Kitsap County Sheriffs Office Neighborhood Watch Program Four

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Watch Program Ø Four major parts to program Ø Set up program Ø Member list / Phone tree Ø Map of community Ø Select Captain Ø Operation ID Ø Environmental Ø Quarterly Design meetings

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Neighborhood Watch Program Ø Once up and running the program will: Allow neighbors to work together on solving problems Ø Neighbors will watch out for neighbors Ø Suspicious activity will be reported Ø Make you and your property less of a target Ø Reduce crime in your neighborhood Ø Can improve property value Ø

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Why do we need Neighborhood Watch Why can’t the Police handle it

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Why do we have a Neighborhood Watch Ø Ø There are 170, 395 citizens in the unincorporated part of the county (2009) There are 119 Deputies including the Sheriff 9 administrators Ø 14 detectives Ø 13 Sergeants Ø 7 Specialty Deputies, Ø 12 K-9 and Traffic Ø CRO, SRO, PIO, training, civil service, ect

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Why do we have a Neighborhood Watch Ø Ø That leaves 63 deputies for Patrol 24 hours so there are 21 deputies per shift 7 days a week but deputies only work 5 days a week, plus vacation and sick days That gives us 9 -12 deputies on at any one time to answer the 95, 000 calls for service we receive annually

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office So the question is not why we need neighborhood watch it is how can we live without it !!!

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Now that I have convinced you that we need your help here is what you can do We need you to be the eyes and ears for us, so we can swoop in and catch the bad guys

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Set up the Program Ø Ø Ø Talk to your neighbors to see if there is a need Setup a meeting to talk about problems Get a list of contact info for active participants Make a map of the neighborhood Select a Captain and Co-Captain Set a goal for future mile stones

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Operation ID Ø Ø Ø FBI stats are 85% of stolen items taken in burglaries are never recovered Record Serial numbers to valuable items Engrave items with no serial number Take photos of items Put up signs and stickers Update list every 3 to 6 months

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Environmental Design Ø Lighting Lights by doors Ø Light up house numbers Ø Motion lights in back and by gates Ø Ø Landscaping Trees trimmed up to 7 feet Ø Bushes trimmed above 3 feet Ø

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Environmental Design Ø Doors Always lock doors Ø Don’t have hide-a-key Ø Solid core / steel doors Ø Install dead bolts and use wood dowels in sliding doors Ø Four-screw strike plates with 3 inch screws into the studs Ø Ø Windows Lock windows Ø Wood dowels in horizontal windows Ø Auxiliary track locks for vertical windows Ø

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Now that you are set up you can get your street and house signs Now what should you do if you see something suspicious What is suspicious enough to call 911

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Observation Skills Ø What is does suspicious mean Ø Ø Any incident, event, individual, or circumstances that are unusual or out of place What do I do Call 911 Ø Call neighbors on phone tree Ø Be a good witness Ø Do not get involved Ø

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Observation Skills Ø Examples of Suspicious incidents Same vehicle passes repeatedly Ø Stranger loitering Ø Strange odors from house or car Ø Open or broken doors or windows Ø Unusual or loud noises, glass break, gun shot, scream Ø Strangers loading items Ø Person seen with weapons or tools Ø Person at unusual hours Ø

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Observation Skills Ø What to look for and take note of: Ø Physical setting Ø Ø Location Time Day of week People Ø Ø Appearance Sex, race, height, weight, hair Cloths top to bottom How many

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Observation Skills Ø What to look for and take note of: Ø Specific items Ø Ø Weapons Tools Backpack Vehicle Ø Ø Make, model, color, year License plate

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Observation Skills Ø Ø Ø Ø Start with the basics Work up to more specifics Then get detailed if you can Call 911 Write down what you are seeing Call your neighbors on the phone tree See if they see more than you can

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Observation Skills Ø Example incident with David Ø Example incident with Edward

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Now that we are up and running lets maintain our program Ø Quarterly meetings (2 kinds) Ø Volunteer management Ø Identify problems and solutions

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office Questions? Thank You