- December 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The Meridian Police Department is relaunching a partnership with local businesses to deter shoplifting, burglary and other business crimes.
The Business Alert Network, which is modeled after neighborhood watch programs, is a cooperative effort between law enforcement and businesses to report, deter and prevent business-related crimes.
At a meeting Thursday Lt. Rita Jack, who serves as MPD’s Crime Prevention Coordinator, said BAN was initially started in 2019 along with several neighborhood watch programs, but the COVID-19 pandemic, which arrived shortly after the programs’ launch, put the initiatives on pause.
Now, Jack said, MPD is working to relaunch BAN and get businesses involved with the program. BAN incorporates networking, guidance and training to reduce crime in…
