Bayside Neighborhood Watch

From the National Sheriff's Association web site (www.sheriffs.org)...

"Neighborhood Watch is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most well known crime prevention concepts in history. While the modern day concept of Neighborhood Watch came into prominence in the late 1960s in response to an increasing burglary rate, its roots in America can actually be traced all the way back to the days of Colonial settlements when night watchmen patrolled the streets."

Here at Bayside the Neighborhood Watch group was started in the summer of 2006 to provide a little more structure to the way we watch out for each other and our community. The idea was to get a program in place to proactively keep Bayside a beautiful, friendly and safe community for all. Current active participants are:

Coordinator
	Walt Trela	502 Auckland Way	410- 604- 3672
Block Captains
	Jerry Kane	102 Body's Neck Road	860- 490- 6484
	Jim Thompson	1006 Auckland Way	410- 642- 5707
	Ray Madonna	707 Blenny Lane	410- 604- 1014
	Ron Weisman	403 Teal Court	410- 643- 9540
	Pete Nelson	410 Drake Tail Place	410- 643- 3452

Remember:
	If you observe something which may be criminal activity, call 911 immediately.
	If you observe any other suspicious activity, please contact a Watch group member.

Bi-Monthly Safety and Security Ideas for you and your family
(Any input from neighbors is appreciated)

May 2007

You may already have a built-in alarm system in your home.

The next time you come home for the night and start to put away your car keys try this: press the panic button from inside the house. The alarm will probably go off from almost any location inside the house and continue sounding until you reset. Especially, test it from inside your bedroom to make sure it works from there.

Then, when retiring for the night you can put your car keys beside your bed and if you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get into your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off and odds are that any potential intruder will be scared off. And, the horn will continue to sound until either, you turn it off, your car battery runs down or someone comes to your aid. Very few neighbors would ignore the continuous alarm.

The same system can be used when walking to your car in any parking lot if you have your keys in hand when you leave a building.