Block Watch

Download the Estates of Bradley Park Neighborhood Watch document.

The Neighborhood Watch program is one of the most effective means available for keeping crime out of our neighborhoods. It relies on the best crime fighting tool ever invented — a good neighbor. Fortunately, good neighbors are found everywhere!

When neighbors work together with law enforcement, it creates the best crime fighting team around. Be a good neighbor and make your community safer from criminals by participating in the Neighborhood Watch program. Remember, the battle against crime will not be won by people acting on their own.

Ways to Participate

Being an active member of the block is easy:

  • Know your neighbors!  Get phone numbers, vacation dates, and general work hours from them.
  • Be alert to unusual or suspicious behavior in the neighborhood. Call law enforcement if warranted. Write down descriptions of the person(s) and license numbers of any vehicles involved.
  • Tell a trusted neighbor if your house will be unoccupied for an extended period. Tell him or her how to reach you in an emergency.
  • Look after your neighbors’ homes when they are away, and ask them to look after yours. This includes picking up mail or newspapers and putting back the garbage cans or recycling bins. Don’t leave signals that say “no one is home.”
  • Remember, your job is to report crime. The responsibility for apprehending criminals belongs to law enforcement.
  • Notify your neighbors about any suspicious activity on our neighborhood Facebook page.

Keep an Eye Out!

Some people fail to recognize a crime simply because they are not aware of what seemingly innocent activities might be suspicious. Others may notice suspicious activity and be hesitant to call for fear of being a nosy neighbor. Many often take it for granted that someone else has already called the police.

Things to look for:

Anything that seems “out of place,” or that is occurring at an unusual time of day could be criminal activity. Some things to watch for and report include:

  • A stranger entering your neighbor’s house when it is unoccupied.
  • Anyone removing accessories, license plates, or gas from a vehicle.
  • The sound of breaking glass or loud explosive sound.
  • People loitering in the neighborhood.
  • Vehicles being loaded with valuables and parked in front of a unattended residence, even if the vehicle looks legitimate.
  • Apparent business transactions being conducted from a vehicle.
  • People being forced into vehicles, especially if they are juveniles or females.
  • An abandoned vehicle parked on your street: This may be a stolen car.
  • People making a quick change of vehicles.
  • One or more juveniles walking casually through the neighborhood looking into backyards, cars, etc.
  • Open or broken doors or windows at a closed business or residence.
  • Anyone forcing entrance into or tampering with a residence, business, or vehicle.
  • Any person taking a short-cut through aback yard: They may have just broken into your neighbor’s home.
  • Any vehicles moving slowly and without lights, or following a course that appears to be repetitive in any location. Occupants may be looking for places to rob or burglarize, or they could be drug dealers or sex offenders.
  • Parked, occupied vehicles containing one or more persons at an unusual hour. The occupants could be lookouts for a possible burglary.
  • Juveniles going door-to-door looking for extra work or asking for donations. They may be casing your home for possible burglary opportunities.

 

Revised 6/2019