TAYLOR ON WATCH neighborhood anti-crime program begins with meeting August 26

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.