Please get involved in our next National Night Out which is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th, 2019

Neighborhood Watch is simply a group of neighbors willing to cultivate relationships and communicate regularly to help reduce incidences of crime in their neighborhood. Each group is educated in general crime prevention, how to safely observe suspicious activity, and how and when to report the activity (first to the Police and then to each other).

Neighborhood Watch is: (Click here for a link to the neighborhood handbook)  Please read for important information about the security of your home and surroundings)

• Neighbors coming together to help prevent neighborhood crime
• A community and Police partnership
• Learning and practicing Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
• Learning to identify suspicious activity and report to Police and neighbors (when appropriate)
• Neighbors who all live in the same neighborhood (generally)

In many of today's communities, relationships have become less personal than they were in the past. Families are more transient, people are often away from home, and more families have both parents working. Neighborhood Watch is one way communities can work together to watch for suspicious activities and report them (when appropriate) to the Police.

Crime Prevention Officers:

Falcon Division on NW side of town; 7850 Goddard Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
CPO is Officer Chris Ausec                             Phone: 719-444-7246  Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Colorado Springs Police Department is excited to announce a partnership with Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com), the free and private social network for neighborhoods, to build stronger, safer communities with the help of residents.

This integration with Nextdoor will enable the Colorado Springs Police Department to communicate online with Colorado Springs neighborhoods. Residents and the police department will be able to work together to increase safety and strengthen virtual neighborhood watch.

 “Having the ability to easily communicate with residents is extremely vital to not only maintaining, but also increasing safety and reducing crime within the Colorado Springs community,” said Police Chief Carey. “With Nextdoor, we can help empower neighbors to keep their communities safe and connected and give them the ability to collaborate on virtual neighborhood watch efforts. In light of our recent history with natural disasters this is an excellent way for neighbors to make connect for the safety of the community.”

Nextdoor has proven to be an essential and well-adopted tool, both locally in Colorado Springs as well as nationally, with one-in-three neighborhoods using Nextdoor across the country.

With Nextdoor, Colorado Springs residents can create private neighborhood websites to share information, including neighborhood public safety issues, community events and activities, local services, and even lost pets.

The Colorado Springs Police Department will be able to share helpful information with Nextdoor members, such as important crime alerts, emergency notifications, safety precautions and tips, details for events and crime watch meetings, and updates on activity affecting the local area to Nextdoor websites within the city. However, the Colorado Springs Police Department will not be able to access residents’ websites, contact information, or content.

Nextdoor is free for residents and the Colorado Springs Police Department. Each Colorado Springs neighborhood has its own private Nextdoor neighborhood website, accessible only to residents of that neighborhood. Neighborhoods establish and self-manage their own Nextdoor website. All members must verify that they live within the neighborhood before joining Nextdoor. Information shared on Nextdoor is password-protected and cannot be accessed by Google or other search engines.

Those interested in joining their neighborhood’s Nextdoor website can visit www.nextdoor.com and enter their address. If residents have questions about their Nextdoor website, please visit help.nextdoor.com.

If you can let your neighborhood folks / business’s know that SERIAL NUMBERS ARE CRITICAL IF THEY EVER WANT TO SEE THEIR POSSESSIONS AGAIN, in case they are stolen.  Otherwise they are almost literally impossible to track.  If you can take just a minute or 2 to log the serial numbers that could pay off in the future for you.  Most of my successful recoveries are due to serial numbers or photos of unique objects like jewelry etc.

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With spring in the air and warmer temperatures, the Colorado Springs Police Department encourages the community to enjoy our parks, recreation and trail systems throughout the City.  The Police Department would like to offer some crime prevention and safety tips to keep in mind while you enjoy the beauty of our region.  As more people get out and enjoy the outdoors there is an increase in crimes of opportunity.  One of these is breaks to motor vehicles.

When parking at trailheads or in parking lots leave your valuables at home. Sometimes thieves will watch these areas to see if you tuck a purse or briefcase under the seat or lock items in the trunk.  Even putting these items in the truck is not always a safe place as most new cars have interior buttons to open trunks or pass through areas in the rear seat. Thieves will look under coats and blankets to see if there are hidden valuables. To a thief the gym bag in the backseat might hold an IPod or other electronic device. 

Don’t keep spare keys in your car.  Thieves will use these to steal the car.  Make sure to lock your car.  

When you go for a hike, carry a cellular phone with you.  This is an excellent way to summons help if someone is injured or you observe something suspicious. 

Enjoy the beauty of our City but start smart and stay aware.

Bret Ambuehl

Neighborhood Watch Coordinator

Falcon Division on NW Side of Town

Colorado Springs Police Department

7850 Goddard Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

719-444-7246

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