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Put your Neighborhood Watch group on the map (if it isn't already)

by Timothy Rutt

Jeff Sedlik, who maintans the Altadena Neighborhood Watch Map at www.AltadenAlert.org, says the map is approaching 40,000 visitors. This makes it a good time to add your Neighborhood Watch to the map if it isn't there already, and the Altadena Sheriff Station's Neighborhood Watch database, which he also maintains.

The map and database contain important information to have to help monitor crime and in case of emergency. If you're not on the map, email AltadenAlert@gmail.com.

If anyone believes there is inaccurate information on the map, contact your neighborhood watch block captain and have the captain contact Sedlik at the email address above.

 

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