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Neighborhood Watch

Loudoun County Sheriff's Dept.

Resource Contact Information

Codes and Laws - Virginia

Loudoun County Ordinances

Loudoun County Alert System

Sheriff Non-Emergency

703-777-1021

Number for stolen bikes:

703 771-5362

Call the above number to check on the recovery of items such as stolen bikes.
 

Forms: 

  Action Request Form

Loudoun County Forms & Information

  Alleged Zoning Violation Form

  Residential Occupancy Info.

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Information about the Loudoun County ordinance for commercial and residential security systems is now available on the Loudoun County Government Website. An online registration form is also available for homeowners and businesses with alarms to register with the Sheriff's Office.

Drop by the Association Office and pickup a refrigerator magnet with important contact information and a Child-ID kit (while supplies last).  These items are free to Ashburn Farm Homeowners.  (An example of the magnet is shown below).

One of the more prominent difficulties in Community Policing is educating both the public and law enforcement regarding the meaning of Community Policing. Often, Community Policing is misidentified simply as a community relations effort. Rather, Community Policing is a belief or a philosophy concerning an approach to law enforcement that often employs nontraditional methods of problem solving. In attempting to define Community Policing as simply as possible, the following basic objectives of Community Policing have been established by the Sheriff's Office:

• Community Policing Deputies must be accessible to and interact with members of the community on a regular basis. Accountability is a cornerstone of this component.

• Community Policing Deputies and members of the community together must identify problems or problem areas in their neighborhoods.

• Community Policing Deputies and members of the community must then form a partnership and together formulate problem solving strategies by utilizing both traditional and non-traditional law enforcement methods.

Community Policing personalizes police service. It involves the citizen in the effort to improve the quality of life and reduce crime in the communities. Community Policing Deputies attend monthly community meetings where they hear concerns and issues from people. Many of these meetings are homeowners association gatherings or Neighborhood Watch sessions but often are other groups as well. This contact is important in this relationship because law enforcement and the community are often not on the same page. These arrangements go far in clearing one of the first hurdles in building a successful relationship – understanding each other.

Another important element of Community Policing is a firm belief in the "Broken Window Theory." If the little problems aren't taken care of then larger problems will follow. If an individual notices that a community is in a state of degradation with bad lighting, non-maintained streets and buildings, and broken windows, then they feel that residents there do not care enough for their neighborhood and that the risk of them being caught practicing illegal activity is less. To the contrary, a well-maintained neighborhood with concerned citizens provides a naturally riskier environment for those engaged in criminal activity.

Community policing means that law enforcement helps to identify these issues and mutually agrees with communities about how to deal with them. Community Policing does not abandon the traditional approach and often takes enforcement action when needed.

If you believe you are a victim of mail theft and have not filed a police report, please contact the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office at 703-777-1021.

If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, the Sheriff’s Office is advising you to take the following steps:

1. Place a “Fraud Alert” on your credit reports, and review the reports carefully. The three nationwide consumer reporting companies have toll-free numbers for placing an initial 90-day fraud alert; a call to one company is sufficient:

Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
Experian: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742)
TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289

2. Close any accounts that have been tampered with or established fraudulently.
 

• Call the security or fraud departments of each company where an account was opened or changed without your ok.

• Use the ID Theft Affidavit at www.ftc.gov/idtheft

• Ask for verification that the disputed account has been closed and the fraudulent debts discharged.

• Keep copies of documents and records of your conversations about the theft.
   

3. File a police report.

4. Report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission:

Online: www.ftc.gov/idtheft
By phone: 1-877-ID-THEFT; TTY: 1-866-653-4261

5. Virginia Attorney General Passport Application for ID theft:

http://www.vaag.com/FAQs/IDTPASSPORTI.pdf (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
 

Deputy G.D. Cumberledge

Assigned to Ashburn Farm Community

Tuesday through Friday

2:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

(703) 729-4497

communitypolice@afhoa.net

This email account is disabled at this time.  The email account will be brought back online when Deputy Cumberledge returns on the 10th of March.

Note:  The hours listed above are subject to change due to the needs of the community.  You are welcome to leave a voice mail at the number listed above or use the email address provided to report non-emergency items you'd like to discuss and/or report with Deputy Cumberledge.   There is also a Community Policing Action Request Form located in the left column (hard copies available at the Association Office) to submit your request via U.S. Mail.  The form can also always be dropped off at the Association office using the outside drop box for delivery after business hours.

While Community Policing works with the Board of Trustees, and Association Staff, residents should always dial 9-1-1 in a Life Threatening emergency or "In-Progress" situations.  Community Policing is NOT a replacement or substitute for dialing 9-1-1.