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The jurisdiction covered by Muir Station spans
a the Benicia Bridge south along the I-680 corridor to Walnut Creek, and
east of Hwy 4 to Bay Point.
Muir Station
1980 Muir Rd.
Martinez, CA 94533
(925) 313-2541
Muir station services the following
unincorporated communities:
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Bay Point
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Clyde
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Pacheco
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Unincorporated Concord
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Unincorporated Lafayette
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Unincorporated Martinez
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Muir Station has (2)
Resident Deputies assigned to the community of Bay Point. Resident
Deputies are dedicated to specific areas. They are relieved of beat
responsibility, enabling them to interact with schools, service
organizations, Municipal Advisory Committees (MAC's) and the business
community. These Deputies act as direct links between the community and
the various services provided by the County. Examples of such services
include Code Enforcement, Abandoned Vehicle Abatement, Litter Enforcement
& Removal and Crime Prevention.
The School Resource Officer is trained for three specific roles: law
enforcement officer, law-related counselor and law-related teacher. The
National Association of School Resource Officers calls these interrelated
roles the Triad Concept.
Law Enforcement Officer: an uniformed, armed
officer with a marked police vehicle who investigates crimes and makes
arrests. The S.R.O. is the key police officer for the school community,
working as a liaison between the school and the law enforcement agencies
and presenting a positive role model for the students
Law-Related Counselor: a program coordinator who
provides informal counseling to students and parents based upon the
expertise of a law enforcement officer and works closely with the school's
counseling staff and provides information on community services and the
law to students, parents and staff.
Law-Related Teacher: a member of the school staff
who provides law related education to the students, parents and staff on
request and in the role of guest speaker.
The roles and responsibilities include:
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Investigating and completing dispositions of crimes occurring
in and around school grounds
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Conduct follow-up investigation on assigned cases
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Increase perceptions of safety among students by
providing uniformed police visibility on school campuses
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Deter criminal activity on school campuses
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Monitor school campus to deter truancy and prevent
non-students from entering or disturbing activities on school
grounds
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Patrol the immediate neighborhoods/business in an
effort to prevent student related problems
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Work in partnership with the Juvenile Probation
Department
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Promote communications between students, school
officials and members of the police department
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Allow students to see police officers as positive role
models through positive interaction and methods other than enforcement
experiences
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Provide or arrange for classroom presentations on
issues such as non-violent anger management, gang prevention, drug and
alcohol prevention, law related to drugs, weapons and violence,
function of government, Vehicle Code, Welfare and Institutions Code
and various public safety and law related matters
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Assist in the coordination of services between the
school district , school administrators, police, probation, Child
Protective Services and other public agency officials in the area of
child welfare
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Refer students and their parents to counseling
services, recovery programs and other school or community support
programs where appropriate
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Assist school official in crime search
activities
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Assist in home visits in matters of truancy or child
welfare
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Serve as a member of the School Attendance Review
Board (SARB)
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Promote positive relationships among the police
department, school and community
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Promote positive student activity alternative
such as recreation after school programs, athletics and other extra curricular
programs
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Assist in the supervision of students at school
events, such as dances and athletic events where appropriate
In case of an emergency dial
9-1-1
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Police Districts are areas that contract with the
Sheriff's Office for additional police services above and beyond the basic
Sheriff's Office coverage. The benefits of having district deputies are
clear; greater contact and communication with the residents and deputies
providing solutions to local problems. Deputies assigned to these
districts practice community oriented policing; they develop partnerships
with citizens and community groups, alike, to tackle not only violation of
law, but also quality of life concerns, District deputies enable the
Office of the Sheriff to better meet the needs of the community. Each
individual district has voted to pay different amounts of taxes and sets
different patrol priorities.
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The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff offers a
Residential Site Survey Program as a free public service. It is designed
to help the members of our communities evaluate the security of their
property using crime prevention through environmental design techniques.
A self-done home security survey form can be mailed to
your home, or at your request, the Office of the Sheriff will conduct a
detailed survey of your home and property. At the conclusion of the
survey, you will be provided with recommendations, which if followed, can
drastically reduce your chances of becoming a victim of residential
burglary in the future.
For a form to be mailed call the
Crime
Prevention Specialist at (925) 313-2723.
Click here to print out a
home security survey you can do yourself!
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For tips on crime prevention and home security visit
(Internet Based Community Oriented Policing) Your online
stationhouse to the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office.
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The Muir Station has 35 active Neighborhood Watch groups
with more starting all the time. Have your neighborhood get involved! The
least expensive, yet most efficient method of crime prevention is the
Neighborhood Watch Program. For more information on crime prevention or
Neighborhood Watch contact the Crime Prevention Specialist
at (925) 313-2723 or you can go to the
Neighborhood
Watch.
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Sheriff's Office personnel often are asked to give
community presentations on a wide variety of topics ranging from Assault
Prevention to Water Safety. If you have a community concern that you would
like addressed in your school, place of business or neighborhood, please
feel free to contact the Community Relations Unit for information on
arranging a presentation. (925) 313-2720.
Presentations are available on the following subjects:
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The Office of the Sheriff publishes a quarterly newsletter
for and about the Sheriff's Neighborhood Watch Community. Upcoming events,
crime prevention tips, crime trends and statistics and currents events are
just a few of the topics.
If you would like to download a pdf version of the
Community Newsletter, please click here:
Community Newsletter.
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Thinking of Moving?
The Records Unit for the Contra Costa County Office of the
Sheriff can provide you with information about crime in you prospective
neighborhood.
Please click on the Records Unit link for instructions on
how you can request this information.
Records Unit
Click here for crime maps
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The goal behind the extra patrol request is to address
specific problems or quality of life issues within your neighborhood. If
you are experiencing an on-going issue that you feel preventative patrol
could address please let us know.
Please remember that extra patrol requests are filled when
the deputies are not handling priority calls. The beat deputies diligently
try to respond to all extra patrol requests when calls allow them to do
so. Consequently, there may be times when the beat deputy is not able to
respond during the hours requested.
There may be a 2-3 day turn around on processing patrol
requests. Thank you in advance for your patience.
If you live within the unincorporated areas of Contra
Costa County that are served by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office,
you can request a check of your home while you are away.
You can request patrol
request or a vacation house check by calling our non-emergency dispatch
number
24 hours a day - 7 days a week
(925) 646-2441
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In response to the murder of
7-year-old Megan Kanka by a convicted sex offender living in her
neighborhood, in 1996, California enacted Megan’s Law. This law provides
for the ability for police to notify neighborhoods and residents of the
existence of serious offenders, and further provides for public access to
sex offender information under controlled circumstances.
The Contra Costa
County Sheriff’s Office maintains a Megan’s Law Database for use by
citizens. The Database contains
information on all “serious” and “high-risk” registered sex
offenders in California. The
purpose of the Megan’s Law Database is to allow members of the public to
protect children and themselves from sex offenders.
You can view the
database at our Martinez Records Division, 500 Court Street, M-F, 9am -
4:30pm. For more information on Megan's Law call (925) 335-1593.
Citizens can now go to the State of California's
Megan's Law Internet Website and search their neighborhoods using the
inter-active mapping capabilities to obtain more detailed information on
sexual offenders.
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the Crime Prevention Specialist
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