Daytime Patrol—This
patrol is vital because 90% of all burglaries take place during the
day when few of our neighbors are at home. You volunteer with a
family member or friend (one drives and one observes). We can find
you a partner if you need one. You and your partner drive through
the streets of our neighborhood, carefully watching for any unusual
and potentially dangerous activities. A thorough patrol of Parklawn/Barcroft
Terrace usually takes 45-60 minutes. Daytime patrols can be
scheduled to fit your needs: you can patrol every week, every two
weeks or once a month.
If you observe anything that you think needs police
intervention, you use a cell phone to call the police. Volunteers simply observe
and report;
all action is left to the police.
You can choose any day of the week and any time
during the day to patrol. We need both afternoon and morning
patrols on weekdays. Patrollers pass the magnetic Neighborhood
Watch vehicle signs to the next day’s patrol at the end of their
route. Both day and night patrols are trained at an evening
training session at the Mason District Police Station
Weekend
Night Patrol—Friday
and Saturday night patrols help monitor our neighborhood for
vandalism and evening criminal activity. Patrols are only once
every 10 weeks (4-5 times per year). A typical patrol takes from 45
minutes to one hour. You can make your patrol at any convenient
time in the evening, generally between 6-11 p.m.
Patrollers use their magnetic vehicle signs
to show our presence in the neighborhood.
Patrollers observe and report anything suspicious to police.
Block
Captain—A
block captain distributes monthly schedules to the homes of
Neighborhood Watch patrollers on his block. There can be 3-15
schedules, depending on the percent of participation of neighbors in
your block. The schedules are put inside the screen door of the
block captain by the Area coordinator. Time to do this job: 5-15
minutes on a pleasant walk at a time of your choice.
Area Coordinator—An
area coordinator receives packets of monthly schedules and
distributes the packets to Block Captains in his area. There are
usually 2-5 packets in an area. Time to do this job: 10-30 minutes
on a pleasant walk at a time of your choosing. The schedules are
delivered to your home by the Scheduler.
