Neighbors on and near Bellevue Street are developing their own neighborhood watch group. A neighborhood watch program is a great way to guard against crime and connect with local police.
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- Distribute anti-crime information to citizens within your neighborhood or community regarding how to prevent and deter crime.
- Hold public meetings with Cape Girardeau Police about crime in the community and what can be done about it.
- Conduct home security surveys to help detect and prevent fellow citizens’ homes from being burglarized.
- Welcome new members to their neighborhood and encourage them to join in the Neighborhood Watch Program.
- Set up a special watch or escort for senior citizens or other potential victims.
- Provide “McGruff Houses” for young people to go to after school or in time of an emergency to avoid being hurt or mistreated.
- Develop a special “vacation watch” program, where specific attention and observation is placed on the residences that will be vacant when the occupants are on vacation.
- Contact the local newspaper and/or media for public attention regarding the crime prevention efforts in your neighborhood.
- Have an “Operation Identification” program, where citizens within the neighborhood mark their valuables with identifying markings, so they can be recovered if stolen.
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For more information, visit our website:
https://www.cityofcapegirardeau.org/Police/Neighborhood-Watch.aspx
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