Caraleigh Community Watch

Caraleigh Community Watch - Watch Alert

We hope activities you see or report within our Watch Area is shared with your neighbors. Always be on observant of any suspicious activity and call 911 without delay. Send a note so we can follow-up and provide additional information to share with everyone in Caraleigh Community Watch under Watch Alert. Please contact:

• Mildred Flynn
• John G Reaves, Jr.

• Beware of People Posing as Public Utilities Workers The City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department has recently received complaints from citizens about persons claiming to be department employees. The imposters attempt to gain entry into people's homes by claiming to conduct water sampling tasks. All Public Utilities Department employees carry photo identification, in addition to business cards and badges. These employees are instructed to voluntarily present their photo ID when approaching homeowners. Field staff ride in City of Raleigh vehicles that displaying the City seal, with department name and vehicle number prominently displayed. Also, these City employees often wear City issued uniforms or shirts that will also display the City seal and department name. Additionally, City staff would not appear at someone's home unannounced to conduct water sampling; this type of testing is initiated by homeowners, not the City. The City urges homeowners to be diligent and always ask for ID from anyone who appears on your property unannounced. Also, look out for persons who appear to be tampering with any utility fixture within the right-of-way who does not display the proper credentials. These utility fixtures include fire hydrants, water meters, manholes and valve covers. To report any suspicious activity, contact the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department immediately at 857-4540 or the City Police Department at 9-1-1.

• PUT YOUR CAR KEYS BESIDE YOUR BED AT NIGHT Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, everyone you run across. Put your car keys beside your bed at night. If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies.

  This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage.

  If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break in your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won't stick around... after a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that!

  And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or prevent a sexual assault.

  My Mom has suggested to my Dad that he carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem. It would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone

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