Crime Prevention/ Community Resource Officer
"In Partnership with the Community"
The Bethel Park Police Department Crime Prevention/ Community Resource Officer is Officer Tom Rigatti. Officer Rigatti has been an officer in Bethel Park for 23 years and has been very active in the community. Officer Rigatti is always looking for volunteers for various projects. if you are interested in
volunteering, please contact him.
The Crime Prevention/ Community Resource Officer administers the following services to our residents:
- Child ID Cards (For K, 2, 4 grades)
- Swift Reach, community notification
- Safety Programs
- Identity Theft Awareness
- Bicycle Safety
- Business ID & Emergency Contact program
- Supporting SRO Officers
- Bethel Park Tips Line (412)-851-2773
- Police Pals Programs
- Work Place Safety
- Citizen's Police Academy
- L.E.A.P. (Law Enforcement Apprenticeship Program)
- Police Station Tours
- Crime Watch Program
- Vacation Home Forms
- Internet Safety Program
- Christmas Holiday Food Drive
- Christmas Holiday "Adopt-A-Family" Program
- Halloween Safety Programs and sponsored lights
- Police Pals VS Steeler Basketball Game to sponsor Scholarships for Bethel Park Students interested in Law Enforcement as a career.
- Patricipating each year with DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Program
- Senior Citizen Safety Workshops
It is the goal of the Crime Prevention Officer/ Community Resource Officer to partner with all members of the Community to make Bethel Park as safe as possible for everyone. We also strive to provide the Community with the best service possible. You can access this office via email at trigatti@bethelparkpolice.net or call 412-831-6800 extension 104.
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Upcoming Child ID Locations:
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Police Pals VS. Pittsburgh Steelers Basketball Game
Friday March 16, 2012 @ 8pm
The annual Police Pals Basketball game VS the Pittsburgh Steelers will be played on Friday March 16, 2012 @ 8pm at the NEW Bethel Park High School gymnasium. Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. This will be first non school district function at the New High School. There will be pregame activities starting at 6pm, as well as the concession stand. Tickets are on sale now at Eat N Park on 88, Evey Hardware, and the Police records room. The proceeds from this game benefit the Sgt. Charles Bonczek / Bethel Park Police Association college scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to Bethel Park High School students who attend the Law Enforcement Apprenticeship Program and have an interest in Law Enforcment. We are hoping to make this event a huge community celebration, so please plan on attending the game!
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DEA Sponsored "National Take Back Initiative"
Saturday 4/28/2012 from 10 am - 2 pm
@ Bethel Park Community Center
The Bethel Park Police Department is pleased to announce that we will be participating in another D.E.A sponsored "National Take Back Initiative" The date for the collection is Saturday April 28, 2012 from 10 am- 2 pm at the Bethel Park Community Center. At that time, we will be collecting unwanted and expired medication in pill form. We suggest that the pills be removed from the pharmacy bottle and placed in a baggie. We will have a collection box at the Community Center. We cannot accept any liquid medication or needles. The link below explains how to discard unwanted liquid medication.
FDA – How to Dispose of Unused Medicines (Liquids & Solids)
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National Do Not Call Registry:
I have received many questions about telephone solicitation, so I figured this information might be helpful to eliminate some of those solicitation calls you may receive. It will not eliminate all of them, but it will certainly help.
Are you signed up on the National Do Not Call Registry? It really is very simple. If you have access to the internet and an email address, here is what you do. Go to www.donotcall.gov . Once on that page, you will see several options on the left side. Click on "Register a Phone Number". You can enter up to 3 phone numbers at a time, plus you must provide an email address. Once you provide the email address and confirm the email address, you then click on "submit". A short time later, you will receive an email for each phone number you submitted. (if you submitted 3 numbers, you will get 3 emails) In the email, there is a verification link that will put the number into the National Do Not Call Registry. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Officer Tom Rigatti @ 412-831-6800 ext 104 or email trigatti@bethelparkpolice.net
