About Us
We are a group of local citizens coming together to:
Upcoming Events
October Monthly Meeting- Martinsville First Church of Nazarene on John R Wooden Drive at 6:30pm on October 19th
We are excited to have our very own MPD Officer Lachelle Mauer, who specializes in preventing crimes with children. She will be speaking about the signs to look out for involving human trafficking. Certainly it will be an eye opening speaker event. This horrid trend is all over our community as well as our state. Please take time to come to this public meeting and learn the signs.
#SAVETHECHILDREN
October Monthly walk- weather permitting will be October 22, 2020, on Magnolia Street
Recent Events
October-Coffee with a Cop Event: We will be at the local McDonald's for Coffee with a Cop on October 7, 2020 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Please make plans to join us!
September Meeting: September 21, 2020 at 6:30 pm, First Nazarene Church on John R. Wooden Drive.
September Bicycle Registration Event: On September 28th at 6 pm, we will be holding another Bicycle Registration event with the Martinsville Police Department. Please make plans to bring your bicycle to register and meet us.
September Crime Watch Walk: Scheduled for September 24th at 6 pm, weather permitting. Location to be determined. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like for us to walk in your neighborhood.
August Crime Watch Walk: Weather Permitting-August 27th at 6 pm, we will be walking on Cross Street. Please make plans to join us as we pass out information and meet the residents of this area.
August meeting: The August meeting took place at the Martinsville Police Station located on 59 S. Jefferson Street along with the Bicycle Registration event. During the bicycle registration event we were please to hand out five bicycle helmets!
If you SEE Something, SAY Something!!
INFORMATION ON REPORTING AN ISSUE ANONYMOUSLY
We recognized that our citizens are not always comfortable reporting crime for fear of someone finding out who reported it. So we are filling a much needed gap in our area. We're providing a completely anonymous platform for speaking out about crime.
Go to the Contact Us page and fill out the form with a detailed description of the issue. This form does not require anything that would identify the person submitting the report. These reports will be reviewed by a volunteer team of citizens and if necessary, sent to the Martinsville Police Department or the Morgan County Sheriff's Department for further review.
The Martinsville Crime Watch was founded on July 1st, 2015. We are an established 501(c)4. We are not affiliated with the local law enforcement here in Martinsville or Morgan County and we do not have any form of Code Enforcement Authority. We do support our Officers and respect the dangerous work they do on a daily basis to protect all of our citizens from every type of crime!!
- Improve neighborhoods
- Build trust between community members
- Educate citizens about the many opportunities in our area
- and Prevent crime through vigilant observation
Upcoming Events
October Monthly Meeting- Martinsville First Church of Nazarene on John R Wooden Drive at 6:30pm on October 19th
We are excited to have our very own MPD Officer Lachelle Mauer, who specializes in preventing crimes with children. She will be speaking about the signs to look out for involving human trafficking. Certainly it will be an eye opening speaker event. This horrid trend is all over our community as well as our state. Please take time to come to this public meeting and learn the signs.
#SAVETHECHILDREN
October Monthly walk- weather permitting will be October 22, 2020, on Magnolia Street
Recent Events
October-Coffee with a Cop Event: We will be at the local McDonald's for Coffee with a Cop on October 7, 2020 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Please make plans to join us!
September Meeting: September 21, 2020 at 6:30 pm, First Nazarene Church on John R. Wooden Drive.
September Bicycle Registration Event: On September 28th at 6 pm, we will be holding another Bicycle Registration event with the Martinsville Police Department. Please make plans to bring your bicycle to register and meet us.
September Crime Watch Walk: Scheduled for September 24th at 6 pm, weather permitting. Location to be determined. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like for us to walk in your neighborhood.
August Crime Watch Walk: Weather Permitting-August 27th at 6 pm, we will be walking on Cross Street. Please make plans to join us as we pass out information and meet the residents of this area.
August meeting: The August meeting took place at the Martinsville Police Station located on 59 S. Jefferson Street along with the Bicycle Registration event. During the bicycle registration event we were please to hand out five bicycle helmets!
If you SEE Something, SAY Something!!
INFORMATION ON REPORTING AN ISSUE ANONYMOUSLY
We recognized that our citizens are not always comfortable reporting crime for fear of someone finding out who reported it. So we are filling a much needed gap in our area. We're providing a completely anonymous platform for speaking out about crime.
Go to the Contact Us page and fill out the form with a detailed description of the issue. This form does not require anything that would identify the person submitting the report. These reports will be reviewed by a volunteer team of citizens and if necessary, sent to the Martinsville Police Department or the Morgan County Sheriff's Department for further review.
The Martinsville Crime Watch was founded on July 1st, 2015. We are an established 501(c)4. We are not affiliated with the local law enforcement here in Martinsville or Morgan County and we do not have any form of Code Enforcement Authority. We do support our Officers and respect the dangerous work they do on a daily basis to protect all of our citizens from every type of crime!!
Mission Statement
Our mission is to bring neighbors together to improve neighborhoods, build trust, safety, education, crime prevention, and also to promote good citizenship, as well as establish positive Law Enforcement relationships and pride in our community.
Action Plan
We strive to accomplish the above mission through several community activities as well as established programs.
- Monthly Crime Walks
- Ordinance Review Program (New)
- Meet-&-Greet with Local Officials and Discussion Panels
Safety Tips!!!
- When shopping, hook your purses to the cart with the cart's child safety belt.
- Make sure valuables locked in vehicles are out of site.
- Check your house numbers for visibility from the street so that Emergency Responders can easily locate you.
- Remove Garage Door openers from cars parked in drive-ways.
- Trim Bushes and Trees outside of house windows that could conceal potential burglars.
- If you find needles and/or syringes DO NOT PICK THEM UP. Call the police immediately.