Congratulations Carl.
This is very good
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080606/NEWS01/806060321&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
Millville cops recruit eyes in community: Neighborhood Watch kicks off
MILLVILLE -- The city will jumpstart its Neighborhood Watch program this summer, starting with placing 30 signs around the city to remind residents to be vigilant in preventing crime.
Lt. Ed Zadroga, the Police Department's liaison to the program, said the department has 30 signs and "plenty of stickers" for residents to place in their homes' windows. The items will list a number for people to alert police of any problems.
"We encourage all community residents not to be afraid to call the police," he said. "We encourage everyone to bother the police. That's what we're there for."
The police also will distribute booklets to people which offer advice on how to keep their homes and vehicles safe.
Zadroga said the signs and stickers will also discourage criminal activity.
"Criminals don't want to be uncomfortable," he said. "If you're making them uncomfortable, they will move on."
Police will work with the city's Streets and Roads Department on placement of the signs. The majority of the signs will be in the Center City and 3rd Ward areas, where crime is highest, but Zadroga said the program is available for the entire city.
The police will not hold meetings for the watch, but will attend neighborhood meetings to spread the word about the program, Zadroga said.
The department and Public Safety Director Dave Vanaman promoted the neighborhood watch program at community meetings following a series of gang- and gun-related incidents earlier this year.
The violence prompted the public watch group Guardian Angels to visit the city and start a chapter. Local Angels recently began patrolling the city.
Neighborhood Watch participants monitor the area from home.
Carl Johnson, a program coordinator and block captain, said the goal is to get someone who lives on every block in the city to keep logs detailing activity on their street and report to police any suspicious activity.
Johnson said the group would use the summer months to spread the word and build support for the watch.
6 comments:
Congratulations Carl, this is very good.
Is this the same Carl Johnson that was in court on May 16, 2008 and ordered to pay current arrears in excess of $7,000.00? Now there is an example for young people to follow. Have children, desert them and let someone else tend to their basic needs and up-bringing. Doesn't this type of behavior on a parents part contribute to the current problems we are having with young people and crime?
And we have a school board member saying this is good? It appears Millville has bigger problems than they realize.
Anonymous are you certain you have your facts straight? I saw Carl on High Street with his motorcycle and I know that had to cost a pretty penny. Harley's are not cheap. I seriously doubt that Carl would neglect his support payments to buy a motorcycle. And I've spent many evenings in the Oar House with Carl present. I think you have the wrong person.
Geez, Can you keep your personal gripes to yourself. I am just happy that someone is going out of their way to improve Millville.
Anonymous - Geez - If this is the same Carl Johnson, he ought to go out of his way and support his children. Where do you think the root to the problem lies? Now I understand why you got hit in the head with a bottle.
Thanks dude! That's real nice.
Dude! I guess you are a sexist.
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