Free Personal Safety Class Offered for Women

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a personal safety class, free of charge, for females ages 12 and older.

Crime Prevention Sgt. Diane Paavel will show participants how they can enhance their personal safety at home and at work, and how they can protect themselves when approached by strangers.

Participants also will learn how to properly secure motor vehicles. The class will provide citizens with many tips that they can use daily to reduce their chances of falling prey to criminals.

A total of 40 women and teenage girls can participate in the class, which is sheduled from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Lexington County James R. Metts Law Enforcement Complex, 521 Gibson Road, Lexington. 

Participants should wear casual clothes for the class.

To register, contact Paavel at 803-785-2504 or email dpaavel@lcsd.sc.gov.