Sun City Center Security Patrol, Inc.
The mission of the Security Patrol is: "TO DETER CRIME IN SUN CITY CENTER"
Within that mission and through our motto of "See and Be Seen"
The Patrol helps deter crime in our neighborhoods and business districts by creating a patrol presence that is visible and always on the lookout for the unusual. While we have no police authority, the Patrol works in cooperation with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), and in particular, with its Community Resource Deputies. Browse around this website and you’ll find a sampling of what your Sun City Center Security patrol is about.
The Patrol functions as the 'eyes and ears' of the community. Patrol presence in an area may be sufficient to prevent an impending crime. An inquisitive concern about a suspicious person, action or vehicle may result in the apprehension of criminals or potential criminals by the Sheriff's deputies.
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For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Tim Broad, Chief of Patrol Wilma Norton, VP of Marketing
Sun City Center Security Patrol Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
813 642 2020 813-609-4858
sccsecuritychief@gmail.com wnorton@cftampabay.org
Sun City Center Security Patrol Announces Grant From
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL – Sun City Center Security Patrol is pleased to announce a grant from the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, an organization focused on making a positive impact on the Tampa Bay region. The Patrol is a non-profit organization and is most grateful to receive the grants totaling $30,000 from the Community Foundation, which will go towards the cost of operating the Security Patrol. The Patrol helps deter crime in our neighborhood and business districts by maintaining a visual patrol presence that is on the lookout for the unusual. While the Patrol has no police authority, it works in cooperation with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office (HCSO), and in particular with its Community Resource Deputies. Our vehicles are on patrol 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. All our operations are by local volunteers who drive over 125,000 miles and contribute in excess of 30,000 hours a year to help the community.
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been growing philanthropy in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties since 1990.
The Foundation’s donors have made possible more than $210 million in grants to nonprofit organizations.
About Community Foundation of Tampa Bay: Founded in 1990, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is a nonprofit organization that connects people and resources to inspire charitable giving and create a meaningful, lasting impact on our region. The Foundation serves Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties. The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay connects donors, nonprofits, community and business leaders, professional advisors, volunteers and residents to make the maximum positive impact in the Tampa Bay region. For more than 28 years, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has been dedicated to making giving easy and meaningful for donors as a way to strengthen nonprofit organizations and build a better, more vibrant community. Since its inception, its donors have enabled the community Foundation of Tampa Bay to award more than $210 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across the country.
Interfaith Social Council (ISAC)
For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Tim Broad, Chief of Patrol Denise Chamberlain, Publicity
Sun City Center Security Patrol Interfaith Council
813 642 2020 717 989 2811
sccsecuritychief@gmail.com denise_chamberlain@icloud.com
Sun City Center Security Patrol Announces Grant From
Interfaith Social Action Council (ISAC)
Tampa, FL – Sun City Center Security Patrol is pleased to announce a grant from the Interfaith Social Action Council (ISAC).
ISAC came about through the cooperation of nine houses of worship, having dedicated Nearly New Shop volunteers, caring donors
and the faithful customers of the Nearly New Store, which makes possible the funding of a wide variety of community programs
to improve the general welfare of the entire Sun City Center community by providing help where needed.
The Security Patrol is a non-profit organization and is most grateful to receive the grant of $11,330 from the Interfaith Council,
which will go towards the cost of operating the Patrol vehicles.
The Security Patrol helps deter crime in our neighborhood and business districts by maintaining a visual patrol presence that is
on the lookout for the unusual. While the Patrol has no police authority, it works in cooperation with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s
office (HCSO), and in particular with its Community Resource Deputies. Our vehicles are on patrol 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. All
our operations are by local volunteers who drive over 125,000 miles and contribute in excess of 30,000 hours a year to help the community.
The Interfaith Social Action Council (ISAC) is made up of members of the Beth Israel Jewish Congregation, Prince of Peace Catholic,
Redeemer Lutheran, St. Andrew Presbyterian, St. John the Divine Episcopal, Trinity Baptist, Unitarian Universalist, SouthShore United
Church of Christ, and United Methodist houses of worship. ISAC aims to enhance and benefit the lives of residents and organizations
within the Sun City Center Community through the operation of the Nearly New Store, located at Sun City Center Plaza.
Patrol
Maintain high visibility.Watch for and record information about suspicious persons and/or vehicles.
Observe irregular and/or unusual activities involving property, vehicles or people.
Provide assistance to residents and visitors.
Alert
Point of contact with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office and other law enforcement agencies and officials.
Maintain a file on incidents reported and follow-up information, if available.
Support
Provides emergency traffic control and back-up support for the Emergency Squad, Fire Department and Sheriff's office, when called upon to do so.
Provides courtesy escort and aid to the lost, stranded, and others who request such services.
Maintains House Watch files.
Performs Golf Cart inspection and registration.
Lost and Found persons, pets & objects
Silver Alert Search Team
We have a search team that supplement’s the HCSO “Silver Alert” for Alzheimer's or dementia patients who may have wandered away.
We provide meeting space for HOA's and clubs on a first come, first served basis
We have “House Emergency Notification” cards for our snowbirds or vacationing residents.
We partner with animal lover groups to reunite residents with lost pets
We patrol each neighborhood about 1500 times each year
We have 600+ volunteers patrolling over 125,000 miles each year
We provide security vehicles for in-home Craigslist transactions
We are the community location for lost and found items
We do golf cart registration for the entire area
We provide after-hours rides for patients released from South Bay
We volunteer over 30,000 hours annually
We do wellness checks when a resident can not be contacted