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Neighborhood Watch - Who are we?

Rolling Oaks Neighborhood Watch

The Rolling Oaks residents have set up a Neighborhood Watch program to help neighbors and watch for suspicious activity within the Rolling Oaks subdivision.

Report Suspicious Activity 

In working with the police, we have been instructed to

Call 911 to report ALL suspicious activity.

Neighborhood Watch Specifics

A group of your Rolling Oaks neighbors is concerned about keeping crime out of our neighborhood. This group feels so strongly they have joined to form a Neighborhood Watch Program. They have volunteered their time as block captains in order to help the CMPD (Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department) to protect you and your property.

Outlined below is information on the Neighborhood Watch program and the duties of the Neighborhood Watch captains.

At all times, we will be respectful of personal information and will NOT share it with the general public.

Neighborhood Watch program is:

1. Residents in the community working with the police department to reduce crime and to improve the quality of life.
2. Residents in the community taking on a leadership role and accepting responsibility for their community.
3. Residents coming together to discuss their concerns which lead to developing a plan of action that addresses those concerns.

Neighborhood Watch program is NOT:

1. A vigilante force working outside the normal procedures of law enforcement.
2. A program designed for participants to take personal risks to prevent crime.
3. A 100% guarantee that crime will not occur in your neighborhood.

Successful Neighborhood Watch programs:

1. Have strong leadership.
2. Have strong community involvement.
3. Have clear and concise goals.

Responsibilities of Neighborhood watch members:

1. Chairperson - Liaison between the community and the police department.
2. Block Captain - Facilitates the flow of information between their neighbors and the Chairperson.
3. Residents - Actively observe their surroundings and notify the police, their neighbors and their Block Captain when they notice something suspicious.

Residents should:
1. Call 911 to report ALL suspicious activity (can be done anonymously and/or while not at home)

2. Contact their block captain to report the suspicious activity

Block Captains (ONLY) should:

1. Hold closely all contact information for their Neighborhood Watch group
2. Call 911 if the resident has not already made that call
3. Contact all other block captains to report the suspicious activity
4. Contact other neighbors in their Neighborhood Watch group
5. The Block Captain will follow up with CMPD

Links

National Crime Prevention Council

CMPD Information