1. Neighborhood Watch #1
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2. BAD PART OF TOWN
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3. TOPICS TO BE COVERED…
 What is Neighborhood Watch.
 Elements of Crime.
 Factors of a Crime.
 Neighbors become the Eyes and Ears.
 Neighborhood Watch is Everyone Responsibility.
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4. TOPICS CONT….
 Coordinators Responsibilities.
 Block Captain
Responsibilities.
 How to report what is
Suspicious – Calling dispatch.
 How to describe a person.
 How to describe a vehicle.
 How & Who to call.
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5. What is
Neighborhood Watch?
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6. NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS
 Working together to make your neighborhood
a better place to work and live.
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7. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IS?
 Crime prevention at it’s best.
 It’s more than locks and hardware.
 It is your Police Department
working in partnership with
citizens.
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8. KEY ELEMENTS FOR AN EFFECTIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
 Awareness
 Community Involvement
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9. FACTORS OF A CRIME
 Ability
 Desire
Remove the
opportunity
 Opportunity
and prevent
the crime.
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10. NEIGHBORS ARE THE EYES & EARS
This Means:
Reporting what you
see and hear to the
Police.
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11. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNS
 Signs are a crime
deterrent.
 Remind residents that
they are part of a
Neighborhood Watch
program.
 Will it keep bad guys out
of your neighborhood?
Not unless you follow
through.
 Neighborhood Watch is
everyone's
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12. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IS
EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY
 Become acquainted with your surrounding neighbors.
 Learn & Incorporate Crime Prevention Techniques.
 Report suspicious and criminal activities to the Police.
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13. NEIGHBORHOOD
COORDINATOR
•Provides Leadership
•Selects Block Captains
•Serves as a communication link between block captains & police
•Maintains Records and Neighborhood Watch Map.
•Distributes Information
•Attends quarterly training
•Organizes Neighborhood Parties
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•Develops a phone tree and activates when necessary.

14. PHONE TREE
Coordinator’s List
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15. BLOCK CAPTAIN
Is someone who:
 Is concerned about the Neighborhood.
 Is willing to knock on doors to meet neighbors.
 Brings neighbors together to solve problems.
 Informs neighbors about special programs and
activities.
 Establishes procedures to discourage crime.
 Meets together with neighbors as often as necessary.
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16. WHAT IS SUSPICIOUS AND
SHOULD BE REPORTED
 BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO DISPATCH WHAT YOU SEE.
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17. IS THIS SUSPICIOUS ?
 It is important that you are able to tell the dispatcher why what
you are calling about is suspicious. Time of day may be a
factor. Just because someone is different does not mean they
are suspicious. Behavior is the key.
 A stranger running from a home or car.
 A person going door to door, looking into windows & parked
cars.
 A person who seems to have no purpose wandering in the 17
neighborhood.

18. UNUSUAL NOISES
 Someone screaming and you are
unable to determine the reason.
There is a difference between a
scream of desperation and the
screams of children playing.
 Unusual or suspicious noise,
such as breaking glass or
pounding.
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19. BUSINESS TRANSACTION
 Business transactions
conducted from a
vehicle. Could involve
the sale of drugs or
stolen goods.
 Offers of merchandise at
ridiculously low prices.
Probably stolen.
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20. SUSPICIOUS VEHICLES
 Vehicle moving
slowly, without lights,
or with no apparent
destination.
 A strange van or
abandoned vehicle
parked in a
neighborhood.
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21. SUSPICIOUS PERSON’S
 Property being carried by persons
on foot at an unusual hour.
 Property being removed from a
closed business or residence
know to be unoccupied.
 A stranger in a car stopping to
beacon a child.
 Child resisting the advances of
an adult known not to be the
parent.
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22. Don’t take matters
into your own hands.
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23. HOW AND WHO TO CALL
• LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES: 911
• ALL OTHER POLICE AND FIRE RESPONSE:
864-596-2222
This is the dispatch number to report non-emergency situations
To follow up on a previous call, we need as much of the following information as
possible: Date, Time, Location, Nature of the Call, Phone number
the call was made from, Any other information.
864-439-8445
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24. THIS IS HOW TO DESCRIBE A PERSON
 Sex: Male or Female
 Age: Judge by someone you
know
 Weight: Judge by someone
you know
 Shirt or Coat: Color, Style,
Etc.
 Approximate Height
 Hat or No hat
 Hair Color: Also if balding
or thinning
 Eye Color
 Pants: Color, Levis, Dress,
etc.
 Shoes or Boots: Style
 Any out standing features:
Speech, limp, missing teeth, 24
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25. THIS IS HOW TO DESCRIBE A
VEHICLE
 License number and state
if visible
 Color
 Make
 Year
 Body Style
 Model
 Antenna
 Accessories
 Unique Sounds
 Unique Designs
 Body Damage
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26. What is Suspicious & Should be Reported
 A Stranger running from a car or home.
 Someone screaming and you are unable to determine the reason.
 A person who seems to have no purpose wandering in the neighborhood.
 Unusual or suspicious noise, such as breaking glass or pounding.
 Vehicles moving slowly, without lights, or with no apparent destination.
 Business transactions conducted from a vehicle. Could involve the sale of
drugs or stolen goods.
 Offers of merchandise at ridiculously low prices. They are probably
stolen.
 Property carried by persons on foot at an unusual hour.
 Property being removed from a closed business or residence known to be
unoccupied.
 A stranger in a car stopping to beckon to a child, or a child resisting the
advances of an adult.
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27. Start Neighborhood Watch
Today please call:
If you have questions
 Police Support Specialist
Sandy Peel @ 485-0240
 Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
Officer Hill @ 485-0238
 Chief of Police
Terry Richards @ 485-0232
 Lieutenant
Jay Hayes @ 485-0234
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