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Attention
Next
Meeting
Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 at
7:00 PM
in the Village Hall Meeting Room
This meeting is for ALL Zones,
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Questions?
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Send
eMail to Lt. Micetich
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Send
eMail to Ofc. Ritz
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To contact
a Block Captain email Your
information and address
so the appropiate Block Captain can be selected
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For watch alerts and updates
click our patrol and community alerts pages:
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For information on sex offenders:
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For crime prevention tips
please click:
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Seniors are urged to take
avantage of the Senior Watch Program:
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If your are going on vacation,
please use our vacation watch form:
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The Neighborhood
Watch Program is organized to enable the police and the
community to work together. The goal is simple: To make
each home, each street and each area more crime resistant.
The program is constantly expanding and changing to meet
the needs of the community.
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Exchange of Information
Concerned citizens are the best asset any police department
has to help fight crime. The program is designed to maximize
that asset. The Crime Prevention Officer maintains lines of
communication with the Neighborhood Watch Groups, supplying
crime and suspect information, crime prevention tips, and training
on a variety of subjects. This is done through Block Captains
on each street. The Officer also works with the community to
solve neighborhood problems. The system relies on the willingness
of people to get involved, stay informed of area problems, and
work together on solutions.
Forming a Neighborhood Group
We can help organize a first meeting with your neighbors and will
provide current information on crime and crime prevention. We
will give your group tips on organizing and maintaining contact
with each other and with the police department.
The Block Captain
Each street should appoint someone as the Block Captain. This
should be someone who is willing to put a small amount of time
into the program. The Block Captain acts as a representative of
your street.
Each Block Captain will be given important information
on area crime. The Block Captain then passes this information
to those on his or her block. The Block Captain is also invited
to the monthly area meeting and distributes the monthly newsletter
to neighbors (if applicable).
Other Block Captain Activities
Maintain a list of neighbors including home &
work phone numbers.
Set up follow-up meetings for the street. (Speakers are available
on a variety of subjects.)
Establish a list of neighbors who can watch over homes when residents
are away.
Contact new neighbors and invite them to join the group.
Act as a "clearing house" for information and maintain
contact with other Block Captains in the area.
Block Captains should seek and use volunteers from the group to
help with these activities.
The program is simple and takes very little effort
to start and maintain. Neighborhood Watch ensures that group members
are informed, aware and involved. The goal of making our area
more crime resistant is worth the effort and it works!
Email Notification Program
Residents involved in the neighborhood watch program are encouraged
to give your email address at the neighborhood watch meetings.
These email addresses will be compiled into an email list that
will be used to make notifications to the community and neighborhood
watch participants. At this time you must attend a neighborhood
watch meeting and submit your email address in person.
NOTICE
The neighborhood watch
program does not utilize the Safe Haven
House program.
This is an outdated program from the 70s and 80s where children
could go to a house bearing the Safe Haven decal for protection.
If your home still has a Safe Haven decal or decal from a similar
program, please remove it.
If your neighbors home has the Safe Haven decal, please advise
them, your block captain or email us.
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