Neighborhood Watch

Bonnie Moreno is a long time homeowner in the Shaw Heights area knew that her neighborhood was not safe to live in, but she stayed anyways because problems did not affect her as much. Until one morning Bonnie woke up with her entire fence spray painted with gang graffiti. That's when Bonnie had enough and decided to contact the Police Department in organizing a neighborhood watch. Ever since their neighborhood watches Bonnie and her neighbors felt safe and crime was not an issue in their neighborhood.

Same thing happen in El Cerritio area of San Diego. Joanne McLogan one of the neighborhood watch community notice a suspicious car dropped off a man, then the car left driving up and down the street several times. That’s when Joanne contacted the police. In the mean time she gathered neighborhood watch group to spy on the suspicious suspect that was dropped off. They notice he was grabbing stuff in a hurry and shoving her neighbor’s belongings into their bags. As soon as the suspicious suspect left the front door Joanne notice police has not arrived yet, that’s when they yelled and chased him down the street. So over all without the neighborhood watch the police would not catch the suspect on time.

Neighborhood watch is not only coordinating in the U.S. but also in Iraq. It has been reported some tribe member called “The Taji’s Neighborhood Watch” which consist of 500 different tribe volunteer members. A group member’s of the Taji’s on
June 25, 2007 notice a suspicious truck driver moving through the rural village of Abd Allen al Jasim. The truck itself contained 24 mortar rounds, two rockets and many more. Truck driver was stopped by the Taji’s and turned over to the Coalition Forces and the Iraqi government to handle the rest.

Over all without the neighborhood watch, certain crimes could not be held accountable for and according to neighborhood watch members, police department, and other authorities says that crimes has been decrease because of good Samaritan cooperation and communication. All working together will make in difference in our society.

Credits: Heather Wood “Shaw Heights Neighborhood Watch”
NBC reports “El Cerrito Neighborhood Watch”
Randall Baucom “Taji’s Neighborhood Watch”