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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Happy Holidays to our friends and neighbors here in Cabernet Highlands.
The Cabernet Watch goals this year have been to reach out and meet as many neighbors as possible, to promote neighborhood watch and to address concerns our neighbors have about our little community.
To date we have met dozens of neighbors and have promoted membership in Neighborhood Watch. Meetings were held every other month during 2023 and interest has been favorable.
Pat, our founder and chair, was able to address traffic speed concerns by getting the Reno Police Department to set up radar carts and to perform a traffic flow study. Unfortunately, RPD felt the traffic flow was mild and did not warrant further action on their part. So, our next move was to see what options were available.
The city will not install speed bumps or other traffic calming devices and our only other option was to purchase speed warning signs that flash the speed to oncoming traffic. These devices have proven to be effective for most drivers in other neighborhoods. However, the cost of these devices is a problem.
Our goals for 2024 are to continue to promote membership and interest in our neighborhood watch group, to hold meetings every other month, and to continue to pursue solutions to issues in our neighborhood.
Cabernet Watch next meeting will be held on January 16, 2024 at Raley’s meeting room at 6:00 p.m.
Cabernet Highlands HOA meeting is scheduled for January 17, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Raley’s meeting room. For more information about the HOA group go online to First Service residential connect at
https://fsrauthserv.connectresident.com/core/login?signin=dfb27e4349ff275bb3282bb3e01f4594
For more information about Cabernet Highlands Neighborhood Watch email or call Pat Shea at
pat100shea@gmail.com
775 721 6742
Check the website at: https://www.cabernetwatch.org/
Happy Holidays
Black Friday Safety
On the topic of Cybersecurity. Sometimes it is not so easy to spot the fake from the real thing. The question then becomes how to spot a fake advertisement from the real deal. Data shows an increase rate of online Black Friday Scams. Amazon alone
On the topic of Cybersecurity. Sometimes it is not so easy to spot the fake from the real thing. The question then becomes how to spot a fake advertisement from the real deal. Data shows an increase rate of online Black Friday Scams. Amazon alone has shut down thousands of fake ads pretending to be from Amazon.
To learn more, I attended a webinar on Holiday Security. With ever more opportunities to shop online, we are bombarded daily with offers for special deals. One of the takeaways from this hour long presentation showed me there are free tools available to help sort out these fraudulent ads.
1. Trend Micro Check is a one-stop tool and FREE 24/7 real-time online checking service. In a nutshell, Trend Micro Check helps users verify the trustworthiness and security status of information with ease.
How does Trend Micro Check Work?
2. Fake Spot is another tool (Works best if you use Firefox as your browser.)
Fake Spot looks for fake reviews online. Some companies pay customers for product reviews. Many of these reviews are completely false. Oftentimes, the 5 star review is also suspicious. Fake spot checks the authenticity of the review and provides a Grade from A-F.
Each of these tools is a add-on for Firefox and safari as well as other browsers. Use the directions below to add these to your online environment.
In Firefox, use your “Tools” tab, select “Add-ons and Themes” Search for FakeSpot add on. Click on the button to “add” the tool to Firefox. When prompted, select “Opt-in”
Note: I tested Fake Spot in Firefox and Safari. Fake Spot works much better in Firefox than in Safari.
October Newsletter
CABERNET HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2023
Our calendar has been set for 2024. The dates and locations are as follow:
January 10, 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.
The last meeting focused on Cyber crime and ways to prevent your phone or computer from being the venue for you being ripped off.
Ray Lake and Pat Shea held a discussion on ways to safeguard your devices by keeping your software up to date, using multi-factor authentication, and strong passwords using a password manager.
They talked about text messages and the dangers of opening text messages and or links attached to emails. Ray suggested that if you do see a text message that seems suspicious to forward it to 7726.
Reno Police Department has not budgeted for Neighborhood Watch support programs this year and so Cabernet Neighborhood Watch and other groups within the city limits will have to carry on without the support of our friends at RPD. We want to thank Lt Connelly, Officer Wei, and Officer Andolin for their support throughout the past year and a half. And a BIG thank you goes to Theresa Aquila at the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department for her support throughout.
Studies have shown that neighborhood watch programs reduce crime by 16%. Therefore, we are committed to continuing with our efforts to support our Cabernet Highlands Community and to reach out to our neighbors in Estancia in the near future.
Some of the projects we were hoping to achieve may be put on the back burner for now, but the website will continue to provide information and communication to our friends and neighbors, and we will continue to meet every other month to provide support and information to our members.
HALLOWEEN IS COMING!!!
Some of our neighbors will be joining us to provide Glow Sticks and candy to the little ghosties and Goblins throughout the community. We will be monitoring activity in the neighborhood and contacting local law enforcement if there are any problems. In this way, we hope to ensure the safety of our younger neighbors.
Contact Pat Shea if you too wish to participate.
Stay safe everyone.
Since the March meeting of Cabernet Neighborhood Watch. I worked to get several issues moved forward on the To Do List.