Recommended Links

APD on Social Media

Visit the Anacortes Police Department on Facebook

Personal & Business Safety & Security

• National Crime Prevention Council
• Crime Prevention for Kids
• Project Lifesaver - helps to track and recover adults and children who wander due to  Alzheimer’s, Autism, Down’s syndrome, dementia and other related  cognitive conditions

How to Protect Yourself Online

• FBI.gov

Information About Identity Theft

• Federal Trade Commission
• Internet Crime Complaint Center

Report Crimes Related to the US Mail

• United States Postal Inspection Service

Free Annual Credit Report

• AnnualCreditReport.com

Credit Reports/Fraud Information

• Equifax 
• Experian 
• TransUnion

Parents

• Parents of new drivers

Drivers

• Washington State Department of Licensing

Road Conditions & Other Information

• Washington State Department of Transportation
• WSDOT Rules of the Roundabout

Collection Agencies

• Prohibited practices of collection agencies

Landlord Tenant Laws

• Washington State Attorney General
• Washington State Bar Association

Check Out a Business or a Charity

• Better Business Bureau

Keeping Your Kids Safe Online

• Netsmartz

Children

• For information about the Youth at Risk/Child in Need of Services programs

Removal From Telemarketing Calls, Junk Mail, Items From Credit Card Companies & Online Spam Lists

• www.donotcall.gov
• www.dmachoice.org
• www.optoutprescreen.com
• networkadvertising.org

Various Frauds & Scams & How to Avoid Them

• FBI - Common Fraud Schemes

Check Crime Statistics & Jail Rosters in Skagit County

• Skagit County Crime Map
•  Skagit County Jail Roster