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Programs

Neighborhood Watch
Bridgeport Police has reinstituted the Neighborhood Watch program this year. This program is a formalized means of organizing citizens to act as the eyes and ears of the Police within the community. The program allows the Police to alert citizens through the block captains of crimes re-occurring in certain areas. The program also serves to educate citizens on various crime prevention and detection methods. In order to become involved in the Neighborhood watch program contact the Police department at 610-272-5660

Vacation Home Checks
When you are on vacation or away from home in excess of 24 hours, you can contact the Bridgeport Police Department at 610-272-5660 to report your home vacant. You will be asked a series of questions which include:

  • Your name
  • Your address
  • The dates you will be away
  • An emergency contact phone number
  • Whether or not that emergency contact person has a key to your home
  • Whether or not you have an alarm system
  • If you have lights on timers
  • And any other specific instructions you would like the Police to know

Based on this information, the Bridgeport Police Department will assign a patrol officer to check your home in your absence.

When you return, please contact the Police to inform them that you no longer need this service.

Halloween Safety Program
In order to address safety and awareness when celebrating Halloween, the Police Department has a program to give children safety tips while trick or treating. Halloween treats are given out to the general public Halloween night by members of the Police department. Safety tips include the following:

  • Try to trick or treat when it is still light outside
  • Wear a costume that makes it easy for you to walk, see and be seen
  • If you must go out at night, make sure your costume is light in color or reflective
  • Carry a flashlight so you can see and be seen easily
  • A facemask will keep you from seeing well. Take off your mask before crossing the street at the crosswalk
  • Consider using make up instead of wearing a mask
  • Have a parent or older brother or sister go trick or treating with you
  • Plan your Trick or Treat route ahead of time. Pick streets that are well lighted.
  • Cross only at corners or crosswalks; never cross between parked cars or in the middle of the block.
  • If there is no sidewalk, walk facing traffic
  • Wait until you get home to sort, check and eat your treats.

Project Child Safe
The goal of Project Child safe is to promote safe firearms handling and storage practices among all firearms owner and to provide firearm safety kits that include a gun locking device. Since 2004 The Bridgeport Police Department has joined with the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the U.S. Department of Justice in this nationwide program and has been distributing key safety education messages and free gun locking devices. Over 1000 gunlocks have been given away at no cost since that time. Firearm accidents in the home can result from an unauthorized individual, often a child finding a loaded and unsecured firearm in the home. The risk of firearms-related unintentional injuries or deaths can be reduced when firearms owners are aware of and fully understand their responsibility to handle firearms safely and store them in a secure manner. To obtain your free kit, please stop at the Police Department during normal business hours.