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Participating association
The
Neighborhood Watch Program is a highly successful effort that has
been in existence for more than thirty years in cities and counties
across America. It provides a unique infrastructure that brings
together local officials, law enforcement and citizens to protect
our communities.
Around the country, neighbors for three decades have banded together
to create Neighborhood Watch programs. They understand that the
active participation of neighborhood residents is a critical element
in community safety - not through vigilantism, but simply through a
willingness to look out for suspicious activity in their
neighborhood, and report that activity to law enforcement and to
each other. In doing so, residents take a major step toward
reclaiming high-crime neighborhoods, as well as making people
throughout a community feel more secure and less fearful.
HOW TO REPORT A CRIME
Contact the Alaska
State Troopers at 745-2131.
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Identify yourself:
name, address, and telephone number
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Type of crime
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"In progress" or
"Has occurred"
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Where? Be as
specific as possible
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Description of
suspect(s), how many, whether armed
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Description of
vehicle, tag number, dents, etc.
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Direction of
travel
The longer you can
stay on the line, the better. After calling the State Troopers, call
a neighbor so they can also watch the suspect and help give the
police a more detailed description.
For more information, visit the
national
Neighborhood Watch Program website. |
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