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Supporting Your Block Watch
BLOCK WATCH REQUIRES TWO BASIC COMMITMENTS
- A commitment to be concerned about your neighbor's property as well as your own.
- A commitment that when you see suspicious activity, you will take action by calling your neighbor or 9-1-1.
HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR BLOCK WATCH
- Report all emergencies or suspicious activities to
9-1-1 immediately.
- Call your Block Captain after you have reported to 9-1-1 when you:
Have been burglarized, or
Notice any suspicious activity.
- Welcome new neighbors and invite them to join the block watch.
- Periodically look out the window and respond to any suspicious activity, strangers or noises by calling 9-1-1.
- Take your turn as block captain or Co-Captain. You can also volunteer to host your annual get together.
INDIVIDUAL CRIME PREVENTION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Engrave your property with your Washington drivers license number. Post Operation I.D. decals on windows and doors. Fill out your inventory sheet.
- Lock your doors and windows whenever you leave home, even if it is for a short time.
- Update security by installing deadbolt locks on exterior doors and additional locks on vulnerable windows.
- Use electric timers on lamps and radios.
- Light up the front and back entryways at night, whether you are home or not!
- Be sure your house address is visible from the street.
- Keep tools and ladders in a locked storage shed or garage.
- Have a trusted neighbor keep a duplicate house key. Do not hide it on the front or back porch.
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