Westside Action Coalition

Reminder: The application portal for The 410 giving circle 2021 grant closes this Thursday, October 21st, at 5pm. The giving circle selected the focus area of "people living with disabilities" for this year's grant. I am pleased to share that due to additional members joining the giving circle in recent weeks, this year's grant will be in the amount of $20,000. You can access the grant portal here: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=horizonfunds For more information on this year's grant process, please visit our website. We look forward to another round of strong applications! Nancy Grayson President Horizon Community Funds of Northern Kentucky 50 E. Rivercenter Blvd., Suite 431 Covington, KY 41011 859.757.1552 (office) 859.468.4665 (mobile) www.horizonfunds.org

President .....Chris Clark Vice- President.......Rob Neilson Treasurer.........Joan Morris Secretary ........Nancy Finley Member - at -Large .......Janet Tobler

RECENT EVENTS: - Officers responded to the area of 15th and Chesapeake for a known suspect striking the victim in the back of the head causing injury and then fleeing the scene. -Officers responded to Mac’s Pizza for an assault with a knife. The suspect and victim were in an altercation that led to the assault. The suspect was arrested. -Officers responded to the 2600 block of Madison in reference to shots being fired from a vehicle at a pedestrian. Investigation is ongoing and a possible suspect has been identified. -Officers responded to the area of City Heights in reference to shots fired. A victim was located at the hospital and then transported to UC with nonlife threatening injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Officers have successfully located several stolen vehicles within the city and have made many warrant arrests. OTHER INFORMATION: -Our Officer’s responded to 5,449 calls in the month of September. They also wrote a total of 376 arrest citations. -Officers are participating in ‘Paint the Cov Pink’ by wearing pink badges the month of October for breast cancer awareness. -Officer Neil Boshoff was sworn in recently. Boshoff is lateral from Missouri and has over 10 years police experience. HELPFUL TIPS: \ October 23rd is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Benefits of proper medication and drug disposal: -reduces chances of accidental overdose or poisoning, especially in children, teens, and animals. -reduces medication and drug abuse. -keeps water systems clean and reduces pollution. Many pharmacies and Police Departments have drop boxes for safe medication disposal. In Covington there are drop boxes located at the Covington Police Department, CVS in Latonia and on Madison, Blanks Pharmacy, and Save Discount Drugs. October 2021 Newsletter This month’s newsletter topic is Halloween Safety. Some of our favorite Halloween decorations and activities can present fire/safety risks. Implementing basic fire/safety precautions can ensure a safe and happy holiday for everyone. Below you will find CFD response totals for September, NFPA statistics pertaining to Halloween, Halloween safety tips, and other news. September Responses • The fire department responded to 1037 fire and/or EMS calls in the month of September. National Fire Protection Association Statistics (NFPA)- Halloween Fire Facts • From 2014-2018, an average of 770 home structure fires began with decorations per year. • More than two of every five (44%) of these fires occurred because the decorations were too close to a heat source, such as a candle or hot equipment. • More than one-third (36%) of these fires were started by candles. • More than one-fifth (22%) of the decoration fires started in the kitchen; 16% began in the living room. Safety • Use a battery-operated candle or glow stick in jack-o-lanterns • When choosing costumes, stay away from long trailing fabric • Teach children to stay away from open flames, including jack-o-lanterns with candles in them. • Dried flowers, cornstalks, and crepe paper catch fire easily. Keep all decorations away from open flames and other heat sources like light bulbs and heaters • Provide children with flashlights to carry for lighting or glow sticks as part of their costume. • Remember to keep exits clear of decorations so nothing blocks escape routes. Make sure all smoke alarms are working. • See Halloween Safety Tip Sheet Attached Other News • With your help, the Covington Professional Firefighters- Local 38 raised $12,882.50 for this year’s MDA Fill The Boot fundraiser • Daylight savings time ends November 7th at 2AM. • Fire Prevention Week is OCT 3-9th. Visit www.nfpa.org/fpw for more fire prevention information and activities. Westside Community Liaison Officers: Rachel White rwhite@covingtonky.gov Doug Haubner dhaubner@covingtonky.gov