Pine Hills Security Watch

Having a neighborhood security program is more important now than it has ever been. Atlanta's highly-trained police officers are some of the best. Unfortunately, there are still not enough of them to patrol regularly as they once did; they can only react after the crime. There is more detailed information below and at the bottom of the page.

You Should Join....

.....for prevention of crime. Our mix of uniformed and undercover police daily patrolling the neighborhood deters perpetrators before crimes are committed. Home alarm systems do not prevent all thefts as we have seen recently thieves ignore them when home owners are away since Police are not able to respond until the theives have left the premises.

.....for peace of mind. Security members who notify us they are out of town have their homes checked several times a day.

PINE HILLS NEIGHBORS:All policemen, no rent-a-cops . Uniforms or bullet-proof “Atlanta Police” vests. Cars with “Pine Hills Security” logos on the side, large black and white like APD logo 200 participants – 4 hours a day coverage 300 participants – 6 hours 400 participants – 8 hours. Daily checks on homes when participants are out of town (Get papers, check outside, etc) Ability to ticket speeders. A roster with pictures of our security force to all participants Pine Hills Security stickers for mailboxes (and cars if desired) Closer park surveillance. All neighbors, whether they were members or not, have benefitted from this program.

 

Pine Hills Security & Member Dues (combined)

Please make your check payable to Pine Hills Civic Club

You may type the information here before printing or you may print the form
and fill in blanks by hand before mailing.

Name

 

Street Address

 

Home Telephone

 

Email Address

 

Telephone and email address will be confidential and used for security business only.

Enclosed check, payable to Pine Hills Civic Club, is for the year 2006.

$225 payable by February 1, 2007 (includes PHNA 2006 annual dues) * OR*

$125 payable by February 1, 2007; plus $100 payable before April 1, 2007 (includes PHNA annual dues)

Check one:         New Member         Renewing Member

 

Additional Questions & Answers on the
Security Watch Program

Is it daily? Yes

Day or evening? Both

Marked Cars? Yes - "PINE HILLS SECURITY" door decals on Atlanta Police (off duty vehicles). APD can not use official vehicles due to lack of squad cars already on- duty.

Official or plain clothes? Plain clothes since City does not allow uniforms for off-duty police.

Do the police carry guns / a badge? Yes they are armed and wear badges.

Who patrols? Off-duty City of Atlanta Policemen, detectives, and DEA agents.

Are they allowed to patrol and pursue people in DeKalb County - Yes, they detain and then call DeKalb Police"

Which streets? - all streets in Pine Hills (Fulton & DeKalb). A full list along with officer roster will be provided to members.

Mail box sticker? Yes there will be new stickers

Out of town? Security will check your house daily, takes in paper, and reports unsavory activity "

Can arrests be made? Yes

Can notices be given to illegally parked cars? Yes

What do other neighborhoods change? Depends on participation. Some neighborhoods have more homes so cost is less and hours are increased.

How many members do we need. Minimum of 200 families.

Do they drive around the entire time? Yes

Is the program monitored? Yes, a log is maintained

When are applications due for 2006? February 1, 2006.

Will members receive email alerts of crime incidents in Pine Hills? Yes, also posted to web site which is going through an update.

Why do we need such a security program if I have a house alarm? An alarm does not keep thieves from the neighborhood. Most crimes are mailbox or car related (we had a car jacking last month) but GPS caught them Security can also keep "street roamers" and "car jackings" at bay.