112 Precinct Council To Restart Blockwatcher Program

Heidi Harrison Chain is the president of the 112 Precinct Community Council.

BLOCKWATCHER PROGRAM BEING RESTARTED IN OUR COMMUNITY Important Meeting Sept. 21.

We are restarting our precinct council block watcher program and we are having NYPD Insp. Colon as the guest speaker to talk about the block watcher program.

You will learn about the program and what you can do to be an effective block watcher. You will be able to sign up to be a block watcher.

Please Plan to come: September 21st  at the 68-40 Austin Street at 7:30 pm.

The Blockwatchers Program trains community residents on the skills needed to be the "eyes and ears" of the Police Department. Civilian volunteers are given training in observation and then assigned a confidential Blockwatchers number which they use to report crime and dangerous conditions in their neighborhood.

Many members of this vital crime prevention program are elderly or disabled and make their observations without venturing far from their homes. 

OTHER SAFETY TIPS: There continue to be many items stolen from parked cars in our community. In addition to people taking the items, the cars are damaged.

To prevent being a victim of these crimes:

• DO NOT LEAVE YOUR WALLET on the seat of your car
• Do not leave packages or other valuable in sight in  your car
• Do not leave a GPS device in your car — Do not leave the attachment for the GPS on the dashboard.
• Do not leave a lap top on the seat of your car or other electronic device.
• Do not leave your pocketbook on the seat of your car.
• Do not leave your keys in the car.
• Do not leave your car running and walk away from the car ( this includes at an ATM, convenience store, or outside your apartment or house ·        
• Never hide a second set of keys in the car
• Park in a well-lit area. If a street light is out — try not to park by that light. Call 311 so that the light can be fixed.

Be Careful! Stay Safe!