 A PEX P OLICE
DEPARTMENT S CHOOL
RESOURCE O FFICER
P ROGRAM ................. 1
 HOW
TO PROTECT
YOURSELF AND YOUR
STUDENTS FROM BEING A
VICTIM ...................... 2
 CONTACT INFORMATION
AND L INKS TO STAY
CONNECTED ............... 2
School Safety
WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A SAFE LEARNING
E N V I R O N M E N T FOR OUR TEACHERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS
Welcome Back
Apex
I wanted to welcome all administrators, staff, and teachers back from the holiday break. This is my
chance to reintroduce myself and make sure everyone has my contact information and knows where
and how to find me for questions, concerns, or situations. Please note the phone numbers and keep
them handy.
This is also my chance to explain the role of the School Resource Officer
position and how we believe it fits into the educational system. Thank you
for all your support and all that you do for the children in Wake County.
SRO Program
The Apex Police Department Support Services Division has two School Resource
Officers (SRO) assigned to Apex High School, Apex Middle School, Lufkin Middle
School and Salem Middle School. A full-time school resource officer (SRO) is assigned
to Apex High School (Officer Jason Stone) and a full time officer is assigned to the
Middle Schools (Officer Matt Mellenberger)
The SRO program places law enforcement officers in schools with the goal of creating
and maintaining safe, secure, and orderly learning environments for students,
teachers, and staff. To accomplish this, SROs work within the framework of the Triad Model of being a law enforcement officer, a law related presenter and a informal counselor.
SROs law-enforcement knowledge and skill combined with specialized SRO training prepare them for their duties in
the educational setting. This training focuses on the special nature of school campuses, student needs and characteristics, and the educational and custodial interests of school personnel. SROs, as a result, possess a skill set
unique among both law enforcement and education personnel that enables SROs to protect the community and the
campus while supporting the educational mission.
If you see something suspicious taking
place or a person where they are not
suppose to be, then report that behavior or
activity to local law enforcement or in the
case of emergency call 9-1-1.
Crime Prevention
Corner
Crime prevention is truly a Police-Community
partnership. By working together, we can
reduce crime and enhance the quality of life.
The concept of the Crime
Prevention Triangle simply
states that in order for a crime to
occur all three elements of the
triangle must exist:
Desire—Ability—Opportunity
By eliminating any one of these
elements, a crime cannot occur.
Prevent School
Violence Link
DESIRE
The desire of a criminal to commit a crime.
We as citizens can not effect or
remove a criminals desire to
commit a crime. If someone
really wants to commit a crime
they will.
ABILITY
The criminal's ability to commit
a crime.
We can not effect the ability of a
criminal to commit a crime.
They will find a way. They can
be thousands of miles away, use
telephones, internet...Not even
physical impairment will stop
some from committing crimes.
Preventing Property Thefts:
 Remind teens to keep their lockers locked. Tell them not to
keep money or anything valuable in their lockers, especially
overnight.
 Don’t leave backpacks, purses, other bags, or anything valuable unattended during school hours or at an afterschool meeting or practice.
Active Shooter
Preparedness Good information
to read and to
know
OPPORTUNITY
The criminal's opportunity to
commit crimes.
It is at this point, that we can
take the appropriate action to
prevent crime. By removing the
criminals opportunity for crime
to occur, we have broken the
"Crime Prevention Triangle"
cycle.
C ONTACT
I NFORMATION :
SRO Office:
Apex Middle School
Building A
Room# 1112
Work Hours:
7:30am—3:30pm
Emergency: 911
Non emergency: 362-8661
Office: 387-4430
Email:
matthew.mellenberger@apexnc.org
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Consider leaving valuables, especially expensive electronics, at
home, If teens do bring their electronics to school, tell them to
write down the serial numbers beforehand and make sure they
don’t leave valuables in backpacks or on desks.
Information
Click on pictures for
more information
Permanent
Prescription
Medication Drop Get rid of unused
or expired meds at
the Apex PD
Keep in Touch
Apex PD
SRO
Chief Lettney