Neighborhood watch formed

The Mount Vernon News is reporting that, on Monday, April 21, over 60 people from Butler and Harrison townships came together to discuss ways to combat crime. According to the story, the purpose was to have everyone gather together to get to know each other and share information regarding keeping their families safe:

Many questions were asked regarding Ohio’s Concealed Carry Law and the right that everyone has to protect their life or the life of someone else. Ways to deter crime and keep one’s home and property safe were also discussed.

Sheriff David Barber believes in the neighborhood watch philosophy of the community being the eyes and ears of law enforcement. The importance of these groups is that information is given to law enforcement and to the people living in the neighborhood. It is stressed that neighborhood watch is not a vigilante group and if anything suspicious is occurring to immediately contact the sheriff’s office. “We do not want citizens putting themselves in harm’s way. It is our law enforcement job to check out any suspicious activity or to intervene in a potentially dangerous situation,” said Barber.