USFSP Police Receive Grant From the St. Petersburg 2003 Forfeiture Program

On November 4, 2003, the St. Petersburg Police Department announced that the USF St. Petersburg Police Department will receive a $500.00 grant from their Forfeiture Award Program to conduct a Crime Prevention Workshop and Seminar at the St. Pete campus. This grant request was initiated and coordinated by Officer John Spicuglia, USF’s Crime Prevention Officer, who is a police veteran with considerable crime prevention experience, both at USF and the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.

He has planned and coordinated this effort with SPPD and the Bayboro Business Association. Working together they will be implementing a community outreach workshop covering auto / bicycle theft prevention and personal safety issues. Additionally, we will be giving away bike anti-theft devices and personal safety whistles to the attendees.

The event will be held during March 2004. Flyers, posters, e-news, and ‘Abbie-Grams’ will provide the exact time, date, and location of this workshop. We strongly urge all members of our community to attend this seminar and to update and refresh their crime prevention and personal safety knowledge.