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Mountain View Police Department
1000 Villa Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
650/903-6344
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Hours
General Business:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.)
Walk-in Crime Reports:
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (7 days)
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We're proud of the many partnerships that have been created between the business community and the police department. To promote partnerships, MVPD sponsors many business-related programs and offers a variety of services discussed below.
For more information on any of the programs, or to schedule a meeting or service, contact the Community Action & Information Unit by Email or phone: 650/903-6707
Police Chief Forums
Chief Vermeer holds community forums, which are designed to build relationships with different subsets of the Mountain View community. We conduct these meetings for diverse groups, including business, cultural, religious, service and residential groups. The chief, and other members of the department, benefit greatly from the two-way interaction—learning about citizen concerns and gaining suggestions for improved services and crime prevention. Community attendees learn about police services, current crime activity, crime prevention and other topics of interest.
Business Watch
The Business Watch program is a spin-off from the traditional Neighborhood Watch program. Business Watch provides businesses and their employees with training in crime preventive techniques, updates on crime activity, police alert bulletins and a direct line of communication between their organization and MVPD.
Security Inspections/Threat Analysis
The Community Action & Information Unit offers security inspections and threat analysis for all Mountain View businesses. For a security inspections, a specially-trained department expert comes to your facility and visibly inspects both the interior and exterior of the facility, providing you with recommendations for improving security. A threat analysis ia a more detailed assessment that includes employee safety and other security matters of importance to local businesses.
Crime Preventive Materials
Your police department stocks a wide variety of crime prevention materials, including brochures. Please get in touch with us if there's something you need.
 Things MVPD Urges Businesses to Do to Enhance Their Security
1. Training
Provide training to all employees on workplace violence and personal safety. MVPD's speaker's bureau can make a standard or customized presentation to your staff.
2. Lighting
Light is the number one deterrent of crime! Many businesses have poor exterior lighting. Take the time to walk through your facility at night. Make sure all areas of the parking lot are well lit. Pay special attention to the lighting needs of walkways, doors/entranceways and underground parking garages.
3. Inventory
Laptops, PDA's, computer components, etc. are often stolen. Conduct routine inventories. Create or update tracking procedures, so your company knows where tools and equipment are assigned. Keep records of make, model, serial number, etc., for all electronics and other valuable equipment. All electronics should have engraved identifying information or security stickers.
 4. Doors/Entry
Lock business doors and monitor everyone who enters. Far too often officers find business doors ajar. Be sure all doors are in working order and close quickly when opened. Train employees to not allow persons to "piggy back" in behind them when entering or exiting. If they don't know someone, they should send them to the main entrance—no matter how convincing their story may be!
5. Staff
Posting an employee at the front desk during all open hours is an excellent deterrent. Criminals are highly aware of this set of eyes. They may think twice before attempting to wander in. When your front-desk person goes on break, it's best to have someone relieve them. A crook intent on getting in may monitor and wait for break times. | | 
Use mirrors to expand your view.
Crime Prevention Brochures
Fraud Prevention
Tip: Only accept payroll or government checks when you know the person or can verify the check.
Make Robbery Risky
Tip: Make sure your cash register is clearly visible to passers by. Arrange the counter so that the customer—or robber—is visible from the street.
More brochures.
Standard Security Presentations
(Speaker's Bureau):
Personal workplace safety
Workplace violence prevention
Business security
Shoplifting prevention
Auto theft
High-tech crimes
Bank robbery training
Graffiti on private property must be removed within 10 days. City code 25.4c.
Information? Service Requests?
Community Action & Information Unit
Email
650/903-6707
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