The Burien Police Department will be offering a free program on reducing break-ins and other crimes, called “Burglaries & You,” from 7pm – 9pm on Tuesday, April 12th at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center.

Police department officials will provide updates and insight into recent burglary trends and crime prevention information. Participants will learn measures they can take to stop or reduce burglaries and prevent becoming a victim of other crimes.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Free crime prevention program “Burglaries & You” presented by the Burien Police Department.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 12th, from 7pm – 9pm.

WHERE: Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center (Main Auditorium), located at 19010 1st Ave. South.

INFO: FREE refreshments will be served, and topics will include:

• Burglary Trends in the Burien Area
• Crime Prevention Tips to Protect Residents
• What and When to Call Police
• Crime Maps Offered by City of Burien
• Cop Logic – Online Self-Reporting Tools
• Block & Business Watches
• Burien Alert Emergency Notification System

There will also be informational material to take home.

The program is open to anyone in the Burien, SeaTac and White Center communities.

Gatherings like this happened all around our area. Here are slideshows featuring photos from the official open house at Burien City Hall North, as well as a two other locations. You can advance through the slideshows by clicking on the image.

First, two sets of photos by B-Town Blog’s own Michael Brunk:

National Night Out – Open House at Burien North City Hall

National Night Out – Gathering at Greg Duff’s Home in North Highline

And finally, a slideshow of photos from Stephen Bersig / humberinc photo arts taken at the Normandy Park Senior Living event:

National Night Out – Normandy Park Senior Living

A Gang Prevention Workshop is coming to Burien’s Criminal Justice Training Center  on Friday, Oct. 9th from 8am to 5pm.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Gang Prevention Workshop with Gabriel Morales

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 9th from 8am to 5pm

WHERE: Criminal Justice Training Center, located at 19010 1st Ave. South in Burien; Directions: https://fortress.wa.gov/cjtc/www/directions_lodging/cjtcmap.pdf

INFO: Limited Capacity: First Come, First Serve, 50 Attendees Only! Will fill up fast!

Here’s Gabriel Morales’ bio:

I am Gabriel Morales. I have worked in the area of gang prevention and intervention, both in the adult and juvenile system, for over 25 years. My experience includes working with at-risk kids in Seattle, in suburbs, rural areas, and L.A. youth gang diversion programs. I worked many years as a Correctional Peace Officer at Folsom State Prison in California, as well as classifying and dealing with violent offenders in the jail setting of a large city. I am the Lead Gangs Instructor at the WA State Academy for police agencies and most corrections staff and have taught at numerous conferences around the country. I was the Founder and current Vice President of the Int’l Latino Gang Investigators Association. I was invited to speak at the 2006 Chicano Correctional Workers Association Conference in Ontario, CA. In 2008, I was most contracted by the California Highway Patrol to provide gang training. I was also invited to speak at the 35th Annual National Latino Peace Officers Training Institute in Denver, CO, in 2008 where I presented “Current U.S. Prison Gang Trends for Law Enforcement”. In 2009, I was invited to speak at the 47th Annual International Association of Women Police Conference.

PURPOSE: To better educate Teachers, Counselors, Service Providers, Parents, and Kids

GOAL: To give at least 3 good tools from each class that people can use today with youth.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

8AM-8:15 AM Keynote Speakers: Claudia D’Allegri, Assoc. Director, Sea-Mar Community Health Clinics, and Acting Seattle Police Chief John Diaz

8:15-10:00AM Gang Prevention: GRIP-Gang Resistance Is Paramount- Tony Ostos, Gang Expert

10-11AM Prevention: Local School District Drop-Out Prevention Programs-Mich Moore, Ph.D, Models for Change

11AM-Noon Gang Prevention: City, County, and State Gang Prevention Resources-SYVPI & DSHS

12 Noon-1PM  Lunch & Movie: “Gang Prevention: For Our Kids, For Our Community”

1-2PM Intervention Family Impact: Mind, Body, and Spirt, Maureen Caputo, SAL Program

2-3PM Prevention and Intervention: Mentoring At-Risk-Youth-J.Santiago, Renacer Treatment Ctr.

3-4PM Intervention Interactive Counseling Methods- Butch Carter, Green Hill School Counselor

4-5PM Intervention Gang Behaviors and Critical Thinking- Mary Waterhouse, Breakthrough Coach

5PM Closing and Certificates

For more information, email gcmorales2007@gmail.com, call 206-372-1251 or click here: http://www.gangpreventionservices.org/training.asp

That’s right – it’s National Night Out, an annual, unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) celebrated throughout the country.

According to their website:

Last year’s National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from over 10,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, over 35 million people participated in National Night Out 2007.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Some video clips from various 2007 Night Outs:

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So…are you partaking in National Night Out?

Have a digital still or video camera?

Then send us some pics/clips Tuesday (or just email us info on what you did)!