Business Resources

This page lists some of the police safety resources available to local businesses.

The Trespass Barring Program ensures the ability to better address quality of life issues within the community, as well as through the judicial system, when resulting arrests are made. When an owner has identified a trespassing problem at his or her business or property, the owner or legal representative may request this service. Enrollment into the Trespass Barring Program authorizes the Coral Springs Police Department and its officers to act as agents of owner/property management in enforcing the provisions of Florida State Substantive Law (FSS) 810.08 and 810.09. 

To help mitigate loitering and trespass behaviors, the city has implemented the Trespass Barring Program; furthermore, every arrest on-site should be accompanied by a 90-day barring to deter repeat offenses. While facilitating this program, the officer can ascertain intelligence as to why the site made the request (i.e., narcotics activities, criminal mischief etc.) and help steer tactical or administrative assets to address the issue.

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Blue shield is a public private partnership (PPP) formed between local business owners, and residents, in order to integrate their security systems into the Coral Springs Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC).

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A review of crime statistics reveals that some business burglaries occur with the intent of removing the cash from registers. At retail establishments, the most common method of forced entry is to smash out the front glass door or front window(s). With this common method of entry in mind, the Coral Springs Police Department has implemented a voluntary program called “Open and Empty.” This program consists of business owners or managers ensuring the following efforts are being made to help deter a burglary to their property:

  • At the close of business each day, ensure that all cash registers are emptied of currency and financial institution checks and removed from the business.
  • The empty register drawers are then placed in plain view where it can clearly be seen from the front door or windows.
  • The Coral Springs Police Department is providing all businesses participating in this program with an “Open and Empty” decal. The decal should be installed in the front of the business, indicating that the establishment participates in the program and no cash is left on the premises.

Here are some additional crime prevention tips for your business:

  • Install a security alarm system that includes glass break detectors and invest in a video surveillance system with a high pixel-count and set all video data retention for at least 72 hours.
  • Make sure all landscaping is routinely trimmed so there are clear views of all exterior doors and windows to your property.
  • All exterior doors should have at least 2 locking mechanisms.
  • Ensure proper lighting around building exteriors and well-lit parking lots.
  • Remove all trash and litter on property daily, which may include vagrant items.
  • Remove graffiti.
  • Remove any outside storage.
  • Maintain all landscaping such as grass, trees, and shrubs to a neat appearance (including mulching).
  • Maintain building exteriors and your roof free of discoloration.
  • Maintain dumpster gates and enclosures to be clean and free of overflowing trash.
  • Tow any vehicles that don’t belong, are inoperable or are disposed of as abandoned.

 

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