Concord Township
supervisors—and residents attending the April 5 board meeting—got a few
reminders on personal safety from the state police.

Tpr. Matthew Gibson, from Troop
K, Media, gave the monthly police report saying that, all in all, Concord was
faring well, though there were two reported residential burglaries and 20
reported collisions during March.

Gibson said there is a rise in people
not wearing seatbelts and cautioned residents to make sure they did buckle up.
There will be an increase in the Click it or ticket program that punishes
motorists for not using the safety belts, he warned.

Safety belt use also applies to
child safety seats. The troop offers child safety seat installation by
appointment, Gibson said.

The trooper also reminded
people to lock their vehicles and remove valuable items even when parked at
home.

“Don’t be an easy target,” he
said.

Gibson explained that criminals
who canvas areas looking to get into parked cars look for unlocked vehicles
because it takes more time to break a window or jimmy a lock.

People need to be wary even
when home. Gibson told people to protect their personal information by being
mindful of the Web sites they visit and from which they but merchandise and to
use a shredder before trashing bill stubs and other documents containing Social
Security and other financial account information. There were three reports of
identity theft in the township during March.

Gibson also cautioned people to
be careful when it comes to e-mail or telephone scams that say a resident has
won cash or prizes, especially when the resident has no recollection of
entering any such contest.

“If it sounds too good to be
true,” he said, “it’s probably not [true].”

Other business
Supervisors passed a measure amending modifying the code on hunting and firearm
discharge. Ordinance 335 prohibits hunting and shooting firearms within one
mile of a school zone. The ordinance does not address bow hunting.

Supervisors’ Chairman Dominic
Pileggi, addressing concerns from some residents, said the ordinance does
not—and cannot—include all possible scenarios and may have to be revisited at a
later date.

Township solicitor Hugh
Donaghue said the township developed the ordinance arose after receiving
complaints from parents and Garnett Valley School District officials.