Neighborhood Watch
Throughout the years, Neighborhood Watch has grown from an "extra eyes and ears" approach to crime prevention to a much more proactive, community-oriented endeavor. Neighborhood Watch groups are now incorporating activities that not only address crime prevention issues, but which also restore pride and unity to a neighborhood. It is not uncommon to see Neighborhood Watch groups participating in neighborhood cleanups and other activities which impact the quality of life for community residents.
The adoption of community policing by local law enforcement agencies has also contributed to the resurgence in Watch groups over the years. Neighborhood Watch fits nicely within the framework of law enforcement/community partnerships, and Neighborhood Watch meetings can be a useful forum to discuss neighborhood problems and practice problem-solving techniques.
Get Involved
Neighborhood Watch Training is coming to the Santa Clarita Valley. Join our Neighborhood Watch experts at Stevenson Ranch Elementary School Multipurpose Room - 25820 Carroll Lane, Stevenson Ranch, on Tuesday, January 29, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Deputies Laurie Baylis and Pat Rissler will provide information on auto theft protection, identity theft, burglary prevention, home safety, reporting graffiti, senior scam protection and much, much more. Take an active role in protecting your community and help establish or update a Neighborhood Watch Program in your area. We’ll see you there!
Sheriff and Fire Community Safety Program - May 12, 2008, Santa Clarita and May 15, 2008, Castaic! 
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Get Involved - Building Community Partnerships
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station hosted the first quarterly Neighborhood Watch training class at the City of Santa Clarita Sports Complex in Canyon Country on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. The evening was a great success as approximately 40 residents from the Santa Clarita Valley attended the training. Current Neighborhood Watch Block Captains, and other residents who were interested in getting involved were in attendance. The Station Commander, Captain Anthony La Berge, also attended the event and thanked all in attendance for taking a proactive role in preventing crime and protecting their neighborhoods. Program participants were offered information on how to form a new Neighborhood Watch Program or update an existing one; how to sign up on-line for crime prevention information and alerts at the new SCVSheriff.com Website; and how to better protect their community by staying actively involved. Cynthia Llerenas, from the City of Santa Clarita, discussed graffiti removal protocol and the Graffiti Removal Task Force - (661) 255-CLEAN. Deputies from the station's Community Relations and Crime Prevention Unit also talked about such things as, auto theft prevention, identity theft awareness, burglary prevention, home safety , personal safety, school watch and senior scam protection. Also discussed was up-to-date information on current crime trends. Many new Neighborhood Watch contacts were established by the end of the evening. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station will host another quarterly Neighborhood Watch training class early next year. However, you don't have to wait to get involved - simply fill out the form below or contact Deputy Laurie Baylis or Deputy Pat Rissler of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station's Community Relations and Crime Prevention Unit via e-mail, or telephone them at (661) 799-5164.
To become a part of Neighborhood Watch in your area, please fill out the form below.
