Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both violent crime and property crime were up last year in Seattle. Across the state, people are using block watches to keep an ...

They roam the University District at night, wearing orange and white jackets, on a mission to help keep students safe. Called Buckeye Block Watch, these non-sworn patrols operate as the university’s ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After two shootings within a 12-hour span near Independence Village Park, community members said more needs to be done to keep Columbus parks safe. The first shooting happened just ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The energization of Toledo’s block watch program is the topic of discussion for Toledo City Council this week. The program has seen some challenges over the years but supporters ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Every year, the lower South Hill Neighborhood Watch hosts a block party for neighbors to get to know each other. This year, Spokane C.O.P.S attended the block party, teaching people ...

Karlin Chan (far right) and a group of volunteers with the Chinatown Block Watch on a patrol in Manhattan Chinatown. Photo: Jeenah Moon/REUTERS On a Thursday afternoon in late February, half a dozen ...

EASTON, Pa. - Thursday night was the first Easton Block Watch meeting in two years. "There's people who can't even sit out on their porches because all of a sudden they'll hear gunshots," said Melody ...

Ontdekkers Park South Block Watch held their annual general meeting (AGM) at the Bickel Street Baptist Church on Thursday, April 16. Chairperson Rob Stevens, during the presentation of his annual ...