Neighborhood Crime Watch
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Incident Report:
The purpose of logging and reporting incidents is so we all can have a better understanding of the type, location and number of incidents in our neighborhood.
What Crime Watch IS and IS NOT:
Neighborhood Watch groups are crime prevention programs in which individual citizens work to 1) make their own homes and families less inviting targets for crime, and 2) cooperate with law enforcement through block and neighborhood groups to control crime throughout the community.
Neighborhood Watch is now the most successful anticrime initiative in the country and the most effective and least expensive tool for restoring the safe, pleasant environment we all want for our families!
Neighborhood Watch groups are NOT vigilantes and do not assume the role of the police. They only ask neighbors to be alert, observant, and caring — and to report suspicious activity or crimes immediately to the police.
Neighborhood Watch is NOT a new idea; in fact, it is based on one of the oldest and simplest concepts known to man — neighbor helping neighbor. Dedicated, enthusiastic residents are trained to notice suspicious activities and report them, not only to law enforcement officials, but also to each other.
Neighborhood Watch is now the most successful anticrime initiative in the country and the most effective and least expensive tool for restoring the safe, pleasant environment we all want for our families!
Neighborhood Watch groups are NOT vigilantes and do not assume the role of the police. They only ask neighbors to be alert, observant, and caring — and to report suspicious activity or crimes immediately to the police.
Neighborhood Watch is NOT a new idea; in fact, it is based on one of the oldest and simplest concepts known to man — neighbor helping neighbor. Dedicated, enthusiastic residents are trained to notice suspicious activities and report them, not only to law enforcement officials, but also to each other.
Become Informed:
- Subscribe to Crime Watch Alerts
Register your household to this site to read the Lake County Crime Watch Coordinator, Deputy Sheriff Walter Wolf, alerts regarding Lake County crime trends as well as neighborhood incidents. - View the Lake County Sheriff`s Office crime prevention videos:
- How to secure your boat trailer to prevent theft (3 min 9 sec)
- Scams, Hoaxes and Frauds (4 min 33 sec) also see www.Snopes.com
- Meth Lab Information (9 min 11 sec)
Become Involved:
- Report Suspicious Activity to Police.
- Emergency: 911
- Non-Emergency 352-343-2101 (program this on your cell phone)
- Log Incidents.
The purpose of logging and reporting incidents is so we all can have a better understanding of the type, location and number of incidents in our neighborhood. - Get to know your neighbors
It is a fact of life that relationships in many of today’s communities have become less personal than they were years ago. Families are more transient, children have more activities that take them and their parents away from home, and there are more families with both parents working. The once-familiar sight of families visiting with each other on front porches while keeping a watchful eye on children and activities in the neighborhood is a rarity in most communities today. This trend away from personal contact in the neighborhood and the decrease in time families spend at home are two of the essential ingredients that make communities ripe for crimes of opportunity, such as burglary. - Volunteer to be a Block Caption
Contact Neighborhood Crime Watch if you are interested. Block captains should be designated for every 10–15 houses, and they should be directly involved with their immediate neighbors.
The block captain’s responsibilities may include:- Acting as liaison between block residents and the Coordinator;
- Establishing a “telephone chain” by compiling and distributing a current list of names, addresses and telephone numbers of block participants;
- Visiting and inviting new residents to join NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH; notifying them of meetings and training sessions;
- Establishing the “Operation Identification” program;
- Contacting each neighbor as often as possible to discuss possible crime problems, needs for assistance, and suggestions for program improvement.
- Help spread the word by distributing these neighborhood watch invitations
Seeking Block Captains for:
If you are interested in being a Block Captain, contact Neighborhood Crime Watch. Block captains should be directly involved with their immediate neighbors.
- Alicante Court ( 1 homes )
- Campeon Court ( 12 homes )
- Cordoba Section B (near cul de sac) ( 10 homes )
- Fortunado Section A (near Marbella) ( 20 homes )
- Marbella Section A (near golf club) and Positano ( 13 homes )
- Marbella Section B (south of Positano Court) ( 14 homes )
- Rialto ( 12 homes )
- Sardinia Section A (near traffic circle) ( 20 homes )
- Sardinia Section B (near pool) ( 20 homes )
- Terragona Section B1 (middle section) ( 16 homes )
- Terragona Section B2 (middle section) ( 16 homes )
- Tuscany Section A (near Marbella) ( 12 homes )
- Tuscany Section B (middle section) ( 12 homes )
Block Captain Toolkit:
If you are a Block Captain, click here to retrieve the link to your Block Captain Toolkit