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Crime prevention should be a community commitment. The Oregon Police Division is promoting and helping to form Neighborhood Block Watches with the citizens of Oregon. It allows residents to act as the eyes and ears of the Police Division. Though they have a significant presence in our community, police officers cannot be everywhere at all the time. Expanding residential populations and business sectors ultimately place greater and greater demands on the police division's limited resources. These factors stress the police division's effectiveness. The Oregon Police Division depends on community support to help make our neighborhoods and businesses crime free. The fact is, the police alone can not control crime. We need the help of an alert and concerned public. Safe streets and neighborhoods are everybody's concern and Neighborhood Block Watch provides a way for everybody to be involved in the fight against crime. Block Watch establishes a network for citizens to exchange ideas and information with their neighbors and the police. Through neighborhood meetings, residents learn how to become the eyes and ears of the police division, reporting unusual or suspicious activity in their area to the police. Under no circumstances are Block Watch participants asked to perform any law enforcement activities. This is the job of the police division. There are no tasks that would subject any block watch participant to risk. Most block watch activities are performed in the course of everyday activities around their neighborhoods. Being a Block Watch participant does not detract from working schedules or leisure time. Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Who conducts the Block Watch Meetings? Q. Won't this program just result in a lot of unnecessary calls to the police? Q. My Neighborhood seems to be crime free. Should we start a Block Watch? Q. How do we start a Neighborhood Block Watch? |