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| Clip from The Watch |
We don't usually wear special t-shirts, carry notebooks or leave hand made "tickets" on people's car windows. We don't "patrol" the streets in groups every night, and we definitely do not take-down and cuff would-be criminals. We are not the police. We are the residents of Maricopa Meadows.
However, there are people in the Meadows who think we should be like school yard monitors with whistles or volunteer security guards who keep detailed ledgers of nightly activity, but that's not the case with us.
With the ease and anonymity of social media and the arrival of crime reporting apps, its no wonder some people would have you believing there is no Blockwatch in Maricopa Meadows. These days our Blockwatch group is more online than on the street. In truth, we are here, each of us doing our own blockwatch thing...
What's that thing you ask?
The primary goal of any volunteer Blockwatch group is to lessen or even prevent residential property crime and other neighborhood crimes. And the way we reach that goal is by sharing our knowledge through education, providing the tools and resources you need to protect yourself and your neighbors, and finally, to communicate important information to the police.
What's that thing you ask?
The primary goal of any volunteer Blockwatch group is to lessen or even prevent residential property crime and other neighborhood crimes. And the way we reach that goal is by sharing our knowledge through education, providing the tools and resources you need to protect yourself and your neighbors, and finally, to communicate important information to the police.
Did you know that the Maricopa Meadows Blockwatch Program is the model by which MPD is building its City Blockwatch Program around? We are the only program of our size in Maricopa that works independently of but in cooperation with our HOA/BoD, and we do it successfully! We also have a loosely coupled structure based on honor and communication that affords our volunteers the freedom to adjust their own roles to meet the needs of their immediate neighborhood without enforcing rigid policies and regulations.
So if you are expecting to see groups of residents in matching t-shirts walking the blocks nightly (most residential crime occurs in the day), you will be disappointed. Blockwatch volunteers are the moms waiting to pick up their kids from the bus stop, the disc golfers at play on the course, the neighbors out front trimming the bushes, couples walking their dogs, they are anyone who looks around their environment and keeps an eye out for strange activity. They are the ones who keep the outside lights on at night, the ones who keep their property maintained, the ones who know their neighbors, the ones who pay attention and say something.
To get more involved with our program, contact Maricopa Meadows Blockwatch at mmblockwatchprogram@gmail.com and ask about volunteering or locate your neighborhood Block Captain. Come to our next meeting or visit our webpage at lifeinmaricopameadows.org/maricopa-meadows-blockwatch
