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National Neighborhood Watch empowers citizens to become active in community efforts through participation in Neighborhood Watch groups. The goal of this site is to provide information, technical support and resources to local law enforcement agencies and citizens.
12/27/2022
Would-be burglars are on the lookout for homes with these boxes at the curb.
If you received expensive gifts with boxes that identified their contents, look for alternative ways to dispose of the empty boxes or put them out in the morning of pickup and not the night before.
The holiday season isn’t just busy for those traveling to see friends and family. It’s also a busy time of the year for thieves. And unfortunately, those boxes you throw out on the curb for that big screen TV or new Playstation 5 show thieves exactly what you have inside the house.
12/19/2022
Love this story from the Portsmouth City Schools and Portsmouth PD
Students in Scioto County investigated a mock crime scene after a Christmas Grinch tried to steal away holiday cheer.The “Threetown” community is made up of thi
12/12/2022
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website lists some safety tips for toys, cooking, and decorating.
”Police can’t do this by themselves,” said Memphian Vanessa Delgadillo. “And we can’t do it by ourselves as neighbors. But if we work together, we can build a better, safer City of Memphis.”
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MPD hosted an online meeting Wednesday night to teach citizens how to form a Neighborhood Watch group.
12/07/2022
'Tis the season for "porch pirates."
"Get to know your neighbors. You know who is supposed to be in your neighborhood and what vehicles usually belong there," said Cpl. Meredith Alexander of the Clovis Police CA. "Be a good neighbor, look out for each other, exchange phone numbers, and try to do the neighborly things and treat other people how you'd like to be treated."
Read the article for more helpful tips on preventing pesky porch pirates.
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12/06/2022
Did you miss our December newsletter that included some holiday package theft prevention tips?
Today is and we want to take this chance to remind you how to help protect yourself against package theft.
• Schedule the delivery and require a signature.
• Ask a trusted neighbor to look out for the package.
• Have the item delivered to a secure location such as your work, post office, Amazon Locker, or to a friend or family member who will be home.
• Provide delivery instructions. Many retailers allow for specific delivery instructions to be added during checkout. You can add notes such as leaving by the back porch, behind a bench, a bush, etc.
• Many shippers, including the USPS, allow you to sign up for tracking alerts so you can be notified of deliveries.
• Install a video doorbell or camera. This will help discourage package theft.
• Some companies will let you select plain gift packaging to help conceal what the package contains.
As always, if you see anything suspicious, call us!
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-Emergency: 703-777-1021
10/26/2021
Halloween is coming up - these tips from Safe Kids Worldwide can help ensure you and your little ones stay safe.
They also have two events coming up that you can register for.
09/22/2021
September is
WEEK 4: TEACH YOUTH ABOUT PREPAREDNESS
Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved.
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In essence, Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program that stresses education and common sense. It teaches citizens how to help themselves by identifying and reporting suspicious activity in their neighborhoods. In addition, it provides citizens with the opportunity to make their neighborhoods safer and improve the quality of life. Neighborhood Watch groups typically focus on observation and awareness as a means of preventing crime and employ strategies that range from simply promoting social interaction and "watching out for each other" to active patrols by groups of citizens.
Today's Neighborhood Watch Program is an effective means of crime control and neighborhood cohesiveness. While not all of the programs in place today go by the same name, they all accomplish the same goal: to bring community members together to fight crime. As Minor aptly wrote, "Neighborhood is the key to maintaining successful relationships."
Neighborhood Watch is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most well-known crime prevention programs in history. While the modern day concept of program rose to prominence in the late 1960s in response to an increasing burglary rate, the roots of Neighborhood Watch can actually be traced all the way back to the days of Colonial settlements, when night watchmen patrolled the streets. The modern version of the Neighborhood Watch Program was developed as a result of the multiple requests from sheriffs and police chiefs around the country who were looking for a crime prevention program that would incorporate citizen involvement and address the increasing number of burglaries taking place, especially in rural and suburban areas. In 1972, the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) took the concept a step further by seeking funding to make the program a national initiative. Thanks to a grant from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the National Neighborhood Watch Program was started.
The National Neighborhood Watch (NNW) works to enhance, expand, and revitalize watch programs throughout the country. NNW empowers citizens to become active in community efforts through participation in Neighborhood Watch groups. Our goal is to provide information, training, technical support, and resources to local law enforcement agencies and citizens about Neighborhood Watch.
National Neighborhood Watch (formerly USAonWatch) does not advocate watch members taking any action when observing suspicious activity in their neighborhood. Community members only serve as the extra “eyes and ears” and should report their observations of suspicious activities to their local law enforcement. Trained law enforcement should be the only ones ever to take action; citizens should never try to take action on those observations. National Neighborhood Watch (formerly USAonWatch) encourages all watch groups to register with our national database where multiple resources are made available to assist in the training and maintaining of Neighborhood Watch groups and its members.
