Taylor on Watch is an educational program that
focuses on crime prevention and teaches residents and businesses how to make it
more difficult to become the victim of crime.
Blocks
and neighborhoods that want to become more invested in their immediate
community can learn crime prevention and security tips via Taylor on Watch
meetings. Small groups of neighborhoods can join together and learn what to
watch for to protect their families and their neighborhoods.
Police
Chief Mary Sclabassi held four regional meetings last year that served as a
great introduction to the program.
This
year, she plans on more in-depth development of the anti-crime education,
beginning with a meeting this Wednesday,
August 26. The meeting is open to anyone interested in crime-fighting
education and programs like "neighborhood watch." It will be held in
the Cameron Priebe Plaza just outside the Taylor Police Department at 23515
Goddard. The meeting will kick off at 6:30 p.m.
As
of this moment, two other Taylor on Watch meetings are scheduled (with more to
come). One will be held in the Northwest Park outdoor pavilion near the swimming pool at 7 p.m.
on September 10. Northwest Park is located off Van Born Road between Beech Daly
and Inkster. The other will be held at Clarence
Randall Elementary School at 7 p.m. on September 23. The school is located at
8699 Robert.
Crime
prevention programs like these are a priority of both Chief Sclabassi and Mayor
Rick Sollars.
"We
can all sit down, hear about best practices when it comes to neighborhood
safety efforts, and also share concerns about specific parts of our city,"
Mayor Sollars said about the program.
Police
Chief Mary Sclabassi agreed. “The police cannot be everywhere, all the
time,” she said. “We need eyes and ears in the community. We are constantly
aided by what concerned residents see and hear. And, given the proper education
in what to look for, they can make their own neighborhoods safer. It’s all a
learning process.”
For
more information, contact the Taylor Police Department at (734) 287-6611.
