Whether or not you’ve noticed, for the past year some of your neighbors have been watching for you. Watching the neighborhood, that is, as part of The Pinecrest Neighborhood Watch Patrol program.
 
Each two-person team enjoys a leisurely walk around the community while keeping a watchful eye out for problems like unsightly graffiti, burnt-out streetlights, improperly parked vehicles, and other suspicious activity up to and including criminal acts. In inclement weather, they may patrol using a car.
 
If you are a regular walker -- with or without a dog -- or if you would like to be, you too can combine your walking routine with a useful community service.  The only requirements are that you carry a cell phone and note pad with you, and that you have taken the Fairfax County Police Neighborhood Watch Training Program.  Each two-person team has designated days, usually twice a month, and schedules its patrol at a time convenient to both members.  
 
If you have already attended a Neighborhood Watch Training session provided by the police, please contact NW Patrol coordinators Janet Garber or Glen Ruh to be included in an updated Neighborhood Watch Patrol schedule. If you want to participate but haven't been trained, let us know and we'll make sure you are included in the next Neighborhood Watch training session.  
 
The more active participants we have, the safer and more pleasant our Pinecrest community will be.
 

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NW Patrol Coordinators 
 

Lisa Stivers, Neighborhood Watch Director