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SEQUOYAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS...
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********IN THE NEWS********
Sequoyah County Sheriff's Deputy Pam Crutchfield and Colleen Nick, mother of the Morgan Nick, representing the Morgan Nick Foundation. PICTURE THEM HOME" IS NOW IN SEQUOYAH COUNTY!
Sheriff Johnny Philpot and his staff have joined in the search for missing children by combining forces with the Morgan Nick Foundation and adding photos of area missing children to the backs of Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department patrol vehicles in the "Picture Them Home" campaign. Since the installation of the children's photos on the sheriff's patrol vehicles, several children have already been recovered.
She said, "We want to thank the
sheriff's office for helping us find missing children.
TRASH DUMPERS BEWARE!
July 10, 2008
The Sequoyah County Sheriffs’ Department has received numerous complaints of illegal trash dumping in Sequoyah County. One of the biggest problems is house shingles being dumped on the roadways or right-of-ways. These shingles present a huge traffic hazard since they most often contain nails that could easily puncture a tire. Household trash, appliances and furniture present yet a different type of illegal dumpsite problem requiring cleanup by county personnel leaving the county taxpayers to foot the bill.
Sheriff Johnny Philpot said “We are actively patrolling county roads and state highways watching for those people transporting trash materials. If you are taking your trash to a dump, keep your receipt. If you are found to be dumping illegally, you will be taken to jail and your vehicle will be impounded. We want to keep Sequoyah County clean any way we can.”
There are several areas in Sequoyah County currently under surveillance for illegal dumping. It is much cheaper to take your trash to a dumpsite and pay to dump than it is to face a charge of illegal dumping. If you lose trash on your way to the dump, stop and pick it up. It is as simple as that.
Sincerely, J.W. Philpot Sequoyah County Sheriff
KEEP SEQUOYAH COUNTY CLEAN!
AND THE WINNERS ARE...
CONGRATULATIONS SHERIFF'S TEAM! February 2, 2008 For the second year in a row, your sheriff's department took first place honors for both best chili and best side dish in the 4th Annual Don Mentzer Chili Cook-off held in Sallisaw, OK. Our theme was Patriotic American Chili. We had all things patriotic decorating our booth. A good time was reported by all who attended.
Just a few members of our staff shown with CMT's Trick My Truck "Lock Down." Shown left to right are Deputy Bill Barrow, Deputy Pamela Crutchfield, Sheriff J.W. Philpot, Deputy Helen Edwards, Deputy Blakely Smith Jr., and Deputy Robert Pike. Deputy Pike is also the owner and operator of Lock Down. To see more photos of "Lock Down," click on the link on the left.
National Missing Children's Day
May 25th is National Missing Children’s Day. To help promote awareness of child safety, the “Take 25” program has been established. This program encourages us all to take 25 minutes to discuss safety with our children. The link to the page I have included has helpful tips, ideas for safety discussions and all kinds of information that you can access for free. I challenge each of you to take a few minutes and become familiar with this topic. No child is immune and no family is completely safe from these crimes that in a moment can destroy a family. As a community we have to work together to protect our children. In doing so we send a message out that we will not tolerate the theft of innocence and may perhaps prevent a tragic event just by being proactive vs. reactive. I also ask that you share this information with everyone on your mail list to help make this program as successful as it can be. Thanks for all of your help!
Since 1983, our nation has observed May 25th as National Missing Children’s Day. First proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan and observed by every administration since, May 25th is the anniversary of the day in 1979 when 6-year-old Etan Patz disappeared from a New York street corner on his way to school. His story captivated the nation. His photo, taken by his father, a professional photographer, was circulated nationwide and appeared in media across the nation and around the world. Etan became the poster-child for a movement. The powerful image came to symbolize the anguish and trauma of thousands of searching families. For nearly three decades, the search for Etan has continued. However, today, just as that day when President Reagan proclaimed the first National Missing Children’s Day, Etan is still missing. The widespread attention brought to his case and those of others eventually led to a nationwide commitment to help locate and recover missing children. National Missing Children’s Day honors this commitment by reminding parents, guardians, and other trusted-adult role models to make child safety a priority.
