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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CABERNET HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
NEWSLETTER DATED January 16, 2024
Our calendar has been set for 2024. The dates and locations are as follow:
January 16, 2024
March 13, 2024
May 8, 2024
July 10, 2024
September 11, 2024
November 13, 2024
Meetings are held at Raley’s Community Room at 6:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing all of you at our bi-monthly meetings in the New Year.
Present were: Pat Shea, Billie Shea, Jo Ellen Curtis, Michael Sproehnle, Bonnie Weber, and Linda Curry
Many thanks to the people who donated money to assist with the purchase of Neighborhood Watch signs, Squarespace, and other supplies to assist with the Watch mission. Donations in 2023 exceeded $675 dollars. Many of our members also paid to join the National Neighborhood Watch Program, but as of yet, we still need 4 more members to join in order to make the application.
Pat Shea pointed out that Reno is one of the highest crime cities in the country. The 2020 crime rate in Reno, NV is 314 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 1.2 times greater than the U.S. average. It was higher than in 89.0% U.S. cities. And even though we feel safer in our neighborhood, he suggested we always be mindful of possible threats to our safety and property. Read more: https://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Reno-Nevada.html
Pat suggested a safer way to protect your belongings is to tag them with your personal info or other identifiable marks. Insurance companies use to offer engraving tools to clients. Photographing your belongings is another way of easy identification should they be stolen.
Currently, the Reno Police Department and the City of Reno do not have an active program for Neighborhood Watch. Our goal is to reach out to Reno Police and the City Council to encourage these agencies to join the National Sheriff’s Association in order to sponsor more Neighborhood Watch programs in our community. Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam is very supportive of the community Neighborhood Watch and employs a full time manager to support the over 90 Neighborhood Watch programs in Washoe County.
Membership would mean training resources would be available to Neighborhoods who participate by providing classes and other materials. We would ask our neighbors to encourage their City Councilperson and Mayor to be more proactive in supporting these programs within the city. You can go online to send them an email or call Mayor Hilary Schieve at 775 334 2001 or Councilperson Meghan Ebert 775 334 2015 to request funding the Reno Police Department to provide support to our citizens.
A discussion was held on how to increase interest in Neighborhood Watch in Cabernet Highlands. Michael Sproehnle suggested that we should really promote social media opportunities. He will be working with Pat Shea to build a stronger social media presence that could be expanded to other neighborhoods to support building Neighborhood Watch programs throughout Reno.
Goals for 2024 are to continue to support and educate Cabernet Highland Neighbors in ways to develop their own support structure in the neighbors close to them. The goal is to have groups of 4 or 5 homes. If your neighbors are watching out for each other the risk of crime is greatly reduced.
Look for updates on our project to build a Social Media Community.
Stay safe everyone
Pat Shea
Pat100shea@gmail.com
775 721 6742
Since the March meeting of Cabernet Neighborhood Watch. I worked to get several issues moved forward on the To Do List.