Neighborhood Watch

 

Next meeting:

When: August 6th@ 7:00 p.m.

Where: Lighthouse Assembly of God

Address: 26 W. Fee Ave

                Melbourne, Florida 32901

Attending: TBA

 

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT  AUGUST 4TH, 2009.

PLEASE TURN ON YOUR PORCH LIGHT FROM 7-10 PM TO GIVE CRIME AND DRUGS A GOING AWAY PARTY!



                 














I am sorry that it has taken me so long to update this web page. I promise in the future it will stay updated.

I can't believe how fast time has passed. There will be no meeting in December due to the holiday season. We are planning on our block party in Febuary. More will be posted as we start getting the plans together.

Committee Members:

Coordinator: Alice

Block Captain: Patti (Glendon St and West side of

South Park)

Block Captain: Tammy (East South Park Ave)

Block Captain: Marty (Elizabeth St.)





Neighborhood Watch Overview

The Neighborhood Watch Program is a successful effort that has been in effect for over thirty years in towns, cities and rural areas across the country. Based on the concept of cooperation, neighborhood watch programs bring together law enforcement, city officials and residents and ask them to work together to provide protection for their homes and communities. Crimes such as burglary, vandalism and mischief threaten every member of each community in Melbourne and crime watch efforts such as The Neighborhood Watch Program help discourage this type of activity. Supported by the National Sheriff’s Association since 1972, the Neighborhood Watch Program is helping the public eradicate residential crime in their neighborhoods.

Also called Crime Watch, Block Watch, or Community Watch, the program’s success is based on the commitment of the public and their local police department in Melbourne to work together to observe, report and dissuade crime in their communities. Residents not only take care of their own homes and businesses, but also those of their neighbors. By taking an active role in the protection of their families and possessions, residents are better able to discourage criminal activity and keep their neighborhoods safe.

There are thousands of neighborhood watch programs across the United States in which citizens work together to make their homes and communities less inviting targets for crime. The program is considered by many to be one of the most successful ways in which the members of various communities can help one another to reduce residential crime. Active participation among the public and local law enforcement is an essential element in a successful neighborhood watch program.


Special thanks to Pastor Pete and the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church for letting us use their church for our meetings every other month.