try that is not too far from Shooter’s World. We will be

meeting in the Neighborhood Services West Facility, Large Con-

ference Room. Many of you have been there before for other

classes or to visit Graffiti Busters.

Citywide PNP

Monthly Meeting

Has Changed

Locations

Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

6pm to 8pm

NSD West Facility Conference Room

3325 W. Flower Street

https://www.google.com/maps/search/332

5+W+FLOWER+ST,/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?h

l=en

Click map for larger web view

Writing a grant for any purpose and to any institution can be a daunting task and seem insurmountable at first. There are stringent guide-

lines for when and how the grant is written. There are guidelines in place to insure the grant is strictly adhered to holding each group’s grant

“signers” accountable. This grant process is no different. Good thing is, the City has multiple resources to assist in the writing the grant and

inform your group as to the protocol, details and deadlines. Each year the City tries to make the process easier and more streamlined and

this year it is all online. Provided here are some links and groups that will assist you in writing your grant. The following is a sample of what

you will find in some of the publications on the internet as well as from neighborhood support groups.

PROHIBITIONS:

Grant funds may not be used to buy food or beverages of any kind, including consumable prizes or incentives in

the form of food or beverages; motor vehicles; surveillance equipment, including night vision and listening de-

vices; weapons of any type, including firearms, pepper spray, mace, stun guns, etc.; parties and recognition

dinners; awards; entertainment, including field trips and entrance fees for in-state or out-of-state amusement

and water parks; raffle prizes; bulletproof vests; overhead emergency light bars; and/or pay for administration

of the grant itself.

BACKUP INFORMATION:

The quarterly report submittal must include back-up documentation for each purchase. Proper documentation

includes receipts, invoices, and/or time sheets.

lf your group is required to have general liability insurance or has purchased insurance with grant funds, please submit a copy of the certifi-

cate of insurance with your quarterly report.

lf you have purchased an item that is $1,500 or more, please submit copies of three written bids.

https://www.phoenix.gov/police/neighborhood-resources/block-watch-grants

Drop the kids

off at school

and come join

us Sept. 2nd

at 8:00 am.

for a sip of

coffee and

breakfast

burrito

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August, 2015

“Self-Management of Aches and Pains”

– presented by Doug Conner, Valley

Physical Therapy

FREE Blood Pressure Checks by CareMore Ins.

FREE BMI Testing by CareMore Ins.

We are pleased to add Cracker Barrel to

our elite list of meeting places that we

descend upon monthly and enjoy a meal

and chat, commonly referred to as Coffee

with a Cop. In honor of our more northern

neighborhoods we chose an eatery that is

“up your way” and hope you will join in.

If you have not had the experience of

enjoying a good wholesome breakfast or

just hot coffee and discussing your neigh-

borhood issues with a police officer or

City Department Representative including

Councilwoman Thelda Williams’ office,

plan to attend.

Feel free to bring children or a neighbor,

eating is optional and we bring plenty of

stickers.

27th Ave.

Salter Dr.

Deer Valley Rd.

“Fear not for the future, weep not for the

past.”

-Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) English Poet

1) The UNA online magazine, www.UNAphx.org,

United Neighbors Association

2) Cactus Park West Neighborhood Association’s

Newsletter: August

3) Sunburst Farms HOA Newsletter

4) Subscribe to District 1 News

Area Online Newsletters and Links:

Send in your links to your community newsletters and get them placed

on this list:

CPCA monthly meeting :

August 26th; 6:30 pm

Beuf Community Center

3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Dr.

Commander Giordano

Cactus Park Precinct Website: http://phoenix.gov/police/precincts/cactuspark

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Contact Phoenix Block Watch Advisory Board

Phoenix Block

Watch Advisory

Board

In Partnership with the Phoenix Police department

Hosted By:

Black Mountain Precinct

Date: Time:

Aug 25th; 6:30-8:30 pm

Location: Deer Valley Center;

2001 W. Wahalla

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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August Partnership Events

Aug 5th; Coffee with a Cop

Cracker Barrel. 8:00 am

21611 N 26th Ave

Aug. 25th; Block Watch Adviso-

ry Board monthly meeting;

Deer Valley Center; 2001 W.

Wahalla; 6:30-8:30 pm

Aug 26th; CPCA/PNP monthly

meeting

Beuf Station; 3435 W Pinnacle

Peak Dr.; 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Aug 29th; PNP Certification

Class; Mt. View Precinct

2075 E. Maryland Ave.;

7:30 am

Sep. 2nd; Coffee with a Cop

Los Altos ranch Market

. 8:00 am

3415 W Glendale Ave.

August Cactus Park Precinct Phoenix

Neighborhood Patrol

PNP Briefing:

No August PNP Briefing

September

For questions, comments or

suggestions pertaining to this

newsletter contact: brandon.epperson@phoenix.gov

Phoenix (Cactus Park) Neighborhood Patrol

59 Cactus Park Precinct Phoenix Neighborhood Patrol

members contributed over 1096 hours and

totaled 1296 miles!

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