February 4, 2016
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LOCK-IT OR LOSE-IT
(WALKERTON, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is reminding vehicle owners to lock-it or lose-it, following the report of an overnight vehicle entry in the Town of Walkerton.
The resident of Ridout Street reported some cash and music CDs were taken.
The OPP Crime Prevention and Insurance Bureau of Canada Lock-it or Lose-it initiative provides vehicle owners with tips to help protect their property:
Always roll up the vehicle’s windows, lock the doors and pocket the key
If you have a garage, use it - lock the door and the vehicle
Always park in a well-lit area
Never leave valuable objects or packages in plain view
For more tips on preventing crime visit: www.opp.ca.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.crimestoppersgb.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
OPP USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS
Recruiting Innovations - Diversity Focused
(ORILLIA, ON) – As one of the largest deployed police services in North America, the OPP is always hiring. In fact, for the foreseeable future, as a result of hundreds of officers getting ready to retire, the OPP will be hiring even more police officers than usual.
The situation is providing the OPP with a rare opportunity to enhance its efforts at diversification by developing a virtual outreach and awareness strategy that is unique and innovative.
“We aren’t just looking for applicants who are interested in a policing career," said inspector Bryan MacKillop, director of OPP recruitment. "We are trying to link with individuals who know good people, reflective of their communities, who are looking for a career, but for whatever reason - systemic, cultural or otherwise - have yet to consider policing as a career option. We truly want to develop a community-based approach to recruiting."
To assist in achieving this, the OPP Recruitment Unit has enhanced the contents on its social media platforms with an aim to educate candidates on methods of improving their competitiveness, and to attract anyone interested in professional development.
To showcase the OPP as an ideal career choice, recruiters will be providing unprecedented global access, via social media, to the OPP experience.
“We will purposefully open the doors to the public, on a global scale, eliminate barriers to accessing what policing in the OPP is about, and invite the best qualified candidates to come serve our communities by joining a police service which is second to none,” said MacKillop.
To achieve this goal, the OPP will be using social media, in an unprecedented fashion, to smash down barriers ensuring that everyone everywhere has access to the information needed to develop informed decisions in regards to pursuing policing as a career option.
Starting with a virtual ride-along Wednesday Feb. 3, the public is invited to follow an officer on patrol, call-by-call, on Twitter
Wednesday, Feb. 10, a “Breaking Barriers” live-stream event will be hosted whereby OPP officers from varying social and cultural backgrounds will be sharing their experiences concerning every step of their OPP career
Wednesday, Feb. 17, commissioner Vince Hawkes will provide opening remarks to a live stream OPP Recruitment information session during which OPP officers will discuss what it takes to be a competitive candidate
All of these social media events will be live and interactive with viewers.
Going forward, these social media activities will be recurrent and will enhance other general professional development information which recruiting provides to followers on all OPP social media platforms.
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