NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM
The Neighborhood Watch Program is designed to organize you and your neighbors to watch out for one another by reporting suspicious activities in your area to the police department. Voluntary crime prevention efforts such as Neighborhood Watch have proven effective in encouraging greater citizen participation.
The Lemoore Police Department, in partnership with the community, has 93 active Neighborhood Watch groups located throughout the City. LPD understands that in order to do our job more effectively and efficiently we must have open lines of communication with our citizens. By partnering with Neighborhood Watch groups and facilitating monthly meetings, crime which had otherwise gone un-reported can be addressed.
Sustaining the Neighborhood Watch program is much more difficult than organizing neighbors after a crime has violated their community. An effective Neighborhood Watch program often increases the number of police calls for service to the area. However, these calls decrease as criminal activity decreases.
How it Works
Neighborhood Watch means people looking out for one another to reduce crime in their neighborhoods. Citizens work with the Lemoore Police Department to report suspicious activity, assist in property identifications, and conduct home security surveys.
Neighborhood Watch groups meet once a month at a designated area. Most meetings are held at the police department, some are held in a preplanned neighborhood. These meetings take place on the third Thursday of every month.
The Lemoore Police Department is always accepting new neighborhood watch groups. Should you like to start a neighborhood watch group in your area please contact one of the following Community Service Officers:
Soledad Perez
soledad.perez@lemoorepd.com
559-924-9574
658 Hill St. Lemoore, CA
or
JoAnn Estrella
joann.estrella@lemoorepd.com
559-924-9574
658 Hill St. Lemoore, CA