Do You Want the Watch in Your Neighborhood?

The concept of a Neighborhood Watch is simple. People keep a look out for suspicious or criminal doings for their neighbors and in the neighborhood.

At a recent meeting, the idea was brought forward to create more Neighborhood Watch groups in .

The Fieldcrest neighborhood already has one of these groups. It formed after a rash of burglaries in the area in the mid-1990s and is part of the National Neighborhood Watch Institute.

Have recent criminal activities left you wanting an extra set of eyes (or many eyes) watching out in your neck of the wood?

Do you want a Watch group in your neighborhood? Tell us in the comments.

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