Neighborhood watch

By Dustin Hatch Posted June 2, 2011

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has many ways to help prevent crime, like a Neighborhood Watch Program, which is keeping on the lookout for people starting crime in your neighborhood.

Keep the police notified if there is any criminal activity taking place. By starting a Neighborhood Watch Program you can help the neighborhood you live in by making it a safe environment for everyone. Keeping on the lookout for people making the wrong decisions and committing crimes can be a huge benefit. A Neighborhood Watch Program can also help citizens get to know their neighbors. These kinds of programs make your neighborhood safe and enjoyable to be in. Help out our community in several ways by doing the right thing while preventing cars from being broken into, robberies, and destruction of your own property.

Crime will always be around and is a never-ending battle, by working together neighbors can decrease crime rates. You can start a Neighborhood Watch Program by picking up a Neighborhood Watch Program Packet at the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on 50 West Fifth Street, Winnemucca. You can meet with your neighbors and discuss the benefits of a Neighborhood Watch Program. Set up a meeting time, place and date; notify the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at 775 623-6419. Make sure to give law enforcement two weeks prior notification. Conduct your first meeting together and go over everything like looking out for suspicious people. Have the law enforcement officers arrive half an hour before your meeting begins and meet with your Block Captains or whoever is in charge of the crime prevention system in your neighborhood. Make sure to keep your meeting about a half-hour in length. It is beneficial for our community to be involved in these programs to prevent crime. This is our home and we should make it as safe as possible.

For more information go to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s website at www.hcsonv.com/crime_prevent.htm.

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