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Security Program

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Our number one priority is to make sure that you and your loved ones feel safe and secure in your home.

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Our Security Program Services

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Barred

List

This list is maintained by our Security Department.

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Cameras

We have cameras set up at all of our sites.

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Screening of Applicants

All applicants are screened for a criminal background.

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Tips

We encourage tips on

criminal activity on properties.

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Fingerprints

We fingerprint walk-ins or by appointment.

Barred List

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This list is maintained by our Security Department and shared with local law enforcement and dispatch. Anyone arrested on our property or has caused damage to our property may be barred. To be removed from our Barred List you must complete a request which is reviewed by a 3-person panel. This form can be obtained at the Administrative Office at 410 Court Street or at the Security Office located off the courtyard on the south side of Hudson House.

Download the request form to be removed from the Barred List. This form can be submitted and obtained at the Administrative Office at 410 Court Street or at the Security Office.

Cameras

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We have cameras at all our sites. We limit access to our camera system for the privacy of our residents. We share camera footage only when we receive notice from local law enforcement about a criminal complaint or if we receive a subpoena from the courts. Otherwise, camera footage is reviewed and maintained within our Security Department.

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Screening Of Applicants

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security screening process

All applicants are screened for a criminal background. A local background check and review of LEADS (Law Enforcement Automated Data System) is conducted. Based upon these findings, fingerprinting may be needed. This is done onsite and through the FBI/BCI. All results are submitted to a 3-person panel for review. We have a five year look back period which does not include incarceration. Applicants may appeal any denial which is heard by our Hearing Officer.

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Anonymous Tips

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We strive to insure the safety and security of our residents by encourage tips on criminal activity on our properties. These tips will be shared and followed up by us with local law enforcement and the drug taskforce. In many cases, it is your tips that help law enforcement build their case. If you know of a crime being committed you can contact us by calling 740-353-4625 and leaving a voice mail or by emailing us at crime@pmha.us. These tips are submitted by us without your name or contact information. We need your information, not your name.

Submit An Anonymous Tip

Fingerprints

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We fingerprint walk-ins on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 AM till 10 AM or by appointment. There is no fee for applicants. Also, we fingerprint for the public for a nominal fee.

Contact us about scheduling an appointment at 740-353-4625.

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