Menomonee Falls Neighborhood Watch Meeting

1. Get Organized - Contact the Menomonee Falls Police Department's Community Services Unit at (262) 532-8700. A Crime Prevention Officer will be happy to answer your questions about "How to" start a Neighborhood Watch in your neighborhood.
2. The officer can help you decide how many homes should be included in your block watch and help plan your first meeting. You'll be provided with the literature and information you'll need for introducing Neighborhood Watch to prospective members.
3. Talk to Your Neighbors - Contact each home in your neighborhood and explain what neighborhood watch is all about.
4. Tell them that Neighborhood Watch involves good home security, a watchful concerned attitude and neighborly cooperation. It means the ability to spot suspicious activity and a willingness to report it immediately.
5. Ask for their help starting a Neighborhood Watch group. Inquire about a convenient time to schedule an organizational meeting.
6. Be sure to mention that Neighborhood Watch doesn't mean loss of privacy, frequent meetings, or the taking of any personal risk.
7. Plan your First Meeting - Select a date, time and place convenient for most of your neighbors.
8. Plan the meeting far enough in advance to give people adequate notice. Make it easy for everyone to attend by holding the meeting in the neighborhood (perhaps even in your home). The police department is also available for meetings.
9. Call the Community Services Unit - A police officer trained in crime prevention will facilitate the meeting.
10. The officer will explain the Neighborhood Watch concept and show how neighbors working together can be the best crime prevention tool ever invented.
11. Announce the Meeting - Deliver a flyer 5 - 7 days in advance to each household.
12. Include the exact date, time and place of the meeting, along with your phone number and an R.S.V.P. Be sure to state the meeting's purpose and that it will last about one hour.
13. Then, a Reminder - A short note or phone call 2 - 3 days before the meeting is a good idea.
14. Suggest that each family bring cookies or punch for after-meeting refreshments.

• Officially recognized Neighborhood Watch groups are eligible to display street signs identifying their neighborhood as a Neighborhood Watch Block Group. A $3 donation per household is requested to voluntarily defray the costs of the signs.
• All Neighborhood Watch materials including literature, forms, signs and window decals are provided free of charge by the Menomonee Falls Police Department and Menomonee Falls Neighborhood Watch.
• See Neighborhood Watch.