I. Call 911 when you see a crime being committed in your area. (Call 311 for non-emergencies).If not a neighborhood newsletter, perhaps a neighborhood blog. And same for the block.
II. Attend Beat and Block Club Meetings.
III. Be alert and report any suspicious activity.
IV. Participate in neighborhood activities.
V. Share information.
VI. Start a block or neighborhood newsletter.
VII. Create a phone tree (list of your neighbor’s names, phone numbers, and emergency contacts.)
VIII. Maintain contact with your Community PolicingOffice.
IX. Keep windows secured and all door locked.
X. Obey curfew laws; when parents and kids obey curfew families and communities are safer.
(Youth under 17 years of age, 10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 p.m. Friday & Saturday).
Dispatches from Chicago's south side.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Ten commandments for good neighbors
From this months ward newsletter...
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