RB Community Watch by Jacquie Nelson

Get free flyers for Tuesday, August 1^st ‘Night Out Against Crime’
If you’re hosting a get-together on Tuesday night, August 1 for National Night Out Against Crime, we’ll be glad to custom-make your flyers for you and xerox them for you to give out. Call us at 538-8148.

Also let us know your ‘Night Out’ plans, so they can be published next week in this column. Also, we have new Checklists (we need updated information urgently), flyers and brochures, new NHW sign information, and many more things for you to pass out to your neighbors - please come get them at our office. Call 538-8148, and we’ll be there for you.

Tuesday, August 1st is America’s 17^th annual "Night out Against Crime." It’s a National happening. All over the United States, concerned citizens are gathering to organize their neighborhoods to combat crime. So, what’s happening in Rancho Bernardo? A lot.

Neighbors are getting together on Tuesday, August 1 in many different ways. Dessert and coffee, ice cream socials, BBQs, potluck suppers, even progressive parties from one house to another. Your Block Captain will be there to talk about the latest information from the Police Storefront, the crime stats from the Neighborhood Watch staff, to pass out new Checklists to make sure they are up to date. In times of emergency, it is a good thing for neighbors to know about the needs of others, particularly the elderly and disabled who may need supplies and medicines. Also, all emergency contacts out of the San Diego area are vitally important.

What makes this "lights on" night, this symbol, so special is that we know lighting helps to deter crime. And no one can refuse to spend the extra pennies to protect himself and his home. The police have proof that this is one of the biggest deterrents against robbery. Criminals don’t like to visit neighborhoods that have lights on. They want dark areas; remember they carry flashlights. Also, check out the street lighting in your area; don’t forget to report all street lights that need new bulbs or are hidden by tree limbs. Call Community Services at the library, 538-8070, and ask that a Deficiency Report be sent to the City.

Did you know? If you’ve missed issues of the RB NEWSJournal and would like to read RB Community Watch articles from previous issues, they are available on website www.rbernardo.com under Local News then click to RB Community Watch, scroll to Archives, and you have all the columns since rbernardo.com went online last October. Call for permission to reprint. 538-8148.

Congratulations to "The Falls" in Camino Bernardo, District G, for their incredible effort and success in starting a new Neighborhood Watch program. At their first meeting recently, they recruited an Area Coordinator and 7 block Captains. The Falls will now have ‘eyes on the street’ and up-to-date information about their own safety and security. We need many more Block Captains in Rancho Bernardo. It is an easy, very rewarding job - only an hour or so each month. Please call 538-8148 to find out more.

Courtesy RB NEWSJournal
July 13, 2000