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Anchorage Police Department: How you deal with package theft; Take 2

Last week we talked about how it’s the season for package theft and what you should do about it should it happen to you. Apparently too much early egg nog and gingerbread cookies were consumed in our spirited writing– we have some minor tweaks to make regarding our previous instructions.

So here it is – Take Two – on what you should do if some Grinch steals any of your mail from your mailbox or packages from your porch (which is very rude and very non-Christmassy to boot). We are going to ask you to please report the theft twice: once to us and once to the appropriate mail service.

If you have good suspect information like a name or license plate and/or the theft is actively happening, please call Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1). If you do not have any solid suspect information, please fill out an online report with us which you may do on our website www.muni.org/police. It’s not uncommon for us to recover stolen items, to include mail, while investigating other crimes. The more information we have regarding a criminal incident, the more opportunity we have to return the stolen property to its rightful owner and to build a case against the person(s) responsible.

Please also report the theft to whomever delivered the mail that was subsequently stolen. If someone absconded with the contents of your mailbox, please report it to the United States Postal Service (USPS). If USPS delivered a package to your front door which was later taken, also report it to USPS. If another carrier delivered a package to your door step which was later confiscated by some inconsiderate soul with sticky fingers, please report the theft to that delivery service (Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, and etcetera).

If you see something, say something. Give us a shout if you notice anything out of the ordinary. It’s also helpful if you can get to know your neighbors and watch out for one another. Stay safe out there and we wish all of you a happy holiday season.

Address/Location
Anchorage Police Department
716 W 4th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-786-8900
 
 
 
 
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DEC Contaminated Sites Checklist Updated Laboratory Data Review Checklist:

The Laboratory Data Review Checklist on the Contaminated Sites Guidance and Forms Page has been updated. The link to the superseded data review checklist will no longer work, so please either update your bookmarks to http://dec.alaska.gov/media/18841/laboratory-data-review-check-list-november-2019.docx or visit http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/guidance-forms to find the new version of the checklist. The checklist has been updated in order to:

· Be more flexible and user friendly (radio buttons replaced with checkboxes)

· Clarify the site and laboratory identifiers at the beginning of the checklist

· Include discussion of Matrix Spikes and Matrix Spike Duplicates (MS/MSD)

· Include discussion of isotope dilution analysis

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Brian Englund
Environmental Program Specialist
CS – Chemist
Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Contaminated Sites Program
555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Phone 907.269.7526| Fax 907.269.7649

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Anchorage Police Department: Tis the season for stolen Christmas presents from your porch – here’s how to report mail theft
It’s the holiday season which means a lot of things – including presents. A lot of those presents are delivered by our friendly neighborhood USPS, UPS, and Fed Ex folks, among others. Should packages be stolen from your front porch, please report those thefts (or any mail theft) online with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov

If you have suspect information regarding a mail theft, still report that theft online with the Postal Inspector but please call the Anchorage Police Department at 3-1-1 first with the suspect description.

If you choose to file a mail theft claim with your homeowner’s insurance, and that insurance company requires that a police report be filed, you may do so with APD online at www.muni.org/police. Do this in addition to filing a report with the Postal Inspector.

If you are expecting a delivery, and you have a neighbor who is home during the day, coordinate with them to watch for your packages. Some companies will also allow you to schedule deliveries for a time when you’ll be home. You may also select the “signature required” option so that if a delivery company attempts a package delivery when you are not home, they will leave a slip of paper for you so that you may pick up the items yourself from their facility.

As always – if you see something, say something. Let’s all look out for each other. Happy holidays!

Address/Location
Anchorage Police Department
716 W 4th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-786-8900
 
 
 
 

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