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How to
Begin
First Contact the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Community Liaison Office to advise them of your interest to
organize a Crime Watch Program.
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North / East
(Mt. Pleasant, Copahee, Awendaw,
McClellanville, Buckhall, etc.)
Community Representative for both North / East
Phone : 843-762-2007
lgreenmccray@charlestoncounty.org
nmorris@charlestoncounty.org
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South
/ West
(John’s Island, Kiawah Island, Wadmalaw
Island, West Ashley, Ravanel, etc)
Community Representative for both
South / West
Phone: 843-762-2007
lgreenmccray@charlestoncounty.org
nmorris@charlestoncounty.org
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Second
Determine
if you have enough community interest to hold
regular meetings;
Select a Crime Watch Coordinator and /or Block
Captains (Block Captain’s Guide);
Find an
effective way to communicate your meeting dates and
community activities (fliers, newsletters, and / or
electronic bulletin board message/internet;
www.nextdoor.com is a tool that can be used by
neighborhoods and not endorsed by the agency. This
website provides neighborhood leaders with the
ability to create FREE, private, and secure websites
for their communities based upon a defined
neighborhood boundary and only verified and genuine
neighborhood residence living within the boundary
can join the website. This mean neighborhoods can create a trusted
environment and only members of that private website
can log in, view information and write posts to
their neighbors. Read more by logging on to
www.nextdoor.com
website.
Organize your community volunteers who can be
homeowners, renters, business owners, the elderly,
and even the young people.
Find ways
to host community special events to keep members
interested and active like block parties,
neighborhood cleanup or special safety programs to
help the community during emergencies (hurricanes or
tornados, etc.);
What a Neighborhood Watch Does
Have volunteers patrol the neighborhood and report
any problems to local law enforcement like persons
screaming, someone looking into cars or homes, a
stranger stopping on the street talking to a child,
vehicles driving slowly through the neighborhood,
and / or unknown persons removing items from an
unoccupied home or business.
Have special events like a “Neighborhood Cleanup
Day” or a “Safety Day” to keep the homeowners
interested in the program.
Final Point
At the kick-off meeting, if your neighborhood wishes
to purchase official Neighborhood Street Signs,
think about having a neighborhood fundraiser to
support your cause.
This agency does not finance the signs or
neighborhood credentials.
Feel free to visit
http://nnwi.org/index.asp
NSA- Crime Prevention Sign Information
http://www.sheriffs.org/programs/NeighborhoodWatchSigns.asp
YOUR
COMMUNITY MATTERS! HELP US, HELP YOU!
GOT A TIP?
DO YOU KNOW WHO DID THE CRIME?
Call or Text CrimeStoppers
Phone: (843) 554-4111
Text: 274637
(Type - CSL then message)
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