Eglinton Hill BIA President Wants TAVIS Toronto Cops in Neighborhood

"We need more youth involved"

Eglinton Hill BIA Chairman Steve Tasses addresses Toronto Police Service T.A.V.I.S. (Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy ) meeting at York Civic Centre November 9, 2009

http://EglintonHillBIA.ca
contact: steve@eglintonhillBIA.ca

Media advisory,
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7 p.m.,
York Civic Center, 2700 Eglinton Avenue West,
TAVIS Initiative Update
Broadcast time: 17:29
Monday, November 9, 2009

TAVIS
416−808−3050

On Monday, November 9, 2009, at 7 p.m., at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West, the Toronto Police
Service, in partnership with City Councillor Frank Di Giorgio, will be hosting a community
safety meeting to review the program and discuss the next steps.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the Toronto Police Service reassigned 32 police officers to patrol
the Keele Street/Eglinton Avenue area. The officers patrolled the area on foot and on bicycle,
working with local businesses and residents in order to make a safer community.
The media are invite to attend.

For further information, please contact Sergeant Jeff Pearson at 416−315−4634 or for more
information on what TAVIS is click here:

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/tavis/city_community_leader_briefing.pdf

as well as click here for the Keele/Eglington specific project:

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/tavis/keele_eglinton_initiative_pamphlet.pdf

Other worthy information relating to positive youth engagement to consider from Crime Stoppers is

"Graffiti-Community Building"
http://YouTube.com/LegalGraffitiArt
See policy "Youth in Neighbourhoods-A Positive Approach to Graffiti Management" here:

http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/graffiti/osro_manual_graffiti.pdf

And BMX Bike Parks for youth - see http://TorontoBMX.ca or http://Youtube.com/TorontoBMX

"Trust and Text"
3 ways to submit anonymous information to Crime Stoppers to help the police PREVENT and solve crime:

Talk: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
Type: http://222tips.com
Text: TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637)

To see appeals for information on unsolved crimes click here:
http://YouTube.com/1800222tips

To see how Crime Stoppers SMS Crime Tips work click here: http://SMSCrimeTips.com

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