Domestic violence victim advocates sign up for specific shifts throughout the month to carry the 24 hour crisis intervention pager. Once paged, the advocate responds on-scene to provide the victim of crime with emotional support, criminal justice system information, offender arrest information, community resources, safety planning and problem solving assistance and victim rights. Victim advocates strive to ease the impact of the crime on the victim. Those interested must be 18 years of age and have no history of criminal conduct. Training is provided free of charge to applicants who successfully complete the screening process and interview.
Training occurs during evening and weekend hours.
Applications are being accepted for the upcoming Fall training. Salem Police Department Domestic Violence Response Team Lt. In four of these incidents, suspects have been arrested and are currently incarcerated. The majority of these burglaries are occurring during the night time hours when residents are asleep. It appears that suspects are driving around the residential areas of South Salem specifically targeting residences that have garage doors standing open or are checking them and finding them unlocked.