Crime Prevention & Education for Business Personnel
The Thornton Business Safety program is intended to grow relationships and partnerships between the Thornton Police Department, the City of Thornton, and Thornton businesses of all sizes in order to prevent crime and promote a safe environment for employees and customers.
Goals of the program:
- Actively reduce and prevent crime through cooperation and education.
- Promote communication and understanding between law enforcement and business.
- Encourage and enhance cooperation among merchants.
- Teach merchants to prevent crime on their own properties, watch over neighboring businesses, and document and report suspicious activity.
- Teach employees how to be observant and aware.
Why Participate?
- Law enforcement cannot be on every corner, so citizen involvement is essential to combat crime.
- You and your fellow merchants are the ones who really know what is going on in your community.
- Networking with each other and law enforcement, businesses can help fight crime in their commercial districts in the most cost effective way – before it begins.
- Garner publicity and community goodwill of your establishment.
For more information about the Thornton Business Safety Program, contact the Thornton Police Department at 720.977.5124.
ThorntonReady Emergency Alerts
The City of Thornton has officially launched ThorntonReady Alerts, a new emergency notification system powered by Rave – Motorola and Smart911, replacing the previous CodeRED platform. This service offered by the City is free to residents, businesses, and travelers to receive timely alerts about severe weather, law enforcement activity, and other urgent situations via phone call, text message, or email.
City officials made the transition following the data breach involving CodeRED, prioritizing a system that offers enhanced security, reliability, and public trust. To protect user information, data from the previous system was not transferred into the new platform. While standard landlines and select publicly available cellular data have been added, residents are strongly encouraged to register to ensure accurate and personalized notifications.
ThorntonReady Alerts also offers expanded accessibility features including communication in more than 120 languages. Through integrated Smart911 technology, residents can create a secure and voluntary Safety Profile for their household that provides 9-1-1 Dispatchers and first responders with critical information such as medical conditions, medications, and access and functional needs.
“ThorntonReady Alerts strengthen our ability to meet residents where they are – communicating in their preferred language, enhancing emergency response, and increasing awareness when it matters most,” says Ryan Doyle, Thornton Emergency Manager.
