Information Links
This page provides links to other national and local Neighborhood Watch web sites, plus other sites that provide information on residential and personal safety and security.
Neighborhood Watch Websites
- National
Neighborhood Watch - A Division of the National Sheriffs'
Association
This is the official website for the national Neighborhood Watch program. -
Neighborhood Watch Manual
This manual has been created for citizen organizers and law enforcement officers that work with community members to establish watch programs. The material contained within covers a number of topics and provides suggestions for developing a watch groups. This document was prepared by the National Sheriffs’ Association, under a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. -
Government Searches
This is a search engine that specifically searches government websites for Neighborhood Watch information.
Facebook Pages
Most of these pages report law enforcement activity in our communities.
- Our public Facebook page
- Our private, members only Facebook group
- Parkersburg Police Facebook Page
- Vienna Police Facebook Page
- Williamstown Police Facebook Page
- Wood County 911 Facebook Page
- Wood County Sheriff's Facebook Page
- West Virginia State Police Facebook Page
Safety, Security, and Preparedness Websites
- Parkersburg Police Department
- Wood County Sheriff
- Vienna Police Department
- Wood County 911
- Resident Alert Notification Signup Instructions - To be notified of local emergency events
- Wood/Wirt County Alert Notification System Logon
- Interactive Wood County Map
- Ready.gov - An extensive website of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security providing information about personal and business disaster/emergency preparedness and personal safety
- Guide to Apartment Security When you live in an apartment, you have some unique considerations regarding security. [Thanks to Deb Tuner and the girls in her youth group for sending us this link.]
- Preventing Crime in Your Neighborhood Community safety works to prevent and reduce crime while building a strong and tight-knit group that is centered around one common goal. Finding a community that values close relationships and connections is essential in order to feel safe and secure where you live, work, and spend your free time. Directly impacting the health and morale of individuals and families at home, becoming a part of a neighborhood that can protect and support each other is of the utmost priority.