Crime Watch
Woodfield Homes Association
Crime Watch
Co-Coordinators Donna Meers and Ann Cheek (Contact: whoacw@yahoogroups.com )
Responsibilities: The neighborhood coordinators job is crucial to the success of the Neighborhood Crime Watch (NCW). This person's responsibilities may include:
- Expanding the program and maintaining a current list of participants and neighborhood residents, including names, addresses, home and work telephone numbers and vehicle descriptions.
- Acting as liaison between NCW members and the Law Enforcement Officers, Civic Groups and Street Captains
- Arranging neighborhood crime prevention training programs.
- Obtaining and distributing crime prevention materials, such as stickers and signs.
- Involving others to develop specific crime prevention projects.
- Encouraging participation in "Operation Identification" a nationwide program in which personal property is marked indelibly with a unique identifying number or symbol to permit positive identification if valuables are lost or stolen.
Street Captains Street Captains are designated for every 10-15 houses and they should be directly involved with their immediate neighbors. The Street Captain responsibilities may include:
- Act as liaison between block residents and the coordinator
- Establish a telephone chain by compiling and distributing a current list of names, addresses, email, and telephone numbers of block participants
- Visit and invite new residents to join NCW and notifying them of meetings and training sessions
- Establish the "Operation Identification Program"
- Contact each neighbor as often as possible to discuss possible crime problems, needs for assistance, and suggestions for program improvement.
Residents Should you observe suspicious activity, unusual or unfamiliar vehicles, weapons, drugs, drinking on the sidewalks or in the pond area, hear loud music or yelling, please contact the LFUCG Police at 258-3600. In addition, please contact the co-coordinators .
Of course, should you believe you, your family or another resident is in
imminent danger, immediately dial 9-1-1.
Please visit the LFUCG Neighborhood Watch page for further information: https://www.lexingtonky.gov/community-services