Block Captains 

• Host a meeting for the residents on your block. The Hermosa Beach Officer will attend your meeting. This will help residents become more security conscious and updated on happenings in their neighborhood.

• Maintain an up-to-date telephone and e-mail tree for your block. One of the most important aspects of being a block captain is getting to know your neighbors and how to contact them.

• Pass crime statistics to residents on your block, in a timely manner.

• Attend citywide Neighborhood Watch meetings to keep abreast of the latest information in crime trends and prevention, and disaster preparedness. Pass this information on to your blocks as soon as possible.

• Complete the Trifecta, an optional information series of tours  designed for Neighborhood Watch Block Captains.

Trifecta consists of:

District Coordinator

• Recruit volunteer Block Captains for your district.

• Serve as liaison between your Area Coordinator and your Block Captains in your district.

• Attend a block meeting in your district to keep up to date on the latest crime trends.

• Maintain a current list of Block Captains and their telephone and  e-mail trees.

• Pass crime statistics to Block Captains, in a timely manner.

Area Coordinators

• Recruit District Coordinators and Block Captains, for your area.

• Hold an annual meeting with District Coordinators, in your area.  This meeting will insure the success and continuity of the Neighborhood Watch Program

• On third Monday of each month, attend the Area Coordinators meetings.

• Hold an annual meeting for Block Captains in your area when requested.

• Attend a block meeting, in your area, to keep abreast of new information offered to blocks

• Maintain a current list of Block Captains and their telephone and e-mail trees.

• Pass crime statistics to District Coordinators or Block Captains, in a timely manner.