At a Neighborhood Watch meeting, the following information was presented by OCSD Neighborhood Enhancement Team, Deputy Sheriff Rob Gunzel in conjunction with the RHA.

Neighborhood Watch is now in the Rossmoor Homeowners website.

1. RHA website will now be the source to communicate notice for Neighborhood Watch meetings and public information. 
2. O.C.S.D. crimes reported for Rossmoor in RHA website. 
3. RHA website will not be interactive nor the vehicle to report incidents or requests for service regarding suspicious or criminal activity.  (See, O.C.S.D. Law Enforcement Services Protocol).
4. RHA Office telephone remains available at (562) 799-1401 regarding questions or concerns for Neighborhood Watch.
5. Neighborhood Watch meetings will be held as needed
6. Communicate with other Block Captains and volunteers.
7. Find new volunteers before resigning and submit name (contact information) to RHA Office.

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

Law Enforcement Services Protocol

 Emergency Calls (9-1-1)

Calls placed via 9-1-1 should be of a life or death emergency nature only. Examples of emergency calls are as follows:

	Yours or a neighbors house on fire
	Somebody not breathing or seriously injured requiring paramedics / ambulance     -Serious traffic collision

	Somebody actively breaking into your residence
	Somebody with a weapon i.e., a gun or knife

 Calls for Service (714) 647-7000

Calls for service include incidents where a citizen requires a Deputy to take a report. These reports are for incidents that have already occurred and are not of an urgent nature. Examples of calls for service are as follows:

	You exit your residence and discover your vehicle has been broken into sometime during the evening hours
	You arrive home after work and find your residence has been burglarized
	A residence in the area is having a loud party which is disturbing your peace
	Juveniles are loitering on the school grounds after hours without apparent business.
	You wish to report an illegally parked vehicle, i.e., red zone & fire hydrant violations
	You observe a suspicious vehicle in your neighborhood, which you do not recognize as a neighbors car.

Community Oriented Police Issues

Neighborhood Enhancement Team

	A problem that causes a citizen concern is considered a “quality of Life” issue.
	Examples of these types of correspondences are as follows:
	You “believe” somebody in the neighborhood is running an illegal business out of his residence
	A vehicle in your neighborhood has been parked in the same location (public or private property) for an extended period of time, (months – years)
	You would like to pass along information you have obtained but are unaware of whom to contact.

Any concerns related to community issues should be forwarded to the Neighborhood Enhancement Team. The following numbers can be utilized to contact the N.E.T. team:

Community Oriented Traffic Issues

California Highway Patrol business line - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM: (714) 567-6000 C.H.P. Dispatch: (949) 559-7888

	Any incidents involving moving vehicles should be referred to the CHP
	Traffic accidents
	Vehicles “habitually” speeding through the neighborhood

Sex Offender Web Sites

www.meganslaw.ca.gov

www.familywatchdog.us