Take Time to Talk to a Child Today!25 ways to make kids safer At Home 1. Teach your children their full names, address, and home telephone number. Make sure they know your full name. 2. Make sure your children know how to reach you at work or on your cell phone. 3. Teach your children how and when to use 911 and make sure your children have a trusted adult to call if they’re scared or have an emergency. 4. Instruct children to keep the door locked and not to open the door to talk to anyone when they are home alone. Set rules with your children about having visitors over when you’re not home and how to answer the telephone. 5. Choose babysitters with care. Obtain references from family, friends, and neighbors. Once you have chosen the caregiver, drop in unexpectedly to see how your children are doing. Ask children how the experience with the caregiver was and listen carefully to their responses. On the Net 6. Learn about the Internet. The more you know about how the Web works, the better prepared you are to teach your children about potential risks. Visit www.NetSmartz.org for more information about Internet safety. 7. Place the family computer in a common area, rather than a child’s bedroom. Also, monitor their time spent online and the websites they’ve visited and establish rules for Internet use. 8. Know what other access your child may have to the Internet at school, libraries, or friends’ homes. 9. Use privacy settings on social networking sites to limit contact with unknown users and make sure screen names don’t reveal too much about your children. 10. Encourage your children to tell you if anything they encounter online makes them feel sad, scared, or confused. 11. Caution children not to post revealing information or inappropriate photos of themselves or their friends online. At School 12. Walk the route to and from school with your children, pointing out landmarks and safe places to go if they’re being followed or need help. If your children ride a bus, visit the bus stop with them to make sure they know which bus to take. 13. Remind kids to take a friend whenever they walk or bike to school. Remind them to stay with a group if they’re waiting at the bus stop. 14. Caution children never to accept a ride from anyone unless you have told them it is OK to do so in each instance. Out and About 15. Take your children on a walking tour of the neighborhood and tell them whose homes they may visit without you. 16. Remind your children it’s OK to say NO to anything that makes them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused and teach your children to tell you if anything or anyone makes them feel this way. 17. Teach your children to ask permission before leaving home. 18. Remind your children not to walk or play alone outside. 19. Teach your children to never approach a vehicle, occupied or not, unless they know the owner and are accompanied by a parent, guardian, or other trusted adult. 20. Practice "what if" situations and ask your children how they would respond. “What if you fell off your bike and you needed help? Who would you ask?” 21. Teach your children to check in with you if there is a change of plans. 22. During family outings, establish a central, easy-to-locate spot to meet for check-ins or should you get separated. 23. Teach your children how to locate help at theme parks, sports stadiums, shopping malls, and other public places. Also, identify those people who they can ask for help, such as uniformed law enforcement, security guards and store clerks with nametags. 24. Help your children learn to recognize and avoid potential risks, so that they can deal with them if they happen. 25. Teach your children that if anyone tries to grab them, they should make a scene and make every effort to get away by kicking, screaming, and resisting. Click here to download these tips for reference. You can also find even more wonderful tips at http://www.netsmartz.org/ where they have fun games and opportunities to talk to your child about the world around them. We here at the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department urge you to take time to remember all the missing children who need to be brought home and please, talk to a child about the things that can keep them safe. If you know where a missing child is, or have information on a missing child, please call toll free 1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678) You can be a child's hero today!
UPDATED SEX OFFENDER LAW! All sex offenders in the State of Oklahoma are assigned a classification level number 1, 2 or 3 by the Department of Corrections, Sex Offender Registry Unit in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Offenders assigned a Level 1 classification are required to register annually for fifteen consecutive years after the completion of their sentence. Level 2 offenders are required to register every six months for twenty five years after the completion of their sentence. Those offenders classified as Level 3 are required to register every ninety days for the remainder of their lifetime. These changes were made by the State of Oklahoma to comply in part with the "Adam Walsh Act", also known as "The Child Protect and Safety Act of 2006."
SCAM ALERT! If you receive an email similar to the one below, it is not from the IRS and you are not due a refund. Please do not click on the link because you will be routed to a bogus website.  After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $268.32. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 days in order to process it. A refund can be delayed for a variety of reasons. For example submitting invalid records or applying after the deadline. To access the form for your tax refund, please click here Note: For security reasons, we will record your ip-address, the date and time. Deliberate wrong inputs are criminally pursued and indicated. Regards, Internal Revenue Service
Our agency actively participates in Project Childsafe. For your free gunlock please stop by our office. We are open Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. If you are an agency who does not participate in Project Childsafe, please visit their website at www.projectchildsafe.org to find out how. Deputy Pamela L. Crutchfield webmaster This page last updated August 21, 2008
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