Be Part Of The Neighborhood Watch Program In San Bruno

Article Source: City of San Bruno

The San Bruno Citizens Crime Prevention Committee's main ongoing project is to assist in e x p a n d i n g the the number of Neighborhood Watch Blocks in San Bruno.

The Neighborhood Watch Program is a highly successful effort that has been in existence for more than thirty years in cities and counties across America. It provides a unique infrastructure that brings together local officials, law enforcement and citizens to protect our communities.

Around the country, neighbors for three decades have banded together to create Neighborhood Watch programs. They understand that the active participation of neighborhood residents is a critical element in community safety - not through vigilantism, but simply through a willingness to look out for suspicious activity in their neighborhood, and report that activity to law enforcement and to each other. In doing so, residents take a major step toward reclaiming high-crime neighborhoods, as well as making people throughout a community feel more secure and less fearful.

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the need for strengthening and securing our communities has become even more critical, and Neighborhood Watch groups have taken on greater significance. In addition to serving a crime prevention role, Neighborhood Watch can also be used as the basis for bringing neighborhood residents together to focus on disaster preparedness as well as terrorism awareness; to focus on evacuation drills and exercises; and even to organize group training, such as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.

Many neighborhoods already have established Neighborhood Watch programs that are vibrant and effective. For those that do not, the San Bruno Police Department is prepared to work with residents to participate in this important community-based effort on behalf of their friends and neighbors. And when you help your neighbors, you help your community.

Be part of the Neighborhood Watch Program.

For more information contact Support Services Officer Sherry Campbell at (650) 616-7129 or via email.

Follow the link below and fill out the form if you are interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch group.

The San Bruno Citizens' Crime Prevention Committee meets the 2nd Thursday monthly at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Room 113 and Neighborhood Watch is always on the agenda. San Bruno Chief of Police Barberini is usually present. Citizens are welcome to attend and ask questions about Neighborhood Watch.

https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/gov/city_departments/police/safety_tips/neighborhood_watch_program.htm

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