NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM
(For more information or to visit about the program please see below or contact
the Phelps County Sheriff’s Office by calling 308 995-5692 or
emailgene@phelpscountyso.com or write:
% Phelps County Sheriff P.O. Box 56 Holdrege NE 68949)
(Local news and information following description of program)
Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program which, in simplest terms, amounts to “neighbors being neighbors”. Neighborhood Watch can be organized by any community where residents concerned about crime and other community problems identify the need to have an organized means of keeping an eye on their community. Neighborhood Watch is particularly well suited to urbanized neighborhoods and higher density suburban areas such as subdivisions. It is somewhat less suitable for rural areas due to the relatively poor house- to-house visibility in these areas, although there have been a number of very successful programs in rural areas and small towns.
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Phelps County Neighborhood Watch Programs:
ATLANTA: Coordinator for the Atlanta Neighborhood Watch program is Char Aubol. You can reach Char if you have any questions or would like to participate in the program, at 308 337 2207.
BERTRAND: Bertrand’s Neighborhood Watch coordinator isDorothy Farnham. Please feel free to contact Dorothy with any questions. Dorothy’s number is 308 472 3327. Bertrand is planning a Drug Awareness program for sometime in November. Contact the Bertrand Coordinator or contact Deputy Gene Samuelson.
LOOMIS: In Loomis you can call coordinator Kim Hemmele at 308 876 2499 or either of the two people assisting her: Deb Nelson at 308 876 2244 or Sandy Samuelson at 308 876 2285. Loomis will be meeting sometime in November to organize Safe Houses for the community. This will be an important meeting. Please plan on attending if you can.
FUNK: Marilyn Elnerhas agreed to be coordinator for Funk. Marilyn is going to Texas for the Winter months but will hit it come Spring. Her address is 224 Johnson St, Funk. Phone 308 263 2821. We welcome Marilyn’s assistance
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THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS T-SHIRTS FOR SALE WITH THE Neighborhood Watch LOGO & PHELPS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. YOU CAN OBTAIN ONE AT THE SHERIFF’S DEPT. FOR $11.00 WHICH WILL HELP FUND THE Neighborhood Watch PROGRAM.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP OUT YOU CAN DONATE MONEY FOR SIGNS & BROCHURES, OR YOU CAN SIGN UP TO HELP OUT. PLEASE CALL 308 995-5692 OR E-MAIL US AT gene@phelpscountyso.com
http://www.ncpc.org/neigh.htm An excellent site on how to coordinate a Neighborhood Watch program.