The Proof: The safest place in Oakland is in front of a Neighborhood Guard camera.
On July 7,2015, one Neighborhood Guard member organization caught this on their camera.
The Proof: The safest place in Oakland is in front of a Neighborhood Guard camera.
On July 7,2015, one Neighborhood Guard member organization caught this on their camera.
The Infrared Illuminator is key to ensuring that we can read license plates at night.
Correct installation is not hard once you know what to do.
It is time for Neighborhood Guards annual meeting. Member organizations have already been contacted directly by email and in some cases by phone.
Prospective members and other interested parties are welcome to the public meeting which is held on
Wednesday October 29 at 7:00pm
Sunrise Assisted Living
11889 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619
Agenda
Examples of current Hardware will be shown together with the unveiling of the new Weatherproof box for a more elegant and less intrusive installation.
Hurray! Our application for IRS Tax exemption has been approved – we are now a 501(c)3. – Start sending those check 😉
With the new status we need more volunteers!
If you would like to get to know us before volunteering, come by our open Board-meetings, they are usually held on the last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Oakland Hills. email secretary at neighborhoodguard dot com for confirmation of date and location so that you don’t show up in vain.
At Neighborhood Guard we believe that a safe neighborhood is based on (and in) a safe community. No neighborhood is an island and the only way to stay safe is to make other neighborhoods safe as well. The little money we have collected from our activities has to be used for the best of our community.
Today it is our pleasure to announce the Neighborhood Guard financial aid program.
Eligibility will be based on the latest US Census Poverty Rate data. Specifically the percentage of residents with income below poverty level. When measures on on smallest possible neighborhood census area.
The neighborhood poverty level information of available from a number of sources online.
For example here is a web-site with the poverty data for Oakland. http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Oakland-California.html
Zoom in to your neighborhood and click to see the poverty rates.
Sliding Scale legend
NG = Neighborhood Guard Financial aid contribution
Member = Contribution of the member neighborhood group.
The entire board of Neighborhood Guard had been nominated to the Local Hero award in Oakland.
The award ceremony was on February 8th, 2014 and it was an honor to be among so many pillars of the community.
The award was given by Oakland Councilmember Libby Schaaf who is a frontrunner in the Mayor of Oakland election.
Neighborhood Guard chair Jesper “JJ” Jurcenoks accepted the award on behalf of the entire board.
Neighborhood Guard Chair Jesper “JJ” Jurcenoks thanks all the volunteers who helped make us a Local Hero – with Oakland Mayor top Candidate Libby Schaaf on the right.
To everyones surprise Nancy Skinner’s aide also presented Neighborhood Guard with a
California Legislature “Certificate of Recognition” for “you outstanding contributions, leadership and activism in our community.” signed by both Rob Bonta, Assemblymember, 18th Californian District, and Nancy Skinner, assemblymember, 15th Californian District
This includes:
Priority in Distribution of Funds:
What is expected of the Crime team when no crime is happening? Are we going to review each image looking for a crime?
Reviewing each image every day is a waste of good family quality time. However it is a good idea to make sure that no spider decided to put a web in front of the camera.
Here is a sample set of procedures that your neighborhood can use as a starting point.
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Crime Team Procedures:
The Crime Team will divide each month into shifts of equal length. Each Crime Team member will take one shift for duty during the month. During a shift, the team member will have the following responsibilities:
If a team member will be away or otherwise unable to cover their shift, that member will swap shifts with another team member or otherwise arrange for coverage during their absence.
Once per month or more frequently if necessary, the camera lenses should be cleaned of dust and grasses/branches cut back to ensure clear views.
Once per calendar quarter, the Crime Team will send an electronic reminder to all neighbors to submit any changes to the trusted vehicle registry.
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Sometimes there will still be that one individual in the neighborhood who is just against cameras no matter what you do. It happens in the best neighborhoods. Please don’t enforce your fees, views and regulations on that person.
Some people would rather just be let alone and I empathize fully with them.
The other day I got a somewhat paradoxical email from a shy neighbor asking: “How can I influence the decision on cameras without participating?”
The answer was easy:
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Thank you for your interest in and concern about crime prevention.
A neighborhood that is participating in Neighborhood Guard and is using our setup and software has sent me the following success story:
The group which is located in the Oakland Hills wishes to remain anonymous for now.
I have personally seen the footage that was submitted to the police and it clearly shows the 4 perpetrators as they leave their car to assault the front door of the house. Lucky the door held and the woman home alone was safe, her testimony was key in tying the individuals in the photos to the home invasion attempt.
Anthony Toribio, Captain of Police, Oakland Police Department
Writes to the reporting neighborhood:
One of the individuals has been arrested and there are warrants out for
the others.
The video in this case was key–best I have ever seen. Then, field officers were quickly able to identify the suspects. The suspect arrested yesterday fled from officers on two previous occasions. Yesterday, the crime response team from our area, spotted him and made the arrest without incident. I am sure the others will be caught soon.
We thank the OPD and Captain Toribio for the good work in apprehending these suspects.