i read a gun mag at the police station the other day nothin happened
heres some reality
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA624472.html'Bright Eyes’ Recruited in Tampa
By Linda Haugsted -- Multichannel News, 7/11/2005
Bright House Networks’ Tampa Bay division will work with local sheriffs’ offices to roll out a neighborhood-watch effort the division has dubbed “Operation Bright Eyes.”
In the first phase of the program, about 500 of the cable company’s technicians will receive crime-watch training.
Ultimately, 2,500 field employees will receive training from law-enforcement officials in seven local counties.
The goal is to train field employees to recognize suspicious behavior and to quickly report possible criminal activities to the appropriate authorities.
The initiative was announced just before the July 4 holiday by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Child Protection Investigation Division in Largo, Fla.
The effort might be in response to a report that local citizens continue to be concerned about crime in their neighborhoods, even though statistics show crime is dropping in the Tampa Bay area.
“Operation Bright Eyes really gives us the chance to take a proactive role in public safety and address a true community concern,” division president Kevin Hyman said in a statement. “We’re not asking our people to be vigilantes or put themselves in harm’s way. We’re merely deploying 500 extra sets of eyes and ears to help keep our neighborhoods and residents safe.”
The workers will be provided with a comprehensive list of emergency numbers to call. The division anticipates that all appropriate workers will receive training and join the program by year-end.
There is a growing trend in public-affairs initiatives by cable operators.
In May, Comcast Corp.’s operation in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, Md., and Washington, D.C., agreed to become an active part of the regional Amber Alert network. That system, designed to quickly provide information about missing or abducted children, will transmit key details directly to the cell phones of the region’s 800 field service personnel, who will use that information to watch out for the child and/or abductor.
And even without a formal program, field technicians have responded positively to emergencies, proving their value as eyes and ears in local neighborhoods.
Comcast field techs Ryan Thornhill and Todd Hickam were credited with saving the life of a 10-year-old in June in Des Moines, Wash., after they heard a woman crying for help there. The technicians retrieved the boy and resuscitated him before paramedics arrived.
http://www.mybrighthouse.com/about_us/community_involvement/brighteyes.aspxTo enhance public safety in communities throughout Bright House Networks service areas, we launched a neighborhood watch initiative called Operation Bright Eyes. With help of local law enforcement agencies and Crime Stopper chapters, more than 900 of the company’s service technicians have been provided community-based training that empowers Bright House Networks service technicians to lend a helping hand to members of the community and also encourages them to take a proactive role in emergency situations including Amber Alerts.
Bright House Networks first launched Operation Bright Eyes in 2005 in Tampa, Florida. Service technicians have rescued young children who wandered away from their homes, helped hit-and-run victims, reported house fires and attempted residential break-ins and much more. The programs success in the Tampa Bay area prompted the expansion of the program in other communities the company serves including Indianapolis and Birmingham. We plan to launch the program in Bakersfield, Orlando, and Detroit in 2008
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=24150Press Release
Avon, Ind. -- Nearly 20 Bright House Networks service technicians recently received special training to be extra sets of eyes, ears and helping hands for police departments, emergency response agencies and local residents, allowing Bright House Networks to launch Operation Bright Eyes in Hendricks County.
Bright House Networks’ Operation Bright Eyes is a unique mobile crime watch and community service initiative. Training by local law enforcement personnel teaches Bright House Networks workers how to report potential crimes in progress, spot suspicious behavior, report an accident or lost child, provide help to injured or elderly residents and much more. Training also equips Bright House Networks workers to be key communicators in the event of a communitywide crisis or emergency.
Brownsburg Police Department staff led training at Bright House Networks’ Avon offices on June 20. Following the training, during which service technicians were taught to follow certain procedures given certain scenarios, workers were equipped with an extensive list of local emergency contacts before beginning their shifts.
“Our service technicians are in touch with our local dispatcher at all times and now they’re armed with a comprehensive list of local contacts, including police, fire, rescue and emergency management officials,” said Lou Zimmerman, area manager who oversees Bright House Networks’ operations in Hendricks, Hamilton and Boone counties. “One of our workers may witness an accident or come across an elderly homeowner who needs medical attention – thanks to their Operation Bright Eyes training, now our service technicians know the best practices and procedures to handle such situations and be more valuable assets to the Hendricks County communities they serve.”
Service technicians must undergo Operation Bright Eyes refresher training once a year. Participation in Bright House Networks’ new initiative is mandatory for all service technicians.
“The Operation Bright Eyes program enables all of our law enforcement agencies to utilize more resources to protect and aid local residents,” said Brownsburg Police Department Chief Steve Carroll. “I believe this program – and the concept that it is a mobile crime watch and community service initiative – will make an immediate and lasting difference in the safety and well-being of Hendricks County residents. It is a win-win for everyone.”
The first Indiana launch of Operation Bright Eyes occurred in March after Indianapolis Metro Police Department trained more than 130 service technicians who work in Indianapolis. Two weeks later, Operation Bright Eyes launched in Carmel after Carmel Police Department trained more than 25 local service technicians. Bright House Networks has plans to launch the program in Grant County in the near future.
Operation Bright Eyes originated in 2005 in Tampa, Fla. Since, the Bright House Networks initiative has grown into one of Florida’s largest public safety programs. Service technicians have rescued young children who wandered from their homes, helped hit-and-run victims, reported house fires and residential break-ins and much more.
Bright House Networks Indiana is one of central Indiana's leading digital video, high-speed Internet and digital phone service providers and has served the Indianapolis community for more than 24 years. Managed by Advance / Newhouse Communications, Bright House Networks is a privately held company. In Indiana, Bright House Networks has more than 450 Indiana employees and provides services to more than 120,000 customers in Indianapolis, Carmel, Zionsville, Avon, Pittsboro, Lizton, Fortville and Marion, Ind. For more, visit indiana.mybrighthouse.com.
has someone been snitched for having a gun mag? in real life i mean or is this all of the worldnet newsmax genre
