Alpine Township hosted an Armed Robbery Awareness workshop Tuesday evening that was attended by 25 owners, managers and employees of businesses located on or near Alpine Ave.  The meeting was conducted by Alex Arends who is a former president of the Crime Prevention Association of Michigan, and continues to maintain his membership in the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, and Sgt. David Kok, who heads the Kent County Sheriff's Community Services Department. The emphasis was on employee and customer safety and attendees also received tips on how to make their establishment less attractive to robbers, as well as conduct during and after a robbery.

There has been an recent increase in the number of armed robberies that occurred along Alpine Ave. It is believed, however, that all of them have been solved and suspects arrested with the help of information provided by alert victims and citizens.

An informational meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 9th, for farmers and residents in the rural community, at 7:00 PM at the Alpine Township Center, 5255 Alpine Ave. NW. (Corner of 6 Mile Rd NW) Farmers from neighboring communities are also invited to attend. The purpose is to address the theft incidents that has been occurring in the rural community.  Click here for more information.

The Comstock Park Post Office is inviting all Comstock Park residents to bring their sensitive douments and records to the local Post Office at 3913 Leland Ave NE, Comstock Park. Your documents will be shredded while you watch, courtesy of the United States Postal Service and West Michigan Document Shredding of Jenison.

Friday, March 11, 2011, 11:00 am - 2:00 PM

The Post Office will also offer tips on identity theft.

More information from the Postal Inspector on Identity theft can be found at https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/mailfraud/fraudschemes/mailtheft/IDProtectName.aspx or at this site at http://alpinetwp.blogspot.com/2010/02/protect-your-identity.html