Months after residents say they raised safety concerns, United Management tightens security at subsidized senior housing complexes
Though United Management is now taking steps to increase public safety measures, the disconnect between senior occupants and staff at United Management properties has come to a head in recent weeks.
Community Watch leaders frustrated by lack of engagement
As Fayetteville residents grapple with the discovery of four bodies in the past month and a litany of recent homicide investigations — with the latest killing occurring in a shooting on Saturday — Community Watch group leaders report ongoing struggles to get their neighbors to participate in meetings.
Column: Cynthia Leeks personifies what a neighborhood community watch leader should be
Cynthia Leeks is the proactive leader of the Seabrook-Broadell Neighborhood Community Watch. She’s not just a figurehead. She’s involved, and the kind of community watch leader every neighborhood watch group should have when it comes to the neighborhoods people call home.
Local law enforcement officials address concerns at neighborhood meeting
Local law enforcement officials addressed concerns from residents of the Murchison Road corridor Thursday at a forum hosted by the Broadell/Seabrook Community Watch. Officials who participated in the forum were Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden, Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright, and Fayetteville State University Chief of Police Roberto Bryan Jr. The forum was held at…
Community watch groups vital to fight crime, Police Department official says
Sandra Everett-Autry, the crime prevention specialist for the Fayetteville Police Department, made a pitch on the importance of community watch groups and how they help prevent crime during the City Council’s work session on Tuesday evening.
City Council to hear about community watch groups, Millennial Advisory Committee
The Fayetteville Police Department is scheduled to make a presentation on how to establish a community watch group to the City Council on Tuesday. The Fayetteville City Council’s monthly …
Community Watch groups, Fayetteville police to mark National Night Out
Several Community Watch groups will join the Fayetteville Police Department on Tuesday to observe National Night Out, a campaign to encourage community involvement to promote safer neighborhoods.
