Mayfair in Tampa Palms

Home Invasion Robberies In Our Area

Jun 17, 2008

This message was phoned to everyone in the Tampa Palms area last week who was signed up to recieve Reverse 911 notifacation. Might be a good time to see if you are included in the Reverse 911 data base!

Two home invasion robberies occurred yesterday in New Tampa. One in the Oxford Place Apts and the other in the Promenade Apts. In each case the suspects knocked on the door of the victim?’s apartment and when the victim opened it the suspects forced their way in at gunpoint. The suspects are two black males and two black females in their twenties. Do not open your door if someone knocks on it that you do not know. Call 911 if you see anyone suspicious.
Reverse 911
Most residents of the City of Tampa know they can call 9-1-1 to get police, fire or medical assistance. What they may not know is the police can use the Reverse 911 Community Notification System to notify residents and businesses about a potential emergency circumstance. The Reverse 911 Community Notification System is a valuable tool for the department to alert the community of "time critical" messages. The Reverse 911 Community Notification System allows the police department to rapidly notify specific geographical areas by telephone. What may have taken hours upon hours consuming a large portion of staffing to accomplish can be done in a fraction of that time with little impact on officer deployment.

The capability to disseminate critical information in a very rapid manner with minimal staff means safety to residents and businesses alike. Officers who would be pulled away from assignments to conduct door-to-door notification may be left at strategic posts or to respond as needs arise during a crisis. Citizens are alerted in a more timely fashion about critical events allowing them additional and sometimes crucial time to take action, such as evacuating in the case of eminent natural disasters.

Our SPIN Program uses the Reverse 911 system to notify specific areas or neighborhoods about sexual predators and offenders under the Florida Sexual Predator Act for informational purposes.
How to Register

City of Tampa residents can register online. You may also register by calling (813)231-6184. Hillsborough County residents may register online with the County or by phone at (813)247-8200.
Am I included in the Reverse 911 database?

Unpublished and unlisted telephone numbers are not in our database for the Reverse 911 system. If you are a resident of the City of Tampa and would like to be included in our Reverse 911 system, please contact us at (813) 231-6184 or by e-mail.
Some of the uses for Reverse 911

* Missing Children Alerts
* Endangered Adult Alerts
* Crime Alerts to specific areas
* Information of Critical Events
* Evacuations