Neighborhood Watch Training, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012

On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, the Northwest Columbia Heights Community Association, with support from Target, the Columbia Heights Shaw Family Support Collaborative, and the UPS Store, will host Nieghborhood Watch Training.  The training is free-of-charge.  All are welcome.  Free refreshments will be provided.

Time: 6:30 to 9:00pm

Place: St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC, 20010, Upstairs Auditorium, 16th-Street Side

Agenda

• 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM - Sign-in, Meet Your Neighbors, Light Dinner
• 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Crime Prevention Training with Samantha Nolan
• 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Small-group Discussions - Issue Identification and Goal Setting

Sign up here.  If you would like to volunteer for the training as a small-group discussion leader or with logistics, please sign up on the registration form or contact Cecilia Jones at 202-299-7868.

More information about neighborhood watch programs

United States Department of Justice Neighborhood Watch Manual

Preventing Crimes of Opportunity flyer from the Metropolitan Police Department

USAonWatch.org

Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association will not hold its regularly scheduled meeting on January 17, 2012.  It will hold a holiday party in lieu of the meeting on January 24, 2012. 

PSA Realignment

On December 28, 2011, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced the realignment of Police Service Areas ("PSAs"), which takes effect on January 1, 2012.   Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association's boundaries cover parts of PSAs 301, 303, 304 and 305.  

Third District Realignment Map

Realignment Plan Web site

Note that for law enforcement purposes Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park is under United States Park Police jurisdiction (except for homicides).

Holiday party, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, 7-9pm, Restaurant Judy

Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association's holiday party will take place on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 7pm to 9pm at Restaurant Judy, 2212 14th Street, NW.

Meet and catch up with your neighbors, brainstorm ideas, renew your membership, and sample Salvadorean specialties at a local favorite hangout.

Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association usually meets on the third Tuesday of each month.  The holiday party will be held in lieu of MHNA's regularly scheduled meeting (which would take place on January 17).