NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PATROLLING

Neighborhood Watch Patrolling Patrolling Techniques Being a good witness Reporting

Patrolling Techniques Types of patrolling Foot patrol Vehicle patrol Bike patrol Patrol in pairs Safe Motivation More eyes Show of force Vary times, locations, and patterns. Select likely times of activities. Patrol locations of incidents. Walk or drive in random patterns

Patrolling Techniques Uniforms Wear at least a bright colored T Shirt Sends message to bad guys Shows organization Lets residents feel safe and may get involved Tools Radios Cell phones Flashlights Pen and note pad Camera (video or still)

Being A Good Witness Observe Don’t get involved, Watch and report Look for out of place vehicles, people, activities… Things that make you go… Hmmmm!!! Don’t get involved, Watch and report An independent third party witness is more credible 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 Witness Record Information – Keep a patrol log of each shift Camera’s – Cell phone, still, video Tape recorders – hand held and digital, to record other persons statements, or used by you to record current information. Pen and paper – write down notes of an ongoing incident, or to record a suspect situation that may be important at a later date. Can write your own notes or have preprinted field cards.

Reporting Accurate 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

Reporting Who – Any information that can help identify the subject(s) Name – actual or other Description Clothing – Top to bottom – hat, shirt, pants shoes Physical 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

Reporting What – 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,

Reporting When – 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

Reporting Where – 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

Reporting How/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 Picture! Describe the suspect. Height, Weight, Race, M/F, Age, Clothes, etc What did the guy have in his hand? What color tie/shoes? Was he wearing glasses? How many ladies were in the group behind him?

Before Each Patrol Shift 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

Patrolling Organize your patrol Uniforms Equipment Three types of patrolling Foot Bike Vehicle Patrol Vary routes, times, days Reporting Who, What, When, Where, How/Why Notify Let Block leader/NWC know of patrolling Keep log of all activities

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