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One | One community has run an extra service that has helped build community spirit: a police community message service that gives members a heads-up on local crime, and gives the police a way to request help. | ||
It started with a request for help | It started with a request for help tracing an 83-year-old missing person, posted as an admin message on both the main group and the cafe. The person wasn't found, but it prompted a dialogue between the group's owner and the local area police inspector about further ways to help in future. | ||
The system now in place involves the neighbourhood watch coordinator, who sends | The system now in place involves the neighbourhood watch coordinator, who sends local Watch messages to the group's -owner address, covering the areas cafe members are in. These are collated into one post and sent to the cafe group. | ||
Feedback on the service has been positive. A poll on emergency community messages found 91% of voters in favour of these being sent to both groups. An "emergency message" was defined as a report of a missing person or a major incident requiring members' help. | |||
Neighbourhood policing | Neighbourhood policing teams have been pleased with this extra community contact, and are happy for other groups to enquire about joining in. | ||
If you want to | If you want to set up something similar for your own group, it depends on what services your local police force offers to neighbourhood watch teams in your area. A good first point of contact is your local neighbourhood watch coordinator, via your police contact centre. | ||
Below is a sample message that | Below is a sample message that was posted out: | ||
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To all Newtown Watch members - 11th September 2010 | To all Newtown Watch members - 11th September 2010 | ||
There have been two thefts of motor | There have been two thefts of motor vehicles, reported on Wednesday 8th September. The first, a blue Ford Fiesta, N111 XXX, was taken from Hill Road on the 7th. URN 111 of 08/09 refers. | ||
The second was also a Ford Fiesta, colour green Reg. No. P222 ZZZ, taken from a car park at Hill Road South. URN 222 of 08/09 refers. | The second was also a Ford Fiesta, colour green, Reg. No. P222 ZZZ, taken from a car park at Hill Road South. URN 222 of 08/09 refers. | ||
If you have any information that might assist the police with their enquiries, please telephone 08xx xxx xxxx, or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers Charity on 0800 xxx xxxx and quote the URN and date. | |||
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==See also== | |||
* [[Local Community]] | |||
* [[Running Your Group]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Running Your Community]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026
One community has run an extra service that has helped build community spirit: a police community message service that gives members a heads-up on local crime, and gives the police a way to request help.
It started with a request for help tracing an 83-year-old missing person, posted as an admin message on both the main group and the cafe. The person wasn't found, but it prompted a dialogue between the group's owner and the local area police inspector about further ways to help in future.
The system now in place involves the neighbourhood watch coordinator, who sends local Watch messages to the group's -owner address, covering the areas cafe members are in. These are collated into one post and sent to the cafe group.
Feedback on the service has been positive. A poll on emergency community messages found 91% of voters in favour of these being sent to both groups. An "emergency message" was defined as a report of a missing person or a major incident requiring members' help.
Neighbourhood policing teams have been pleased with this extra community contact, and are happy for other groups to enquire about joining in.
If you want to set up something similar for your own group, it depends on what services your local police force offers to neighbourhood watch teams in your area. A good first point of contact is your local neighbourhood watch coordinator, via your police contact centre.
Below is a sample message that was posted out:
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To all Newtown Watch members - 11th September 2010 There have been two thefts of motor vehicles, reported on Wednesday 8th September. The first, a blue Ford Fiesta, N111 XXX, was taken from Hill Road on the 7th. URN 111 of 08/09 refers. The second was also a Ford Fiesta, colour green, Reg. No. P222 ZZZ, taken from a car park at Hill Road South. URN 222 of 08/09 refers. If you have any information that might assist the police with their enquiries, please telephone 08xx xxx xxxx, or if you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crimestoppers Charity on 0800 xxx xxxx and quote the URN and date. |
