Why should I report loss or damage to the Sheriff’s Office?
Reporting all crime and suspicious incidents to the Sheriff’s Office provide
information on crime in rural areas. From the reports we learn about areas of criminal
activity and types of crimes committed. This allows us to focus enforcement in these
areas. Most rural crimes relate to the operation of the rural community such as
planting, irrigation, spraying, grazing etc.
What is Owner Applied Numbers
(OAN)?
Owner Applied Numbers is a program marking your equipment with a number
assigned to you or your business that can be traced by law enforcement. You can mark
your machinery, pumps, chemicals and even household goods. San Joaquin County
Sheriff’s Office in partnership with San Joaquin County Farm Bureau Federation will
be bringing this program to San Joaquin County.
What is the
Agriculture Crimes Alert
Program?
This program is designed to help reduce rural and agricultural crime. The Farmer,
Rancher, or Citizen should fill out the three part notice of any suspicious vehicle or
persons. One part is placed on the suspicious vehicle, the person keeps one part
and the third part is mail to the Sheriff’s Office. This program alert the persons in
the rural areas they are being watched. No criminal prosecution will result from the issuance of the card, information will be tracked.
What can I do to help to get my
property back once it been
stolen?
Beside marking your equipment with OAN, inventory of property is
important. Inventory should consist of make, model number, engine number, serial
numbers or VIN (Vehicle Identification Numbers). This should be done on all your
equipment from tractors to hand tools. Spray painting your irrigation pipes, pallets, bins, etc.
Know the location of alternate marking or unusual markings or imperfections.
We were told to mark are equipment in the past with our driver license
numbers or social security numbers. Is this practice still used in marking equipment
today?
No, in today high tech world using your DL or SSN on your equipment
allows criminal excess to your personal information and
possibilities of identity theft.
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