Crime Prevention/Public Information

The Stillwater Police Department Crime Prevention/Public Information Office specializes in topics of crime prevention, traffic safety, and other community related issues.

The CP/PIO teams up with the citizens of Stillwater to form partnerships that provide a safer place to live, work, and to enjoy life to its fullest. This objective is accomplished by informational and educational programs provided as a public service.

Crime Prevention offers a vast selection of programs to the community. These programs cover many topics and are for all ages. Some of the topics for the younger children include:

• 9-1-1 Emergency
• Bicycle Safety
• Child Fingerprinting
• Stranger Danger
• The Police Officer is Your Friend
• Personal Safety for Children

Fun Links for Families and Kids: (Kids, always check with your parents before you surf the Internet.)

• http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/safeschool/teachers/index.html
• http://www.mcgruff.org/

Topics for older audiences up through college include:

• Drinking Driving and You
• Click It or Ticket
• Drug Education
• Gang Education
• The Law Enforcement Career

Check out these sites:

• http://www.under21.org/
• http://www.buckleupoklahoma.com/
• http://www.dps.state.ok.us/policecorps/staff.htm

Topics for civic groups and older audiences include:

• Cons and Con Games
• Personal Safety for Adults
• Stillwater Police Department : Facts and Figures
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Crime Prevention
• Drugs and Gangs

For more information on how to protect yourself:

• http://www.ftc.gov/
• http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
• http://www.aarp.org/
• http://www.ncpc.org/

Topics for the business community include:

• Armed Robbery Prevention
• Fraud and Embezzlement Protection
• Violence in the Workplace
• Shoplifting Prevention and Detection
• Prevention of Check Forgeries
• How to prevent Credit Card Fraud

The CP/PIO actively cooperates with local media to inform the community of crime trends and current safety issues. The Crime Prevention/Public Information Office provides police department tours, and home/business security surveys at no cost.  

For information on these programs and others, or to schedule a program, contact: 

Ron Benningfield, Crime Prevention/Public Information Officer
Stillwater Police Department
P.O. Box 1725
701 S. Lewis
Stillwater, OK 74076
Voice      (405) 742-8303
Fax          (405)742-8284
e-mail to: CrimePrev@Stillwater.org