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Sheriff Tracy Beatty and Special Deputy Buddy Shrewsbury with the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) held its first Neighborhood Watch in the city of Fordsville last Monday night at 6 p.m. at the Fordsville Community Building.
There were two Neighborhood Watch Groups formed. One group for the city limits of Fordsville with 18 members and one group for Reynolds Station on Highway 69 North with 9 members.
Training for the National Neighborhood Watch Organization was given with lots of participation and discussion from the members attending.
The groups will meet monthly or quarterly within their own organization. The OCSD will assist these groups in their needs.
The groups received National Neighborhood Watch signs to place in their area and will also be registered with the National Neighborhood Watch Organization.
The group was also given new and revised OCAMP (Ohio County Alliance for Meth Prevention) Hot Spot Cards for anonymous tip information to distribute in businesses and churches throughout the area.
Also present were members from the Red Cross for Ohio County. Lori Widmar and Rick Porter gave presentations on how the Red Cross can benefit Ohio County. You can contact Lori at 270-775-3696 if you have questions about Red Cross.
Sheriff Beatty and OCSD would like to encourage all areas of Ohio County to participate in this Neighborhood Watch program. Ohio County has 18 Neighborhood Watch programs throughout the county with 540 members.
Call Buddy Shrewsbury at 270-298-4444 at the OCSD if you are interested in forming a Neighborhood Watch Program.