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Neighborhood Watch to take part in National Night Out

Posted by Mark Chapman on July 24th, 2010 at 10:58 pm

The Char­lotte County Sheriff’s Office will join with the Rotonda West Neigh­bor­hood Watch on Aug. 3 to mark National Night Out.

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Rotonda West Neigh­bor­hood Watch will par­tic­i­pate for the third year in National Night Out, a unique crime and drug pre­ven­tion event.

More than 15,000 com­mu­ni­ties nation­wide will be par­tic­i­pat­ing Aug. 3 in the 27th annual event. Among its pur­poses are to heighten crime and drug pre­ven­tion, and strengthen neigh­bor­hood spirit and police-community part­ner­ships. Rotonda Neigh­bor­hood Watch works closely with Char­lotte County’s Sheriff’s Depart­ment as a crime deter­rent in the community.

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About two dozen mem­bers of Neigh­bor­hood Watch and sev­eral Char­lotte County Sheriff’s Depart­ment deputies on motor­cy­cles and in patrol cars are expected to join in the caravan. The motor­cade will travel over the community’s main roads in all seven sub­di­vi­sions between 6:30 p.m. and dusk.

Spear­head­ing the event are Neigh­bor­hood Watch Pres­i­dent John House, Watch Vice Pres­i­dents Bob Bon­de­son and Jim Lau­rent, and Char­lotte County Deputy Dan Cot­ton, com­mu­nity polic­ing offi­cer for Engle­wood and deputy for Rotonda West.

Rotonda West Neigh­bor­hood Watch has about 200 mem­bers who patrol com­mu­nity roads every night in their own marked vehi­cles. Two dozen other mem­bers man base sta­tions each night and are in direct com­mu­ni­ca­tion with the patrols.

“We are always in need of more vol­un­teers, espe­cially in the sum­mer months when many res­i­dents are up North,” said House.

Res­i­dents inter­ested in devot­ing just two hours each month to the Watch should call 941−697−8030.

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