Our Bellemeade Block Watch program is under a full head of steam thanks to a flurry of civic-minded volunteers. But, we still need Block Captains for:
8700-8812 Charring Cross
202-211 Holliswood
8501-8513 Shelbyville Rd
8701-8819 Shelbyville Rd
8600-8624 Whipps Bend
Please contact me at pajowm99@gmail.com to sign up; thanks.
Excerpted from National Block Watch Program:
"Block Watch is a national program that is based on the principle that neighbors working together are the first and best line of defense against crime.
HOW DOES BLOCK WATCH WORK?
Block Watch really just organizes and extends what you are probably already doing on an informal basis. We tend to know and watch out for our closest neighbors, but a group of neighbors at one end of the block who are doing this may not know the group of neighbors at the other end of the block. Organizing a Block Watch makes this attitude of watchfulness more systematic, and provides a block map with neighbors' names and telephone numbers that can be used in case of an emergency.
Block Watch is simple to begin, and can improve the security of your neighborhood while increasing your sense of community.
IS BLOCK WATCH A LOT OF EXTRA WORK?
Block Watch doesn't require you to perform any special tasks, go to a lot of meetings, or take on extra responsibilities. You don't have to patrol the neighborhood, or tell your neighbors every aspect of your business. Block Watch just involves being alert as a part of your everyday life.
All it requires is that you and your neighbors be familiar enough with each other to know who belongs in the neighborhood and who doesn't; which cars are a part of the neighborhood and which aren't; recognize when something suspicious is going on and being a little more observant of changes in your surroundings."
