Dog Watcher, Community Watch Programs to Hold Training

Interested in helping to make Lower Merion Township safer?

Lower Merion’s Dog Walker Watch and Community Watch programs will be holding training classes for community members looking to get involved.

• Dog Walker Watch training will be held at 7 p.m. March 19 in the Public Safety Building
• Community Watch training will be held at 7 p.m. March 30 in the Public Safety Building

According to organizers:

Lower Merion’s Community Watch was founded in 1977 and is recognized as one of the finest volunteer crime watch programs in the nation. Following training, members patrol their own neighbors as part of either the day or night patrol program.

Dog Walker Watch is a crime awareness program that started in Lower Merion and has spread to over 1,100 communities nationwide. This involves attending a one-hour training program taught by the Lower Merion Police Department.

“It’s a great way to help protect your neighborhood and your family,” said Matt Peskin, president of Lower Merion Community Watch. He added, “You do not have to own a dog for Dog Walker Watch, we will gladly train all walkers in the Township.”

Since inception, Community Watch members have volunteered over 112,000 hours and have patrolled over 600,000 miles.

For more information, please visit lmcommunitywatch.org.