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Posted on: March 9, 2023

RPD personnel honored for live-saving actions and excellence in serving department and community

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The Roswell Police Department honored many of its members during a Feb. 28 awards ceremony recognizing a variety of achievements and actions during the past year of 2022. 

RPD congratulates the following on their well-deserved awards, promotions a...

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Posted on: March 3, 2023

Chief Smith very glad to have been part of RPD

From the Chief with patch (website)

On Friday, March 3, RPD Chief Phil Smith formally announced his upcoming departure from his RPD position at the end of the month to head into new career challenges elsewhere. He has written the following letter to the members of RPD and would like to also...
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Posted on: February 1, 2023

RPD seeing positive trends in crime stats

RPD works every day to try to prevent and reduce crime in our community. The efforts of our many dedicated personnel, along with the cooperation and support of the citizens we serve, have yielded positive results.Police Chief Phil Smith would like to shar...
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Posted on: August 15, 2018

Free service checks up on residents who live alone

Good Morning Call

The Good Morning Call program was instituted by the Roswell Police Department to provide a daily telephone call to individuals who live alone and want the reassurance of knowing they will be contacted each day to make sure they are okay. The service is fr...

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Posted on: December 21, 2017

Protecting yourself against scams

Scam Keyboard

The Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigations Division offers the public these tips regarding telephone and email scams:

  • Entities providing services to you, such as government agencies, will never call or email you and request payment using gift ca...
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Posted on: December 20, 2017

Keeping you and your vehicle safe and secure

Car Burglar

The Roswell Police Department Criminal Investigations Division offers the public these vehicle security and safety tips:

• Lock your vehicle door anytime you are away from your vehicle.

• In the cold of winter or heat of summer, it is tempting to start your...

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Posted on: December 1, 2017

Taking precautions to protect financial-account information

using atm

The Roswell Police Department urges citizens to be aware of the threat of debit- and credit-card “skimming” and take precautions to prevent becoming a victim of these criminals who often use deceptive technology to steal card information in order to illeg...

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Posted on: March 11, 2021

Neighborhood Watch available to Roswell residents

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Uniting neighborhoods to “look out for each other” – by residents being alert to suspicious activity and reporting it to law enforcement so proper action can be taken to keep the neighborhood safe and secure – is the goal of the  Roswell Neighbor...
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