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This partnered with law enforcement can achieve a great deal, and make your neighbourhood a much safer and more pleasant place to live. Better for the kids, the older folk and everyone.
Find out how many resident home owners do you have - imagine if you all started ‘looking out' for each other what you could achieve.
How to start?
Its not difficult to start - you need to think what you have already, in the way of clubs and groups. Theatre groups, scouts, guides, cubs, walking groups, book clubs and I'm sure you will find many more. These could all be places to put the idea forward, and to start attracting people to a meeting, about what you can do, and how you could proceed.
The local Church, the local Schools, the Pub, the Golf Club, the local Supermarket or Store - all are places where a Notice could be Posted to attract attention to the idea, and to advertise the meeting.
Place an Advert in the local paper.
Do a posting of the area to arrange a meeting.
How to continue
Post signs around the area so that potential vandals and thieves are warned off.
Collect money for surveillance cameras to monitor areas where trouble has been in the past.
Depending on the configuration of the area, monitor and record entrances and exits.
Meet with the local police on a regular basis to review what's being done.
Arrange regular patrols by groups on bikes - good for the health as well!
Safety tips
* Get to know your neighbours.
* Don't open your door for someone you don't know.
* An open door, window or sliding door is a gift to Burglars.
* Many people forget to lock their doors and windows.
* Make sure the lighting around your home is working. Repair your lights.
Inform the power company of street lights that don‘t work.
* Make sure that passers by can't see valuables through your windows.
* Keep your eyes open for suspicious activity or individuals. Get a good
description or a photo and report to the police.
* Be observant when walking the dog, getting the mail etc.
Contact other groups on the web and share ideas and get more advice.
There are lots of groups on-line and places to buy signs and lots of other useful
items for the group.
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