SOUTH REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL PATROL SECTION

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SOUTH REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL PATROL SECTION
MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENTHammocks District

• 17799 SW 198 TERRACE
• MIAMI, FLORIDA

Delivering Excellence Every Day
MIT SDB 7/15/07
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MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENTMISSION STATEMENT

• INTEGRITY
• RESPECT
• SERVICE
• FAIRNESS

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AGRICULTURAL PATROL STATION
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AGRICULTURAL PATROLORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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Day Shift
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Afternoon Shift
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Midnight Shift
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AREA OF PATROL
The area of responsibility encompasses
approximately 440 square miles, from Southwest 8
Street south to the County Line, and from
Biscayne Bay west to the Everglades National
Park.  The Section provides community oriented
policing in the rural and agricultural areas and
these services include, but are not limited to,
the investigations of burglary, theft, and
criminal mischief of farm equipment.  The Section
conducts proactive patrol of groves, nurseries,
apiaries, and produce and U-Pick fields.  The
Section also investigates cases of cruelty to
farm animals, assaults and disputes concerning
agricultural related issues, and incidents
involving exotic animals.  The Section inspects
groves, fruit stands, and vehicles transporting
produce and plants, and gathers lost or loose
farm animals.  The Section further accomplishes
the police function by assisting regular
investigative units with access to areas as a
result of impenetrable conditions.
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CRIME REPORTING

• Only through citizen crime reporting is the
  Agricultural Patrol able to focus on crimes
  targeting the agricultural areas. Enforcement
  becomes possible only when the type and volume of
  a crime can be analyzed based on the reports
  made revealing location, dates and times of
  occurrence, and the nature of the crime.

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CRIME REPORTING

• Members in the Agricultural Community are
  encouraged to
• Make a police report of missing inventory, known
  thefts, cut fences or gate lock chains, criminal
  mischief, etc.
• Notify Agricultural Patrol personnel with the
  description of any suspicious activity, person,
  and vehicle (tag, type, make, model, and color).

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WHERE TO REPORT A CRIME

• If you witness a crime or suspect criminal
  activity please call
• 911 for CRIMES-IN-PROGRESS
• Midnight Squad 10 p.m. - 7 a.m.
• On-Duty Officer   [phone]
• Day Squad 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• On-Duty Officer [phone]
• Afternoon Squad 2 p.m. - 11 p.m.
• On-Duty Officer [phone]
• Non-Emergency call (305) 4-POLICE

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WATCH ORDERS

• The Agricultural Patrol Watch Order program
  has been established in an effort to keep
  effective communication channels open with
  stakeholders in the agricultural community and
  the Ag Patrol policing units to stay informed and
  work together to address mutual concerns of
  current crime trends, subjects, and crime
  prevention in the agricultural areas.
• Members of the Agricultural Community are
  encouraged to e-mail or fax completed Watch
  Order forms with their concerns of possible
  criminal activity to their farm, nursery, or
  grove. In addition, they may notify Ag Patrol
  units via a Watch Order when unattended farming
  equipment is left overnight in a field, chemicals
  are left for the spray days, and crops are ready
  for harvest.
• Watch Order forms may be downloaded at
  www.dade-agriculture.org or request by calling
  [phone].

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CRIME PREVENTION AWARENESS
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NURSERIES
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WAYS TO DETER SUSPECTS FROM VICTIMIZING NURSERIES

• Adequately secure all plastic planting pots,
  equipment, and/or fertilizer away from public
  view.
• Nurseries that use black planting pots should
  remove the strapping that keeps them bundled.
• Request an Agricultural Patrol Watch Order upon
  the delivery of large shipments of plastic
  planting pots, and/or fertilizer.

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GROVES
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SECURITY
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PREVENT AG THEFT

• Property should be fenced, gated and well lit.
• Ideally, install security cameras in strategic
  locations, with a back-up tape.
• When security cameras are in use, it is
  imperative that lighting is placed at the same
  angle as the camera, and not facing the camera.
• Maintain a list of equipment serial numbers and
  VIN numbers.
• Engrave equipment and tools with the name of the
  business and the owners drivers license number.
  This will assist in identifying stolen items
  when recovered.
• Enclose pumps and generators in a cage or other
  secure structure.
• Remove keys from every piece of equipment at the
  end of each and every business day.
• Limit key holders.
• Store materials in an area not visible from the
  roadway.
• Do not keep surplus materials around. Order only
  what is needed.
• Secure valuables in locked storage areas.
• When possible, have a caretaker live on the
  property itself.

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SECURING A STORAGE CONTAINER
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SIGNS
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DISPLAY EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
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