Rural Crime Watch aims for safer Saskatchewan communities
Rural municipalities across the province are taking collective action to address crime.
Earlier this fall, the Saskatchewan Rural Crime Watch Association elected its first Board of Directors. In a media release from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), an outline of program participation was given for volunteers. The community-led and police supported program is an initiative that is designed to get active support from community members. SARM, SUMA, the RCMP and the Ministry of Corrections and Policing are all involved, in addition to Crime Watch members.
“By reporting suspicious activity immediately to the RCMP or 911, volunteers become the extra eyes and ears for local police when they may not be in their area,” SARM President Ray Orb said in the release.
Orb added the initiative is already proving to be successful.