Get involved in crime prevention
YOUNGSTOWN — Crime-fighting doesn’t have to be limited to police.
The Mahoning Valley Task Force on Crime and Violence Prevention will have a block watch summit from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at Choffin Career Center, 200 E. Wood St. The group was formerly called the mayor’s task force.
The summit is open to all residents and law enforcement in the Mahoning Valley. Letters were sent to churches in Youngstown, Campbell and Struthers, as well as police chiefs and elected officials in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties.
The importance of block watches will be discussed and those who attend will learn the skills necessary to be proactive in reducing crime.
The summit theme is “crime does not stop at the border.”
Robert Fiatal, superintendent of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, has been invited to talk about how residents can and should get more involved in crime prevention.
Read more in Sunday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com