Folsom Neighborhood Watch
A Community Program of the Folsom Police Department
Neighborhood Watch was created to encourage citizen involvement in fighting crime. It is the most effective means of keeping crime out of our neighborhoods. The concept is simple:
Lock your doors and windows.
Recognize suspicious/criminal activity.
Report anything appearing suspicious.
When citizens ban together as a neighborhood watch group and combine their efforts with law enforcement, we have created a crime prevention partnership. The active participation of citizens in cooperation with law enforcement involves:
Neighbors getting to know each other and working together.
Citizens being trained to recognize and report suspicious activities.
Implementation of crime prevention techniques such as personal safety, Operation Identification, home and vehicle security.
If you are interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch in your area, contact Crime Prevention Specialist Sharon Roloff at (916) 355-7367.
What is Neighborhood Watch?
Neighborhood Watch is a self-help crime prevention program that enlists the active involvement of community residents. As a member of your own Folsom Neighborhood Watch group, you can improve the quality of life in your own neighborhood, reduce opportunities for crime by looking out for your neighbors, act as extra eyes and ears for your Police Department, and take the responsibility of reporting anything suspicious to the Folsom Police Department at 355-7231.
Who should be in a Neighborhood Watch group?
Folsom Neighborhood Watch is for every responsible person in every neighborhood in the city. Typically a group is the homes which are within visual range of each other. Your communication with the Police Department and with your neighbors creates a powerful deterrent to those who would harm you or your property
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Reporting Suspicious Activity
You have opportunities in your life to make a difference; one way is reporting suspicious activity. If you witness a crime or just feel something is wrong, it is your responsibility to report it for the protection of yourself and others. As a law enforcement agency we depend on you to be additional “eyes and ears”. It is not bothering us to get your call; we want to hear from you! So, to be a good witness:
Be prepared to give an accurate description of a person, vehicle, or weapon
Be familiar with your surroundings and be able to describe the direction the person or vehicle fled
Stay out of harm’s way and report as soon as possible
Call 9.1.1 if an emergency (life threatening) or 355-7231 for non-emergency
Be prepared to give an accurate description of a person, vehicle, or weapon
Be familiar with your surroundings and be able to describe the direction the person or vehicle fled
Stay out of harm’s way and report as soon as possible
Call 9.1.1 if an emergency (life threatening) or 355-7231 for non-emergency
Engage Youth in Crime Prevention
Plan ahead for an October crime prevention activity:
October is National Crime Prevention Month
( This would be a great time to Engage Youth in Crime Prevention! )
Community service is one of the best ways that everyone can get involved to make a difference.
Projects for children ages 6 to 12 could include:
Beautifying a park
Creating safety posters
Performing a skit at school, church, or youth group
Teens have greater skills and knowledge; projects could include:
Tutoring younger children either at school or at home
Assisting a senior on an errand or around the house
Neighborhood projects - - painting, pruning, washing
Here is how to get organized:
Identify the Need (research the idea; short-term projects for younger with quick results, longer-term for teens)
Plan the Project (assign tasks, identify resources, when and where to carry out the project, fundraising and promoting)
Carry Out the Project (supplies are available, adults for leadership, youth assignments are clear)
Reflect on and Evaluate the Project (what was accomplished, newly discovered or developed skills, personal reactions from those served)
Celebrate (host a party, give recognition for achievements, post pictures, thank all that volunteered their time)
For additional community service project ideas for children ages 6 to 12; www.mcgruff.org; for youth, www.ncpc.org.
As adults fighting crime, try to get your adjoining neighborhoods to start Neighborhood Watch. Helping them get started would also help you and your neighbors enjoy added security. To get started is easy:
· Call Crime Prevention at 355-7367, or e-mail sroloff@folsom.ca.us; leave your name, address, and phone number
· You will receive an introductory packet, or a return call to discuss additional information.
October is National Crime Prevention Month
( This would be a great time to Engage Youth in Crime Prevention! )
Community service is one of the best ways that everyone can get involved to make a difference.
Projects for children ages 6 to 12 could include:
Beautifying a park
Creating safety posters
Performing a skit at school, church, or youth group
Teens have greater skills and knowledge; projects could include:
Tutoring younger children either at school or at home
Assisting a senior on an errand or around the house
Neighborhood projects - - painting, pruning, washing
Here is how to get organized:
Identify the Need (research the idea; short-term projects for younger with quick results, longer-term for teens)
Plan the Project (assign tasks, identify resources, when and where to carry out the project, fundraising and promoting)
Carry Out the Project (supplies are available, adults for leadership, youth assignments are clear)
Reflect on and Evaluate the Project (what was accomplished, newly discovered or developed skills, personal reactions from those served)
Celebrate (host a party, give recognition for achievements, post pictures, thank all that volunteered their time)
For additional community service project ideas for children ages 6 to 12; www.mcgruff.org; for youth, www.ncpc.org.
