Crime & Safety

RSM Businesses Invited To OC Sheriff Business Watch Meeting

The free meeting will cover local business crime trends in Rancho Santa Margarita, and all businesses in the city are invited to RSVP.

The Orange County Sheriff's Department - Rancho Santa Margarita Police Service will host its first Business Watch Partnership meeting on Dec. 13, and all businesses in the city are encouraged to attend.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department - Rancho Santa Margarita Police Service will host its first Business Watch Partnership meeting on Dec. 13, and all businesses in the city are encouraged to attend. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The Orange County Sheriff's Department - Rancho Santa Margarita Police Service will host its first Business Watch Partnership meeting on Dec. 13, and all businesses in the city are encouraged to attend.

At the event, RSM's Chief of Police Capt. Mihaela Kennedy will give an update on local business crime trends, and participants will see a special presentation on Active Assailant Awareness for businesses presented by Sgt. Gunsolley.

The free meeting is open to all businesses in the city. Businesses that have not yet joined the sheriff's department Business Watch can register at the meeting, the city said.

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Businesses interested in participating in the event are asked to RSVP as soon as possible by emailing RSMcrimeprevention@ocsheriff.gov.

The Business Watch Partnership program takes place Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Bell Tower Community Center, 22232 El Paseo.

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