NCCI Community Safety Reminders
If you jog, run or walk at dusk or in the dark, please remember to wear light colored or luminescent clothing for better visibility. Shoes & jackets/shirts with reflective tape are a good choice as well.
What can you do to help keep NCCI safe?
Keep your house doors and windows closed and locked. If you have a security system, use it. Keep your garage door closed, even if you are working in the yard. Garage theft only takes a few seconds and most occur while the homeowner is working outside. Keep your vehicles in the garage. If you must leave one outside, keep it locked, and if it has an alarm, use it. Also remove everything from sight. To a bad guy even a closed empty box could have something valuable in it. Light up your house at night. NCCI is very dark at night. Leave your front door light on. Also light up your driveway and alley. Motion sensor lights are highly recommended. Make sure your street address is visible from the street, and from the alley.
What are the goals of NCCI?
Reduce crime in NCCI by providing a visible presence in our neighborhood. Our presence serves as a deterrence to criminal activity. Richland Country patrol at random times, driving cars marked with signs and a flashing light to get the bad guys to go somewhere else. It is just like a home security system. You don’t want your system to catch a bad guy breaking into your home. You want the bad guys to see your security sign and go somewhere else.
Help our neighbors better protect themselves. Police report that one of the most common crimes is theft from car. The number one reason that a criminal selects your home is that you left your car unlocked.