As adults fighting crime, try to get your adjoining neighborhoods to start Neighborhood Watch. Helping them get started would also help you and your neighbors enjoy added security. To get started is easy:
· Call Crime Prevention at 355-7367, or e-mail sroloff@folsom.ca.us; leave your name, address, and phone number
· You will receive an introductory packet, or a return call to discuss additional information.
The McGruff Club
As you can see by the monthly messages, the focus on safety and education of youth begin at the age of six. This month the message is:
Engaging Young People in Crime Prevention - - -
The world is a better and safer place when we care for others and they care for us. Doing so strengthens the community and also the country, and remains one of the best approaches to crime prevention. When youth become involved in community and service projects, they take a stand against crime and violence and become part of the solution. From cleaning up a run-down playground to removing graffiti from the school walls to teaching younger children to stay safe to fundraisers; youth can make a difference and, in the process, gain self-confidence and learn new skills.
McGruff Club is a program created by the National Crime Prevention Council to educate children ages 6 to 10 on what they can do to stay safe, prevent crime and violence, and participate in service projects designed to make their communities safer. Children meet weekly for 45 minutes and spend this time identifying safety concerns, learning how to stay safe, engaging in service projects, and celebrating those projects. All children in McGruff Club explore the topics of safe and unsafe neighborhoods, conflict management, bullying, and dangerous neighborhood situations. McGruff Clubs address additional issues based on the concerns of the children, which may include diversity, Internet safety, gun and other weapons, and home safety. Members receive special McGruff items and adult facilitators receive a resource toolkit to help them teach children about crime prevention and safety.
Contact: Joselle Shaw, National Crime Prevention Council, jshea@ncpc.org, 202-466-6272
Teens, Crime, and the Community (TCC) initiative was created to reduce high rates of teen victimization and to engage young people in their communities. TCC seeks to tap and focus teens’ energy, talent, and enthusiasm so they can participate in their communities as responsible citizens. Community Works, TCC’s curriculum, is designed to teach youth about different types of crime, the costs and consequences of crime, conflict management strategies, how crime affects communities, and what community prevention programs and services are available to them. TCC’s club model, the Youth Safety Corps Club (YSC), provides young people with ongoing, active involvement in TCC and the opportunity to design and implement crime, violence, and drug abuse prevention projects. The mission of YSC is to recruit, train, and mobilize a diverse student population to improve the learning environment in America ’s schools by designing and running projects to prevent youth crime, violence, and drug abuse.
Contact: Teens, Crime, and the Community, tcc@ncpc.org, www.ncpc.org/programs/tcc
Engaging Young People in Crime Prevention - - -
The world is a better and safer place when we care for others and they care for us. Doing so strengthens the community and also the country, and remains one of the best approaches to crime prevention. When youth become involved in community and service projects, they take a stand against crime and violence and become part of the solution. From cleaning up a run-down playground to removing graffiti from the school walls to teaching younger children to stay safe to fundraisers; youth can make a difference and, in the process, gain self-confidence and learn new skills.
McGruff Club is a program created by the National Crime Prevention Council to educate children ages 6 to 10 on what they can do to stay safe, prevent crime and violence, and participate in service projects designed to make their communities safer. Children meet weekly for 45 minutes and spend this time identifying safety concerns, learning how to stay safe, engaging in service projects, and celebrating those projects. All children in McGruff Club explore the topics of safe and unsafe neighborhoods, conflict management, bullying, and dangerous neighborhood situations. McGruff Clubs address additional issues based on the concerns of the children, which may include diversity, Internet safety, gun and other weapons, and home safety. Members receive special McGruff items and adult facilitators receive a resource toolkit to help them teach children about crime prevention and safety.
Contact: Joselle Shaw, National Crime Prevention Council, jshea@ncpc.org, 202-466-6272
Teens, Crime, and the Community (TCC) initiative was created to reduce high rates of teen victimization and to engage young people in their communities. TCC seeks to tap and focus teens’ energy, talent, and enthusiasm so they can participate in their communities as responsible citizens. Community Works, TCC’s curriculum, is designed to teach youth about different types of crime, the costs and consequences of crime, conflict management strategies, how crime affects communities, and what community prevention programs and services are available to them. TCC’s club model, the Youth Safety Corps Club (YSC), provides young people with ongoing, active involvement in TCC and the opportunity to design and implement crime, violence, and drug abuse prevention projects. The mission of YSC is to recruit, train, and mobilize a diverse student population to improve the learning environment in America ’s schools by designing and running projects to prevent youth crime, violence, and drug abuse.
Contact: Teens, Crime, and the Community, tcc@ncpc.org, www.ncpc.org/programs/tcc
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