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As your District Attorney, my highest priority is keeping the citizens of Essex County safe. While prosecuting crime is my office's chief function, I am committed to using my office to promote crime prevention especially among senior citizens. Crime prevention begins with each of us paying closer attention to our surroundings and asking for help when it is needed.
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In an on-going effort to keep our senior citizens safe, please find below some safety tips when you are out shopping. Remember, crime prevention begins with each of us paying closer attention to our surroundings and asking for help when it is needed.
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Senior citizens are often the targets of criminal activity, particularly scams. Seniors can be targeted by telephone, through the mail, door-to-door or over the Internet. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Protect yourself:
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As District Attorney, my primary responsibility is the swift and fair prosecution of criminal acts. However many crimes, particularly those against seniors, go unreported. This is particularly true of domestic abuse cases. My office is reaching out to the senior community to raise awareness of domestic violence in an effort to encourage victims to come forward and report the abuse. Only then can we act to stop it.
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Many of today's seniors are also grandparents who either live under the same roof as their grandchildren, take care of them on a regular basis, or are frequently visited by them. Kids and teenagers today are faced with many challenges that both directly and indirectly affect senior citizens. My office has comprised some helpful tips for seniors to help keep their grandchildren, and themselves, safe.
