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Your neighbors and business owners in Charleston’s East End are working to decrease crime. A partnership between law enforcement agencies and neighbors has been formed as part of the Hard Time For Gun Crime initiative. Keep this flyer on-hand so that you know how to report crime and other neighborhood concerns.

Emergency Phone Numbers 
Call 911 for emergency situations: for example to report a crime in progress, a fire, an accident, or for immediate medical assistance.

Non-Emergencies 
Call Metro non-emergency at 348-8111 to: Request police to respond to a suspicious incident or crime which occurred, but is not in progress or simply to report an incident call the Records Division at 348-6424.

Report a minor accident, disabled vehicle, traffic tie-up, or excessive noise after 10:30pm. Call Metro Non-Emergency line at 348-8111.

Call the Building Commission at 348-6833 to report a suspected building code violation.

♦ To report a street or sidewalk needing repair call the Street Dept., 348-6850.

♦ To report stray animals or cruelty, call 342-1576.

♦ To report a non-operative traffic light call Traffic Engineering, 348-6872.

♦ To report a malfunctioning sewer, call 348-1084.

♦ To report trash not picked up, call 348-6832.

♦ To report an abandoned vehicle or a blocked driveway, call CPD Traffic Div. (daytime) 348-6470.

♦ To reach the Mayor’s Office, call 348-8174.

♦ To reach Charleston Housing, call 348-6451.

Get to know your City Council Person and your State Delegate.

Keep any weapons you own secure.

Take responsibility for creating a safe neighborhood and get involved.

Assist law enforcement by reporting crime or suspicious activity.

Helpful Charleston Websites:

www.charlestonwv.org

www.cityofcharleston.org 

www.charlestonwvpolice.org

Roosevelt Neighborhood Center hosts community recreation programs of Charleston Parks & Rec., and houses the East End Family Resource Center with an after-school program. We are partners with the community in the Charleston Safer Neighborhoods Task Force. Call the center at 348-0529, or call 348-6411 to contact Charleston P.D.,

Community Services Div.

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Suspect Description:

Call the police at 911 and complete the information below if you encounter suspicious persons or vehicles.

Sex/gender

Race:

Age:

Height:

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Hair:

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Tattoos:

Scars/Marks:

Complexion:

Hat (type/color):

Coat:

Shirt:

Pants:

Shoes:

License/State:

Make:

Model:

What did he/she say: ________________________________________________

Speech (accent, slur, etc.): ___________________________________________

Mannerisms: (right/left handed, nervous, demanding, etc.):

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Describe his/her actions and what he/she touched:

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Weapon Used: Hand Gun Rifle Knife

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Direction of Travel:

Vehicle Description:

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A Community-Based Initiative in West Virginia

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