Swansea Police Department Shares Package Theft Prevention Tips During Holiday Season

swanseamass on November 28, 2022

SWANSEA — As the holiday season approaches, Chief Marc Haslam and the Swansea Police Department would like to provide tips to prevent theft for residents expecting package deliveries within the coming weeks.  

According to the National Neighborhood Watch, nearly one in four adults in the United States has reported having a package stolen at least once. The Swansea Police Department wishes to share the following tips from the National Neighborhood Watch to help prevent package theft:

  • Consider getting a P.O. box at your local post office or having packages delivered to your office
  • Set up notifications to track your packages
  • Install a security camera in the area(s) outside your home where packages may be delivered
  • Require a signature upon delivery to ensure packages are never left unattended
  • Reschedule delivery or ask for a package hold when on vacation
  • Research potential home security technology and locking device options to protect and monitor packages
  • Ask your neighbors to grab your packages for safekeeping until you return home
  • Sign up for the United States Postal Service “Informed Delivery” service, where you can get a daily email with a picture/scan of the mail you will receive that day. To sign up, click here.

If you believe you have fallen victim to package theft, you should do the following:

  • Confirm with your delivery company that your package was actually delivered
  • Identify which package was stolen and what the contents of that package were
  • Contact the police immediately and report your package as stolen
  • If you have a security camera on your home, give a copy of the video to police
  • Report the package theft to the applicable carrier:

Should you happen to witness package theft, do not approach the suspect. Instead, pay attention to what their vehicle looks like and its license plate number. If possible, get a physical description of the suspect to share with police.

Residents should note that around the holidays mail carriers such as Amazon and FedEx contract independent carriers to help deliver items during the peak season. These independent carriers typically drive their own vehicles that have no affiliation markers. Residents should be mindful of these individuals who are oftentimes mistaken as thieves when dropping off packages on behalf of carriers or delivery companies. 

The men and women of the Swansea Police Department wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

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Swansea Police Congratulate Lt. Joseph Martin for Receiving FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award

swanseamass on November 23, 2022

SWANSEA — Chief Marc Haslam and members of the Swansea Police Department would like to congratulate Swansea Police Lt. Joseph Martin for earning the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award for successfully completing three advanced law enforcement training courses this month.

The FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award is given to a law enforcement professional who successfully completes the FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute, Command Leadership Institute and Executive Leadership Institute. Lt. Martin completed his training on Friday, Nov. 4.

“On behalf of the department, we would like to congratulate Lt. Martin upon his successful completion of the Trilogy series,” Chief Haslam said. “The Trilogy series teaches law enforcement professionals vital leadership skills that allow them to continue to help their departments grow and prosper. I look forward to seeing the skills Lt. Martin learned as he shares them with the members of our department to further protect and serve our community.” 

Supervisor Leadership Institute:
The FBI-LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute is a cutting-edge 4 1/2-day program built especially for first-line supervisors and middle managers with the goal of enhancing their leadership competencies. Faculty members are senior law enforcement leaders who are committed to passing on their lessons learned. Attendees engage in personality diagnostics, leadership case studies, mentoring, developing your people, performance management, risk management and credibility.

Command Leadership Institute:
The FBI-LEEDA Command Leadership Institute is a dynamic, intensive and challenging 4 1/2-day program specifically and uniquely designed to prepare law enforcement leaders for command-level positions.

The course’s focus is to provide real-life, contemporary, best-practice strategies and techniques for those aspiring to command-level assignments. Instructors are passionate and have executive-level law enforcement and leadership experience. Students engage in topics including credibility, command discipline and liability, dealing with problem employees and leading change within an organization.

Executive Leadership Institute:

This innovative program is designed for executive-level law enforcement leaders and focuses on the emerging challenges facing the law enforcement profession. The highly interactive program follows the FBI-LEEDA “Cops Talking to Cops” model of professional development. The seminar uses a wide range of source material and calls upon participants’ own professional experiences to facilitate individual development and learning.

Current course topics include generational leadership, paradigms and change objectives, power and influence, transactional and transformational leadership and the future of law enforcement.

 

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