On April 7, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 2 City Commissioner Tony Ortiz and Police Chief Val Demings will celebrate the opening of the first Seniors vs. Crime Project office in Orlando in the new District 2 City of Orlando Police Department Satellite Office.
The Seniors vs. Crime Project provides seniors in Orange County with a place to file complaints about fraud and scams, discuss their concerns with peers and receive assistance. The offices will be staffed by volunteer “Senior Sleuths.”
Senior Sleuths in the Orlando office will have been trained through Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office to provide assistance ranging from directing seniors to the proper organizations which can address their particular concerns to helping recover property or money that was fraudulently taken from senior victims. Since 2007, Senior Sleuths have volunteered over 95,000 hours toward helping seniors in their communities and have recovered $3.1 million for senior citizens.
The Seniors vs. Crimes Project office will reside in the new District 2 City of Orlando Satellite Police Office. The satellite office will allow for more than 60 patrol officers in District 2 to utilize the office.
Through Mayor Dyer’s multi-million dollar Public Safety Initiative launched in 2006, the Orlando Police Department has bolstered the number of officers on the streets, added new substations throughout the City and invested in tools, training and technology. Since 2006, there has been a drastic reduction in crime, including violent crime overall is down 34% and homicides are down 49%.
WHO:
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer
District 2 City Commissioner Tony Ortiz
Orlando Police Chief Val Demings
Members of the Orlando Police Department
Representative from the Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s office
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
2 p.m.
WHERE:
District 2 City of Orlando Police Department Satellite Office
440 South Semoran Boulevard
