February 17 Meeting Minutes
Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch Group
Meeting February 17, 2023
Raley’s meeting room at 6:00 pm
Greetings,
Pat Shea opened the meeting with discussion ideas presented to those present as to the progress of our group in developing a Website https://www.cabernetwatch.org/ and a Facebook page (still in development).
Topics included regular meetings asking how often and what dates and times were best. Some recommendations included a bi-monthly meeting and perhaps holding events that would encourage neighbors to get involved and to meet others in the community.
Our guest speaker was Teresa Aquila, Washoe County Sheriff Deputy who presented the second half of her program entitled "How to be a Good Witness”. The task was to see an image for 5 seconds of a crime in progress and then to recall details of what you saw. The group really had fun with the exercise. The way Teresa presents the material is always interesting and enjoyable.
Our second guest was Officer Wei, Reno Police Department, who added lots of great content to the evening. He reported on crime in our area from the last 28 days stating that there was a battery on Newport Lane and a vehicle theft. Also in Riley heights a battery, property destruction and other. A battery occurred outside Raleys on North Hills. An arrest on Buck and Lemon and Destruction of property at Walmart. No report of crime within Cabernet. He noted that if you witness crime it needs to be reported
Pat Shea reported that he had registered our group with the National Neighborhood Watch organization. Membership in this organization gives us access to training materials and resources to assist with developing good training strategies for our group. The members of our neighborhood Watch group are eligible to receive all of the information by joining and paying annual dues of $22. The National Neighborhood Watch application is on page 2. Also you may research further information on joining by going online to https://nnw.org/membership
NOTE: Please make checks payable to Pat Shea and return with your completed application to:
Pat Shea
7115 Souverain Lane,
Reno, NV 89506
(The group applications need to be sent with one single payment to the National Neighborhood Watch Organization which Pat will complete when we reach the minimum number of applicants. If more than 11 people apply we will get a better rate and will refund the difference to our group.
CABERNET HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
NATIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH APPLICATION
2023 -2024 APPLICATION
To become a member of the Cabernet Highlands Watch Group registered with the National Neighborhood Watch Organization, please complete the following and return to Pat Shea with your membership fee of $22 in cash or check payable to Pat Shea. (note) These applications must be mailed as a group with only one form of payment to get the discount price.
First Name: ____________________Last Name: _________________________
Street Address: _____________________________________________________________
City: ______________________ St: ________ Zip: ______________________
Phone: ___________________________________________________________________
Email: ___________________________________________________________________
With your membership you will receive access to information as well as hundreds of publications and resources such as:
• National Neighborhood Watch Institute (NNWI) Toolkit
• How to start a Neighborhood Watch group
• Suggested meeting topics
• Sample meeting agendas, planning checklists, and observation logs
• How to re-vitalize a Neighborhood Watch
• Newsletters covering various topics concerning Neighborhood Watch and Crime Prevention
• Access to the National Sheriff’s association (NSA) discount program, which provides discounts to Southwest, Regal Cinemas, Sears, Firestone and hundreds more!
• Many more resources to come!
Also, new attendees go to: https://www.cabernetwatch.org/ to find out more about joining the Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch. Make our community safer by being vigilant and getting to know your neighbors through this program.
For more information go to: https://nnw.org/membership
Next Meeting:
Raley’s Event Center
April 19, 2023
Opening at 6:00pm
