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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PATROLLING

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.

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PATROLLING

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  1. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PATROLLING

  2. Neighborhood Watch Patrolling • Patrolling Techniques • Being a good witness • Reporting

  3. 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

  4. 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)

  5. Being A Good Witness Observe 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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,

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. Describe the Picture! How many people, and describe them. Any weapons? How many, who had it/them. What did the bald guy have in his hand? What kind of patch was on the right arm of the man with the helmet on? What type of gun was the man with the helmet holding and wearing?

  14. 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 • EPD – Call dispatch (323-3302) and notify them of how many patrolling, how patrolling (on foot, bike, or car), location of patrolling, and contact info.

  15. 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/EPD know of patrolling • Keep log of all activities

  16. Contact Information • 911 • Elyria Police Dispatch 440-323-3302 • Elyria Police Records 440-326-1240 • Elyria Police Website www.elyriapolice.org

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