Police Department
Now your company can partner with the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) to enhance the security of your business while also helping to protect your neighbors.
Dragonfly Community Connect is an innovative new initiative that allows you to link your company’s compatible, cloud-based security cameras with the CPD's Real-Time Intelligence Center for enhanced public safety.
How it works
Once your company installs a compatible security camera system, you can authorize the CPD to proactively access some or all of your cameras in responding to suspicious activity or crime in your area.
Although the CPD does not monitor your cameras on an ongoing basis, participating in Dragonfly Community Connect gives us rapid access to your camera footage when it counts. That can help us take preventative measures in response to reports of suspicious activity. It can also provide us with the leads we need to rapidly solve any crimes that take place at your business locations and in the surrounding areas.
Benefits for your company and your neighbors
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- Expert guidance for camera installation: When you join Dragonfly Community Connect before your security system is installed, CPD will work with your provider to ensure your cameras are positioned and angled for maximum security.
- Enhanced security: Help prevent and solve crimes at your business location and the surrounding area.
- Giving you the power to monitor your facilities: With the cloud-based security cameras compatible with Dragonfly Community Connect, you can use an app to monitor all of your installed camera feeds wherever you are using your computer, smart phone, or other smart devices.
- Maximum control and flexibility: You can authorize police officers to access some or all of your cameras, so you maintain control over the footage you proactively share.
- Dragonfly Community Connect signage to help prevent crime: The Chattanooga Police Department will provide you with signage to show your participation in Dragonfly Community Connect and help curtail potential crime.
- Expert guidance for camera installation: When you join Dragonfly Community Connect before your security system is installed, CPD will work with your provider to ensure your cameras are positioned and angled for maximum security.
How to get involved – It’s easy
Step 1: Choose a compatible cloud-based security camera system. Currently, EPB Hosted Camera is the only certified turn-key security camera solution compatible with CPD's infrastructure. As other compatible camera system options become available, we will add them here. Please call EPB at (423) 648-1500 to learn more information. If, after speaking with EPB, your business is interested in participating in Dragonfly Community Connect, please complete the form in Step 2 below.
Step 2: Let us know you want to join Dragonfly Community Connect using this form:
Step 3: The Chattanooga Police Department will send you a Memorandum of Understanding for you to review, sign, and return to us. A police officer can answer any questions you have and assist you in completing the agreement.
Video obtained from camera systems that are part of Dragonfly Community Connect are to be accessed for the purposes of public safety or promoting public safety. Let’s all work together to make Chattanooga a safer place for you, your business, and our community.
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Un crimen puede tener un impacto duradero en las victimas, en sus familias y en toda nuestra comunidad. Las victimas y sobrevivientes de delitos tienen derecho a sentirse escuchadas y apoyadas. Las victimas tambien necesitan tener acceso a los servicios de apoyo que aborden sus necesidades psicologicas y emocionalest, asi como sus preocupaciones de seguridad. El ojetivo general de la Undiad de Servicios para las Victimas del Departamento de Policia de Chattnooga es asociarse con oficiales, investigadores y partes interesadas de la communidad para crear una red de atencion y apoyo a las victimas de delitos en nuestra Ciudad. Esto se logrará a través de la prestación de servicios directos, atención mediante el seguimiento continuo, abogacia, apoyo durante el proceso legal y referidos de agencias comunitarias.
Objetivos de la Unidad de Servicios a Victimas (VSU):
- Dar una respuesta coherente y racionalizada a las víctimas atendidas en el Departamento de Policía de Chattanooga.
- Crear conciencia sobre los derechos y responsabilidades de las víctimas durante el proceso judicial.
- Proporcionar a las victimas y sobrevivientes de crimenes servicios de abogacia enfocados en la víctima y el informe de trauma.
- Aumentar el conocimiento sobre los servicios sociales, recursos locales y comunitarios disponibles a las víctimas de delitos.
- Proporcionar capacitación integral y continua al Departamento de Policía de Chattanooga, fuerzas del orden local y a entidades de seguridad pública en general.
Servicios proporcionados por la VSU
- Seguimiento, apoyo y defensa
- Plan de seguridad
- Evaluación y planificación the servicios sociales
- Apoyo y defensa en el proceso legal
- Acompañamiento a la corte
- Crisis intervención y asesoramiento
- Información y referidos
- Asistencia para el Programa de Compensación por Lesiones Penales de TN
- Alcance comunitario
- Entrenamiento de primeros auxilios
- Primeros auxilios
Declaración de Derechos de las Víctimas de Crimenes en Tennessee
- El derecho a consultar con la fiscalía sobre su caso.
- El derecho a estar libre de intimidación, acoso y abuso durante todo el proceso de justicia penal.
- El derecho a estar presente en todos los procedimientos en los que el acusado también tenga derecho a estar presente.
- El derecho a ser escuchado cuando sea relevante durante todas las etapas críticas del proceso de justicia penal tal como lo define la Asamblea General.
- El derecho a ser informado de todos los procedimientos tales como la liberación, traslado o fuga de la persona acusada o convicta
- El derecho a un juicio o disposición rápida y a una conclusión definitiva y pronta del caso después de la condena o sentencia.
