HOW TO FORM A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Information from the Foothills Area Command - ABQ Police
"Neighborhood Watch -- It's so easy!"
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These groups are beneficial to the block and the overall community and help officers keep you safer. To get one going, contact Steve Sink, APD Crime Prevention Manager, at 244-6644 to get a Starter Kit and answer a few questions. When the Kit is processed, I will book a Neighborhood Watch Facilitation Meeting for your watch group, hosted on the block, and at the meeting I will: talk to you and your neighbors about the program, crime prevention and bring you lots of great information to take home. I will also bring along an officer who patrols your block, so you can get to know our team. At the Neighborhood Watch Facilitation Meeting, at least 50% of the homes on the block must be in attendance, and a Block Captain will be elected.
Your role is to be willing to report suspicious or criminal behavior to 242-COPS from a place where you are safe and to stay in contact with each other and APD Crime Prevention. We ask that you have a few social functions a year to stay connected.
The benefits are great: united neighborhoods block-by-block, free training on crime prevention, meeting your local police officer(s), building unity. We also encourage groups to participate in National Night Out and Block Captains are invited to join the Albuquerque Block Captain Association and attend ABCA’s two free conferences a year.
-- Jill Garcia, Crime Prevention Specialist, APD/Foothills Area Command
Read all of Jill's letter here.
"Neighborhood Watch -- It's so easy!"
You may view the latest posts online here.
These groups are beneficial to the block and the overall community and help officers keep you safer. To get one going, contact Steve Sink, APD Crime Prevention Manager, at 244-6644 to get a Starter Kit and answer a few questions. When the Kit is processed, I will book a Neighborhood Watch Facilitation Meeting for your watch group, hosted on the block, and at the meeting I will: talk to you and your neighbors about the program, crime prevention and bring you lots of great information to take home. I will also bring along an officer who patrols your block, so you can get to know our team. At the Neighborhood Watch Facilitation Meeting, at least 50% of the homes on the block must be in attendance, and a Block Captain will be elected.
Your role is to be willing to report suspicious or criminal behavior to 242-COPS from a place where you are safe and to stay in contact with each other and APD Crime Prevention. We ask that you have a few social functions a year to stay connected.
The benefits are great: united neighborhoods block-by-block, free training on crime prevention, meeting your local police officer(s), building unity. We also encourage groups to participate in National Night Out and Block Captains are invited to join the Albuquerque Block Captain Association and attend ABCA’s two free conferences a year.
-- Jill Garcia, Crime Prevention Specialist, APD/Foothills Area Command
Read all of Jill's letter here.