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(A Crime Prevention Spoof of the Holiday Classic: Frosty the Snowman) By Melissa Somers Executive Director, CPP SoCal*   Stanley the toolbox Was filled with tools you know Left in the back of his foreman’s truck And parked next to a backhoe   Stanley the toolbox And

Clearing up (some) confusion surrounding theft in the rental industry. By Melissa Somers, Executive Director, Crime Prevention Program of SoCal* We’ve all either seen or heard Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First” skit. (If you aren’t familiar with it, do yourself a favor and look it up!)

BY MELISSA SOMERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT crime prevention is much more than setting up a security system and slapping GPS on your equipment. Sure, there are a vast array of additional prevention tools that you can utilize but one very simple

Phishing (and other) Scams and How to Avoid Getting Caught in the Net By Melissa Somers, Executive Director, Crime Prevention Program of Southern California* Financial crimes continue to be a leading threat globally as fraudsters are doing their best to capitalize on the massive amount of information

A holiday story of prevention and growth. By Melissa Somers Executive Director, CPP SoCal* Every You down in Youville liked progress a lot…. But the Grinch, who lived in the region of Youville, did NOT! The Grinch hated progress! And all for no reason. Now please don’t

Life is a bumpy road. Eventually you just learn how to drive on it. By Melissa Somers, Executive Director Crime Prevention Program of Southern California* When you were learning to drive, every bump in the road tended to feel like a crater, threatening your control of the

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” John Wooden Have you ever written yourself a note only to discover later on that you’re struggling to read your own writing?  Think about someone else trying to read it.  Would they have any

Holiday Prevention Ideas to Maximize Your Merriment By Melissa Somers, Executive Director CPP SoCal* Cruising through the ‘hood Making their getaway O’er the tracks they go Laughing all the way Bells on GPS ping Alerting us that night What fun it is to track and recover Your

Problems created by assumptions made BY MELISSA SOMERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (CPP) “When you’re surrounded by people who share the same set of assumptions as you, you start to think that’s reality.” — Emily Levine IF YOU SEARCH Google Images for Bobcat, most

BY MELISSA SOMERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM OF SOCAL “A fresh start is not a new place, it’s a mindset.” — C.H. Rahul Madal THE ONSET OF spring conjures images of sunshine and bright flowers, and it often ignites feelings of anticipation for new beginnings, all of which