POINT AQUARIUS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

1. Important Contact Helpful Links and Information
Information POINT
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department
Medical or Life Threatening Emergencies: AQUARIUS
www.mocosheriff.com
Dial 911
NEIGHBORHOOD
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Crime in Progress:
WATCH
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Montgomery County Crime Stoppers AND
936-760-5800
www.montgomerycountycrimestoppers.org SAFETY
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Notify Point Aquarius of crime or ******************************************
COMMITTEE
incident of mischief:
National Crime Prevention Council
Gate House:
936-856-5753 www.ncpc.org/
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Email concerns or ideas to
Neighborhood Watch and
Neighborhood Safety
Safety Committee: begins with you!
NWSC@pointaquarius.com  Get to know your neighbors.
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 Be a good neighbor.
Join Neighborhood Watch and Safety
Committee:
 Be aware of your surroundings.
Contact POA office:  Get involved in the community.
936-856-4927  Observe and report suspicious
OR email: activity.
NWSC@pointaquarius.com

2. THREE LEVELS OF COMMITTEE ACTION
COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMITTEE LEVEL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All residents are encouraged to participate in All residents are welcome to join the Neighborhood LEVEL
the Neighborhood Watch. Several easy steps Watch and Safety Committee (NWSC). The goals of
The Board of Directors of Point Aquarius is
you and your family can take to participate NWSC are to proactively promote safety within our
committed to providing a safe and welcoming
include the following: community. The committee will monitor incident
neighborhood for the residents and guests.
 Get to know your neighbors. reports for trends and make recommendations to
Board members will monitor, support and
the Board for proactive strategies to improve our
 Be a good neighbor. promote activities of the NWSC and work
neighborhood. Ideally, the NWSC would welcome
 Be aware of your surroundings. closely with local law enforcement agencies to
representatives from each section to participate with
facilitate a safe community. Recommendations of
 Get involved in the community. our committee. Members of the committee may
the NWSC will be reviewed by the Board of
 Observe and report suspicious activity. participate in the following activities:
Directors. Through Board action, budgeting and
Neighborhood Watch is being active and aware  Participate in meetings to review concerns, plan participation, the directors of Point Aquarius are
of what is going on in your neighborhood. If a and implement activities in alignment with the working diligently to serve our community.
crime or incident occurs, you are encouraged goals identified by the committee. Directors welcome and invite all residents to
to be a good witness, observe and report  Serve as a resource to the residents of Point participate and/or share ideas or concerns
incidents. Due to safety concerns, our Aquarius. regarding safety within the neighborhood.
residents SHOULD NOT attempt to  Promote activities for the youth to become
confront, detain or intervene in any incidents.
positively engaged within our community.
In addition, while residents are encouraged to
 Advise residents via a quarterly newsletter on
be involved in our community, there is not a
proactive, preventative strategies that promote
component of our Neighborhood Watch which
personal safety and crime prevention. Residents
includes a group of sanctioned patrollers. Our
are encouraged to sign up for the EBLAST
community, directed by the Board, uses
updates and newsletter.
on-duty and off-duty law enforcement officers
 Host outreach and educational activities inviting
to patrol neighborhood during critical times to
speakers on current topics of interests (i.e.,
ensure the safety of our residents.
personal safety, child safety, online safety and
protection against identity theft).