LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – As Cadence works on getting their Neighborhood Watch Program officially off the ground, Henderson Police say there’s another way neighbors can curb crime in the community.
In 2023, we spoke with Cadence Resident Donna Martin as she called for more police patrol after several car break-ins.
“Stay away from Cadence. Go home. Play with your own cars, not ours,” Martin told FOX5 crews at that time.
She says now, that problem has improved, but that’s not stopping her from pushing for an official Cadence Neighborhood Watch Program.
“You really need to watch out for your neighbor, and that’s what the program is all about,” Martin said.
She explains, it’s not a new effort.
Martin says they’ve been working to get the program officially off the ground for years, but are struggling with turnout.
“There’s over 3000 people in this community and we got 40 people,” said Martin, describing their most recent meeting.
Henderson Police Community Relations Officer Alejandro Alcantara says for a Neighborhood Watch Program to be officially registered with the department, 40% of the community has to participate.
“With 40%, we feel that there’s enough eyes on the street to still be effective,” Alcantara explained.
But, whether a program is officially registered with the department or not, he says neighborhoods can get more eyes on the community through their CAPTURE Community Video Surveillance Program.
According to Henderson Police, 1,860 people are registered with the program, which Alcantara described as a “camera database.”
He says registered cameras show up on a map, which helps detectives and patrol officers know where to ask for footage if a crime happens in a certain area.
“They can see who’s participating in CAPTURE and then they can click that icon and they can get their information, their phone number,” he shared.
From there, Alcantara says detectives are able to reach out and ask for footage.
He emphasized they do not have access to anyone’s footage. The only footage they get is what citizens provide them.
“It helps our detectives expedite their cases. It provides them leads that they would not not have if there were not any cameras, and it has been effective in many instances,” said Alcantara.
While Martin works to recruit more people to their Neighborhood Watch Program, she says neighbors registering their cameras through CAPTURE is a step in the right direction.
“We’ll try again, we’ll see if we can get more, but I think the CAPTURE Program, like I said, would work very nice for this community,” Martin said.
Anyone interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch Program through the Henderson Police Department can visit this website, or call 702-267-5100.
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