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Neighborhood Watch Program
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Question:
What is Neighborhood Watch and who is involved in it?
1) Neighborhood Watch or Block Watch is a Crime Prevention
Program.
2) It is an active partnership between the Louisville Metro Police
Department and area residents to reduce the incidence of fear and crime in their
neighborhoods.
Question:
What is the value in having a Neighborhood
Watch where I live?
1) Neighborhood Watch is a national program
and is the most effective means available for keeping crime out of
neighborhoods. It relies on the best crime fighting tool ever invented, a
good neighbor. Fortunately, good neighbors are found everywhere. They live
in houses, apartment buildings, urban, suburban and rural areas.
2) The greatest thing about Neighborhood
Watch is that it encourages neighbors to get to know each other and it
makes them aware of their surroundings. When unusual activity is detected
neighbors will report it to the police so it can be investigated.
3) A Resource Officer will educate neighbors
in crime reporting and suspect identification techniques; making homes more
secure; properly identifying personal property; and reducing the risk of
being victimized in public areas. These crime prevention strategies can be
used as tools to reduce crime in their communities.
4) Neighborhood Watch members place stickers
in their windows and post signs on streets warning criminals they are in an
active Neighborhood Watch community, and that “neighbors are watching out
for each other.”
Question:
When is the best time to start a
Neighborhood Watch?
1) The best time to start a Neighborhood
Watch is before an incident occurs. Normally, Neighborhood Watch is started
after an incident. The community has the primary responsibility for
fighting crime. The most effective approach is stopping crime before it
occurs.
2) With Neighborhood Watch the community is
empowered because together with the police, people can set the standards
for tolerance in their neighborhoods.
Question:
What does it take to get a Neighborhood
Watch started in my neighborhood?
1) The Louisville Metro Police Department
will assist in starting a Neighborhood Watch in your neighborhood.
2) Call 574-LMPD (5673), the crime tip
hotline to get started. The community outreach coordinator will be
happy to talk to you about starting a Neighborhood Watch and send you
program material to review.
3) Once you review the material talk to your
neighbors. Are your neighbors interested? Are they aware of or concerned
about specific crime problems in your area?
4) Coordinate the formation of your
Neighborhood Watch with your police division and invite your neighbors to
their first meeting.
5) A Division Resource Officer will attend
your first meeting to assist with the initial organization of the
Neighborhood Watch, address and provide information on crime concerns
specific to your neighborhood or community, and instruct members on home
security and crime reporting skills.
6) The Neighborhood Watch belongs to you so
you must elect officers. Choose a captain and co-captain at your first or
second organizational meeting and set regular meetings for your Watch group
throughout the year. Review the program material with the members as you
recruit them.
7) A Division Resource Officer can attend
future meetings to answer questions about crime, address neighborhood
concerns, quality of life issues and provide information about police
procedures.
Question:
What is the crime tip hotline, 574-LMPD
(5673)?
With the 574-LMPD crime tip hotline every
citizen is given the opportunity to make their community a safer place to
live. Citizens are encouraged to call the crime tip hotline to provide
information about a crime or criminal activity. Operators are available to
receive calls 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The caller may remain anonymous. For
those who want to write and tell the police what is going on in their
neighborhood Quick Tip cards are available to complete and
drop in any mailbox.
Question:
What can I do to keep
crime away?
Be
more vigilant! If you see a stranger on your street or in
your complex, call the police. If the person looks like they don't belong
in the neighborhood or on the street based on some of the activities
described below, don't ignore it. Get a description of the person so when
you call the police they can identify the person. Don't worry that you are
going to bother the police by calling about something that isn't a problem.
Leave the situation up to them.
Question:
What kinds of
activities should I look for?
1) Persons loitering around schools, parks,
secluded areas or in the neighborhood may be dangerous.
2) Someone looking in windows of houses and
parked cars.
3) Open or broken windows at a closed
business or residence whose owners are absent may mean a burglary in
progress or already completed.
4) Someone screaming or shouting for help.
5) Property being taken out of houses where
no one is at home or from closed businesses.
6) Cars, vans, or trucks moving slowly with
no apparent destination or without lights. Occupants may be "casing" for
places to rob or burglarize, or could be drug pushers or sex offenders.
7) Anyone being forced into a vehicle or a
stranger sitting in a car or stopping to talk to a child.
8) Parked, occupied vehicles containing one
or more persons is especially significant if observed at an unusual hour.
They could be lookouts for a crime in progress.
9) Talk about concerns and problems with
your neighbors.
Reminders for You and Your Neighbors
1) Keep lawn equipment and other valuables
in a secure area. Mark valuables so that if something is stolen it can
be identified when found. A lot of items are recovered at pawn shops.
2) Inspect doors, garages and windows to
make sure they are secured properly and with good locks. Garages doors
should be closed when not in use and secured overnight.
3) Remove valuables from vehicles
overnight even when they are parked in the driveway.
4) Are homes in need of additional
exterior lighting? Check all lights to make sure they work. All globes
should be clean and unbroken. Driveways, front yards, garage doors and
residence numbers should be lit. Motion sensor lights can be used in the
front and back of the home. Street lights should be spaced properly and not
have anything blocking them. Timers may be used with interior lamps.
5) Leave a radio or television plugged into
a timer when away from the house to confuse a possible intruder with the
noise.
See suspicious activity or was your home or auto broken into or vandalized? Let your neighbors know!
Question:
Who do I call when something happens?
Emergency
9-1-1
Dispatch
574-7111 (Urban) or
574-2111 (Suburban)
Crime Tip Line & Neighborhood Watch
574-LMPD (5673)
Report by phone
574-4661
Division Resource Officer’s
First Division
574-7167 Fifth Division
574-7636
Second Division
574-2478 Sixth Division
574-2178
Third Division
574-2135 Seventh Division
574-2133
Fourth Division
574-7010 Eighth Division
574-2258
MetroCall
311 or 574-5000
Louisville Metro Police Department
Division of Community Relations, 709 Fairdale Road, Louisville, KY 40118
502-574-LMPD (5673) Crime Tip Line & Neighborhood Watch 502-361-1336 FAX
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