Neighborhood Watch is a community-based crime prevention program.

• How to Organize -- Check with neighbors to see if there is interest in Neighborhood Watch and then contact your patrol district's crime prevention officer to schedule a neighborhood meeting. Invite everyone in the community to the meeting and keep a log, which includes names, addresses and telephone numbers of everyone who attends the meeting.
• Operations -- One block captain is selected for each block in the community. The block captain must live on that block and needs to know every head of household on his/her block.
• Duties of Members -- Coordinate with the crime prevention officer to correct weaknesses in home security. Call 911 to report any crimes or suspicious activities/persons in your neighborhood. Watch out for your neighbors' homes when they are away from home.

This is an anti-car theft program. Once a participant registers in the program, two distinctive decals are placed on his/her vehicle. The vehicle owners sign a form stating that the car is not usually driven between 1 and 5 a.m. The decals give law enforcement officers the right to stop the vehicle between 1 and 5 a.m. and check it out. Officers will attempt to verify that the person driving the vehicle has permission to do so.

A crime prevention officer comes by your residence to give crime prevention advice about lighting, locks, landscaping, etc., to make your home less attractive to criminals.

A crime prevention officer will provide information about general home and personal safety procedures. The presentations stress maintaining awareness of one's surroundings and provide information about what to do if confronted by a hostile person.

Any residents who think their street lighting is not adequate may contact the Police Department to have their lighting assessed. Officer Tony Scott, the District 2 Community Liaison Officer, currently investigates citywide street lighting requests. He can be reached at 560-4582.

PACE Car Program brochure
Speed indicator devices that digitally display motorists' speeds are currently in use in Districts 1 and 2. They are being used in conjunction with RADAR in neighborhoods where there have been complaints about excessive speed.

The program has two goals: slowing down speeders and allowing the Police Department to compile data that may justify further speed enforcement action.

You can report speeding violations by calling your patrol district substation or the Traffic Services Division at 560-4314.

Elderly and physically/mentally challenged residents may apply for these lights, which emit a pulsing strobe light when turned on. The lights are placed in the front porch light fixture of the resident's home, which makes it easier for police officers, firefighters and EMS workers to find the home in case of an emergency.