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Neighborhood Watch The City’s Assistant Crime Watch Coordinator is Tom Ashcraft. He can be reached at 549.9580 or tashcraft@cityoflawrence.org.
You may also click here to submit a Crime Watch tip electronically.
Alert!
There has been a recent outbreak of vehicle larcenies. As always, we are asking residents to protect your vehicle by taking these quick and easy actions:
- Lock your car doors
- Do not leave valuable objects in plain view
- Keep your garage remote out of site
- Consider a locking gas cap
- Turn on your vehicle alarm
- Park in well lighted areas
- Let your neighbor know if you’re going to be gone so they can watch your vehicle
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Officer Tom Ashcraft at 549.9580 or tashcraft@cityoflawrence.org
Indiana Amber Alert
Amber Alert Plan is a statewide notification program to help locate abducted and endangered children within the first 24-hours which are the most critical hours in an abduction.
If there is an active Amber Alert (the picture below will be flashing RED) click on the link beow for additional information.
What Makes A Successful Neighbor Watch
Typically, Neighborhood Watch groups are organized due to occurrences of crime in the area. Often, when the crime has gone away, so does the Neighborhood Watch. A Neighborhood Watch does more than just relieve the immediate threat of crime, a Watch group empowers people to take action, builds partnerships between law enforcement and the communities they serve, and forges communication among residents. Neighborhood Watch is far more than a quick fix for an immediate crisis, it can be a moving force for positive change that tackles the root causes of crime.
Successful Neighborhood Watches move beyond the basics of home security, watching out for suspicious activity, and reporting crime to law enforcement. They sponsor community cleanups, find solutions to neighborhood problems, and use the community resources to improve the quality of life and reduce the fear of crime.
The Lawrence Police urges all neighborhoods and business’s to get involved now and not when it’s a crisis.
For additional information, please vist any of the links below:
- Calendar
Events for the Neighborhood Watch program in the City of Lawrence including meetings.
- News
News stories about the Neighborhood Watch program in the City of Lawrence.
Useful Information
- National/State Sex Offender Registry
This Web site is provided as a public service by the U.S. Department of Justice ("the Department"). Using this Web site, interested members of the public have access to and may search participating state Web site public information regarding the presence or location of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually-violent offenses against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes against victims who are minors.
- Indiana Sheriff's Sex and Violent Offender Registry
In October 2005, Indiana’s Governor, local Sheriffs, and the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association in combination with the Indiana Department of Correction, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, Indiana State Police, and the Indiana Attorney General’s office began planning and developing a new Sheriffs’ Sex Offender Registry website that would offer the public a single place to view sex offender information. This website is the result of these efforts.
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