City Of St. Louis Park: Learn More About St. Louis Park's Neighborhood Watch Block Captain Program

Press release from the City of St. Louis Park:

March 02, 2022 12:11 p.m.

Neighborhood watch is a voluntary program aimed at reducing your likelihood of becoming a crime victim. It works by teaching simple, yet proven crime prevention techniques and by building relationships between neighbors and the St. Louis Park Police Department.

Block captains help maintain the safety and well-being of their neighborhood by coordinating neighborhood watch activities for their block. These activities include:

• Serving as liaison between the block and the police department.
• Organizing their block's annual National Night Out block party.
• Hosting crime prevention meetings.
• Distributing newsletters and crime alerts.
• Attending the annual block captains' meeting.

In exchange for their service, block captains report an increased sense of neighborhood pride and improved relationships. Find out if your block is organized and has a block captain or to complete the neighborhood watch block captain application. Block captains must be St. Louis Park residents and at least 18 years old. For more information, contact St. Louis Park Police Department Community Outreach Officer Ken Sysko at 952.924.2661.

This press release was produced by the City of St. Louis Park. The views expressed here are the author’s own.