NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PATROLLINGPATROLLING
Neighborhood Watch Neighborhood Watch PatrollingPatrolling
•Patrolling TechniquesPatrolling Techniques•Being a good witnessBeing a good witness•ReportingReporting
Patrolling TechniquesPatrolling Techniques
Vary times, locations, and Vary times, locations, and patterns.patterns.
Select likely times of activities.Select likely times of activities.Patrol locations of incidents. Patrol locations of incidents. Walk or drive in random patternsWalk or drive in random patterns
Patrol in pairsPatrol in pairsSafe Safe MotivationMotivationMore eyesMore eyesShow of forceShow of force
Types of patrollingTypes of patrollingFoot patrolFoot patrolVehicle patrolVehicle patrolBike patrolBike patrol
Patrolling TechniquesPatrolling Techniques
Uniforms Uniforms Wear at least a bright colored T ShirtWear at least a bright colored T Shirt
• Sends message to bad guysSends message to bad guys• Shows organizationShows organization• Lets residents feel safe and may get involvedLets residents feel safe and may get involved
ToolsTools• RadiosRadios• Cell phonesCell phones• FlashlightsFlashlights• Pen and note padPen and note pad• Camera (video or still)Camera (video or still)
Being A Good WitnessBeing A Good Witness
ObserveObserveLook for out of place vehicles, people, activities…
Things that make you go… Hmmmm!!!
Don’t get involved, Watch and reportDon’t get involved, Watch and report An independent third party witness is more credible An independent third party witness is more credible
and believable.and believable.
•Don’t try and physically stop anything.
•Don’t become involved in an argument.
•Don’t put yourself or anyone else in harms way
Being A Good WitnessBeing A Good Witness
Record InformationRecord Information – Keep a patrol log – Keep a patrol log of each shiftof each shift• Camera’s – Cell phone, still, videoCamera’s – Cell phone, still, video
• Tape recorders – hand held and digital, to recordTape recorders – hand held and digital, to recordother persons statements, or used by you toother persons statements, or used by you torecord current information. record current information.
• Pen and paper – write down notes of an ongoing incident, Pen and paper – write down notes of an ongoing incident, or to record a suspect situation that may be or to record a suspect situation that may be important at a later date. Can write your own notesimportant at a later date. Can write your own notesor have preprinted field cards.or have preprinted field cards.
ReportingReportingAccurate account of times, actions, and descriptions
Who - Names, descriptions, license plate
What - What happened, what took place, what was used
When - Times (time of day, date, duration)
Where - Location of incident, direction of travel, place hidden
Why/How - Manner in which happened, reason for action
ReportingReporting
Who – Any information that can help identify the subject(s)
• Name – actual or other
• Description Clothing – Top to bottom – hat, shirt, pants shoesPhysical features – Race, height, weight, hair,
facial hair, scars, injuries, deformities.
Vehicle Info – License plate, make and model and year, color, # of doors, rims, any damage to vehicle
ReportingReportingWhat – An accurate account of what took place, or items used in a crime
Keep it simple –Broke into a house, broke front window, struck
victim with a large stick.
Describe any tools or weapons used in clear simple terms like description of people.
Size, Color, Shape Open hand/Closed fist,
ReportingReportingWhen – When the incident took place
and any relative time frame
•Date of incident
•Time of incident
• Time frame Length of time from incident to reporting, how long incident lasted
ReportingReportingWhere – Location of incident, subjects,
victims.
• Addresses
• Descriptions of locations – Intersections of streets with direction and distance, description of house/building, landmarks
• Locations of subjects – Address, direction of travel (cardinal or landmark) with time frame
ReportingReportingHow/Why – Specific details of how or
why the incident took place.
• How the window was broken• Why the person hit the other person.• How any tools or weapons were used (to include fists, feet, etc..)
Example of report of an incident when you decide to call the Police Department.
A w/m 15 to 20 years old wearing blue baseball hat/backwards, green t-shirt, blue jean shorts, and white high tops just threw a rock through the window of 123 10th St and ran North on Middle Ave toward 9th St.
The above is the initial call to dispatch. Details can be added later when talking to Officer, such as actions before incident, things said, bike he rode to the scene, etc.
Take 10 Second to analyze this picture:
Describe the suspect. Height, Weight, Race, M/F, Age, Clothes, etc
What did the guy have in his hand?
What color tie/shoes?
Describe the Picture!Describe the Picture!
Was he wearing glasses?
How many ladies were in the group behind him?
Have at least two people to patrol
Ensure you have equipment needed: • recorder• pen• paper• forms• flashlight• radio• phone
Have and keep a log of activities of patrol (who you talked to, what streets patrolled, etc..)
Notify someone in charge of your start and end time• Block watch leader• Neighborhood Watch Leader
Before Each Patrol ShiftBefore Each Patrol Shift
• Organize your patrolo Uniformso Equipment
• Three types of patrollingo Footo Bikeo Vehicle
• Patrolo Vary routes, times, days
• Reporting o Who, What, When, Where, How/Why
• Notifyo Let Block leader/NWC know of patrolling
• Keep log of all activities
PatrollingPatrolling
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