- El derecho a una restitución por parte del infractor
- El derecho a ser informado sobre cada uno de los derechos establecidos para las víctimas.
Para obtener más información sobre sus derechos como víctima de un delito, por favor marque aquí here.
Recursos útiles
Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office (Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Hamilton)
Dirección: 600 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Teléfono: (423) 209-7400
Marque aquí para más información
Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office (Oficina del médico forense del condado de Hamilton)
Dirección: 3202 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406
Teléfono: (423) 493-5175
Hamilton County-Chattanooga Family Justice Center(Centro de Justicia Familiar del Condado de Hamilton)
Dirección: 5705 Uptain Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411
Teléfono: (423) 643-7600
Marque aquí para más información
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund – Division of Claims (Fondo de Compensación por Lesiones Penales - División de Reclamaciones)
Dirección: 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243-0202
Teléfono: (615) 741-2734
Marque aquí para más información
Office for Victims of Crime (Oficina para Víctimas de Delito)
Dirección: 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Teléfono: (800) 363-0441
Marque aquí para más información
VSU Nos puede contactar a:
Línea Principal: (423) 643-5000
Emergencia: Marcar el 911
Horas de Oficina: Lunes - Viernes, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Coordinador de Servicios a Victimas: Caroline Huffaker
Crime can have a lasting impact on victims, their families, and our entire community. Victims and survivors of crime have the right to feel heard and supported. They need to have access to support services that address their psychological and emotional needs, as well as have their safety concerns addressed.
The overall goal of the Victim Services Unit for the Chattanooga Police Department is to partner with officers, investigators, and community stakeholders to create a network of care and support for victims of crime in our City. This will be achieved through direct service provision, continued follow-up care and advocacy, criminal justice support, and community agency referrals.
The following are the objectives of the Victim Services Unit:
· To create a cohesive and streamlined response to the victims of crime who are being served by the Chattanooga Police Department.
· Increase awareness of victims' rights and responsibilities in the criminal justice and judicial processes.
· Provide victim-centered and trauma-informed advocacy services to victims and survivors of crime.
· Increase awareness of local and community resources and social services for victims of crime.
· Provide comprehensive and ongoing training for Chattanooga Police Department, other local law enforcement agencies, and the public safety community at large.
Services Provided by the VSU:
· Follow-up Support & Advocacy
· Safety Planning
· Social Service Assessment & Planning
· Criminal Justice Support and Advocacy
· Court Accompaniment
· Crisis Counseling & Intervention
· Information & Referral
· Filing Assistance for TN Criminal Injuries Compensation Program
· Community Outreach
· First Responder Training
· On-Scene Response
Tennessee Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights
Crime victims in the State of Tennessee have the following rights:
· The RIGHT to confer with the prosecutor about their case.
· The RIGHT to be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the criminal justice system.
· The RIGHT to be at all proceedings where the defendant has the right to be present.
· The RIGHT to be heard, when relevant, at all critical stages of the criminal justice process as defined by the General Assembly.
· The RIGHT to be informed of all proceedings, and of the release, transfer or escape of the accused or convicted person.
· The RIGHT to a speedy trial or disposition and a prompt and final conclusion of the case after the conviction or sentence.
· The RIGHT to restitution from the offender.
· The RIGHT to know about each of these rights established for victims.
To learn more about your rights as a victim of crime, please click here.
Helpful Resources
Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office
Address: 600 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Telephone: (423) 209-7400
Click here for additional information
Hamilton County Medical Examiner’s Office
Address: 3202 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406
Telephone: (423) 493-5175
Hamilton County-Chattanooga Family Justice Center
Address: 5705 Uptain Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411
Telephone: (423) 643-7600
Click here for additional information
Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund – Division of Claims
Address: 502 Deaderick Street, Nashville, TN 37243-0202
Telephone: (615) 741-2734
Click here for additional information
Office for Victims of Crime
Address: 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
Telephone: (800) 363-0441
Click here for additional information
VSU Contact Information
Main Line: (423) 643-5000
Emergency: Dial 911
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
For VSU support, please contact Hannah Hytken, Victim Services & Chaplains Director at hhytken@chattanooga.gov or 423-643-5351.
Take Me Home is a free program provided by the Chattanooga Police Department. Take Me Home allows family members and legal guardians to register emergency contact information for individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities. If an individual is found alone or reported missing, law enforcement and emergency services personnel can search for emergency contact information, detailed physical description, and a photo of the individual, saving valuable time.
For more information, email takemehome@chattanooga.gov
To enroll someone, visit takemehometn.org
Crime Stoppers Chattanooga encourages members of the community to assist the Chattanooga Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime by overcoming the two key elements that inhibit community involvement: fear and apathy.
Crime Stoppers provides a telephone number and Web Tips to encourage community members to volunteer vital information helpful to law enforcement agencies to fight crime. Tipsters can remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $1,000 if the information given leads to an arrest.
Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers by calling
423-698-3333
WRCB-TV Channel 3 is the exclusive television partner of Chattanooga Crime Stoppers. A Crime Stoppers story airs each Wednesday during the 6:00 evening news.
For more information, visit the Crime Stoppers Chattanooga website. Or like Crime Stoppers on Facebook.