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Home > News > Security > LaVista Park Neighborhood Watch & Security
LaVista Park Neighborhood Watch & Security
Posted: February 17th, 2009 @ 10:49pm
Currently, our Neighborhood Watch Program is up for recertification with the DeKalb County Neighborhood Watch Program. The new certification guidelines require that we have at least 60 block captains. That number is based on the 650 households in our neighborhood. At this writing, we have 60 active Block Captains. Please read on and strongly consider becoming a Block Captain. Contact the WATCH COORDINATOR to volunteer.Additionally, as we go through the recertification process, we will need to receive at least 505 signatures from our residents agreeing to accept the responsibilities that are part of the Neighborhood Watch Program. Please agree and sign the forms that are to be brought around by your Block Captain. Unless we can reach these minimums, the county will remove the Neighborhood Watch signs from our neighborhood. The Neighborhood Watch Program is one of the most effective and least costly ways to prevent crime and reduce fear. Neighborhood Watch fights the isolation that crime both creates and feeds upon. It forges bonds among area residents, helps reduce burglaries and robberies and improves relations between police and the community. Residents should be aware that their responsibilities include: - Know your neighbors
- Exchange home, work and emergency phone numbers, types of vehicles and other information with your neighbors and Block Captain.
- Let a neighbor and your Block Captain know when you are going to be away from home as well as notifying the LaVista Park Patrol, if you are a subscriber.
- Make sure your home is secured.
- Keep a watch for suspicious persons and vehicles.
- Call 911 to report any suspicious activity or crime incidents that occur at your home or that you witness in the neighborhood.
- Call or email your Block Captain or Section Vice-President with details about the suspicious activity or crime after you have called the police. Do not call or email the Patrol or Webmaster.
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