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The second Community Watch program meeting in Bradford was Wednesday night at Fretz Middle School. Project Pride Manager Lisa Keck said Community Watch deals with more issues than crime. "I think a lot of times people think drugs, guns, robberies," she said, "but there are a lot of other quality of life issues." Keck mentioned code enforcement, pet problems and trash as some of the issues that could be dealt with. "As a group I think we can tackle a lot of different things and use this as a mechanism to do it, get the word out to a lot more people and get a lot more involvment. That's basically what we're hoping for here," she said. If you want more information about the program, you can go to the program's new blog: http://bradfordcommunitywatch.blogspot.com/ or http://elmstreetbradford.com/community_watch.html Pictured, Project Pride Manager Lisa Keck and Bradford City Police Chief Chris Lucco address the people who attended Wednesday's m...

By ANNE HOLLIDAY WESB/WBRR News Director Bradford residents are sick of crime and mischief-makers, and they’re not going to take it anymore. That was one of the themes of last night’s “interest meeting” for a Neighborhood Watch program in the city. Issues from drug dealers and burglaries to barking dogs and loud music were discussed by Bradford City Police Chief Chris Lucco, Officer Dave Feely, Project Pride Manager Lisa Keck and Main Street Manager Anita Dolan. Keck said as the program progresses and more people get involved “the comfort level for (the people causing trouble) to be out and doing something and getting away with it should diminish.” She said they will be saying “We don’t want to do this – they’re obviously paying attention.” “We’re not chasing people down the street with a club and hitting them over the head,” Keck said. “It’s coming together and being aware.” Dolan added that people don’t know their neighbors like they used to. This is “a process of becoming more obser...

Business owners, building owners and merchants in Bradford’s downtown historic district are invited to attend the Neighborhood Watch Interest Meeting that will be held at the Bradford Area Public Library, today, at 6 p.m. The Main Street and ‘Project Pride’ Elm Street programs, along with the City of Bradford Police Department will host the meeting. Many residents and business owners have expressed an interest in a sustainable, long term relevant ‘block watch’ network for the City of Bradford. A representative from the Bradford City Police Department will facilitate a discussion about Neighborhood Watches, share safety/observation tips, and answer questions. For more information contact Main Street Manager, Anita Dolan or Elm Street Manager, Lisa Keck.

Many residents and business owners have expressed interest in a sustainable, long term, relevant block watch network for the City of Bradford. In order to have strength in numbers, Project Pride is attempting to organize a Neighborhood Watch for the City of Bradford. A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. January 27 at the Bradford Area Public Library for anyone interested in learning, sharing and finding out how to help. During the meeting, a representative from the City of Bradford Police Department will facilitate a discussion about Neighborhood Watches; share safety/observation tips that can be used right away; and answer residents’ questions. The organizers are looking for input as to what people want to see in a neighborhood watch program, and are looking for people interested in participating by being a Block Captain or member of the Neighborhood Watch. All residents in Project Pride, as well as other city residents and/or business owners, interested in participating are encouraging t...