National Night Out BlockWatch party

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HOW TO ORGANIZE

A NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKWATCH

• Identify areas to be organized into a BlockWatch group. Areas should be limited to 15 or fewer households.
• Designate at least one resident from the group to serve as BlockWatch Captain. If there are two interested people, the second can serve as co-captain. The captain and co-captain will be the contact person(s) between the BlockWatch group and the Centralia Police Department (CPD).
• The BlockWatch Captain should make arrangements with CPD regarding the date, time, and location of an initial neighborhood BlockWatch meeting. A police officer will attend the meeting and will bring important information, brochures, and current crime statistics.
• The BlockWatch Captain will be asked to follow-up and distribute literature to households not present at the meeting.
• Each household is encouraged to identify appropriate valuables, engrave a unique mark using an engraving pen, and list valuables and serial numbers on a form provided by CPD. Do not use social security numbers.
• Metal street signs identifying the area as a BlockWatch Neighborhood may be erected by the Centralia Street Department at each end of the block once the majority of households have completed property identification.
• BlockWatch groups are encouraged to hold neighborhood meetings as needed.
  
  For more information, please contact CPD Sergeant Clary, dclary@cityofcentralia.com,
  or CPD Volunteer Coordinator Jennifer Krueger, jkrueger@cityofcentralia.com.

National Night Out: The first Tuesday in August from 6-9 PM.