The first meeting of the Cabernet Neighborhood Watch Committee was held on November 8, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raleys meeting room. Altogether, there were 15 people in attendance from our community in Cabernet Highlands.
Officer Andelin from Reno Police Department was on hand to offer assistance and advice on how best to proceed with forming and maintaining a neighborhood watch committee. He spoke with the attendees, querying their concerns. Many of the issues centered around car burglary and speeders.
Also present was Reno City Councilperson Bonnie Weber. Ms. Weber Hosted a meeting at Alice Smith School several weeks ago to promote Neighborhood Watch groups throughout Ward 4. She is committed to community outreach programs and has been instrumental in several improvements in the North Valleys.
Overall, the crime rate in our neighborhood has been typically very low. However, as the North Valleys continue to grow, the goal of the Neighborhood Watch group is to ensure the security of all our neighbors. Neighborhood Watch programs through, “Neighbors helping Neighbors” ensures the peaceful enjoyment of our homes and families.
The outcome of the first meeting was to establish a series of ongoing meetings to assist with teaching our neighbors better ways to ensure safety for their families and property; to encourage greater participation from more people; to provide communication resources through web page, email, and phone trees that inform people in our community; and to request from local agencies solutions to reduce traffic problems and crime going far into the future.
Officer Andelin spoke on the importance of reporting issues to our community leaders through local agencies.
For Emergencies call 911
For Non Emergencies call 775 334-2121
All others call Reno Direct 775 334-4636
Other sources of neighborhood information were discussed. Some suggestions were to attend the Neighborhood Advisory Board meetings held on the third Thursday of each month. Information is available via Reno City Neighborhood Advisory Board page at: https://www.reno.gov/community/your-neighborhood/ward-4
The next meeting of the Cabernet Neighborhood Watch group is tentatively scheduled for December 5, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raleys community room.
For information or to get involved, please contact Pat Shea or sign up on the website providing contact information.
Pat Shea 775 721 6742 pat100shea@gmail.com
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December 5 Meeting Minutes
Guest Speaker Teresa Aquila, Washoe County Sheriff Deputy, spoke about the success of neighborhood watch groups and the importance of including as many neighbors
Meeting date December 5, 2022
Place and time: Raley’s on North Hills Blvd at 6 p.m.
Members present: Pat Shea, Billie Shea, Bonnie Weber, Ray Lake, Paula Funkhouser, Bill Nussear, Christian Rasmussen, Ernest Brooks, Edwin Beck, Marisa Ernst
Guests: Teresa Aquila, Washoe County Sheriff Deputy, Nina Steele, Washoe County Dispatch specialist
Pat Shea opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Pat Shea has been working with Reno Police Department to request a Radar Trailer be placed in our neighborhood to curtail some of the speeders on our streets. RPD will be placing the trailer as it is available and leaving it for approximately one week.
Teresa Aquila, WSCO
Guest Speaker Teresa Aquila, Washoe County Sheriff Deputy, spoke about the success of neighborhood watch groups and the importance of including as many neighbors as possible. Her own neighborhood has proven very successful in monitoring and supporting their neighbors by being ever vigilant and reporting suspicious activity immediately. She showed a brief video on how the 911 call center works and described some of the different tools and resources utilized to serve the community more efficiently.
Guest Speaker Nena Steele, Washoe County Dispatch Specialist, described how the dispatchers work in teams to locate and respond to emergencies gathering detailed information about the incident and relaying that information to the appropriate responder.
Several items were discussed pertaining to the forming of the Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Group. Discussions followed on ways to proceed with plans to involve the entire 387 homes including;
Forming volunteers who will act as team leaders (block captains) methods of communication in the event of an emergency. Telephone trees utilizing block leaders and text and email messages were considered as good forms of communication. Some present felt that the phone tree wouldn’t work because most people will not answer if the number displayed is not known to them. Text messages tend to get more immediate attention with email being the slowest form of communication.
The importance of reporting. If you see something, call and report it even after the fact. Remember 911 is only for emergencies but you can report by calling Reno Direct at 775 334-2121 or go online to https://www.reno.gov/community/reno-direct/report-an-issue or you can file a report with Reno Police Department at https://renopd.com/report
Additionally, lost animals wandering our neighborhoods are in great danger from predation. If you see a lost pet you can report that by calling Nevada Humane at (775) 322-3647
Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Group will be forming a Facebook page that will be limited to just this subdivision. Check the website https://www.cabernetwatch.org/ for more information coming soon.
Next meeting of the Cabernet Neighborhood Watch is tentatively scheduled for January 16, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raley’s meeting room on North Hills Blvd. The meeting is scheduled for one hour. Check the website for further information and future dates.
Next Meeting : To Be Determined.
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.