If anyone is interested please let me know. Once we have a few volunteers, we will set up a date for a short meeting to further explain the program. Attention: Officers in the Providence Division's Response Area 3 are attempting to form and implement a Court Watch program. The most critical element to a successful Court Watch is a core group of citizens concerned with making their neighborhood a safer place to live. Citizens partner with CMPD to follow and track known offenders and cases as they progress through the legal system. Below is an excerpt from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Court Watch website: Mission Statement "Our mission is to supply the citizens of Mecklenburg County with factual information regarding the rulings of the presiding judges in cases of individuals with extensive criminal histories that are impacting our neighborhoods. In doing so, we are seeking accountability from the judicial system and their handling of these criminals." --Char/Meck Court Watch est.10/2008 <mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Mecklenburg County has a reputation for being one of the most lenient judicial systems in the country!! Please, help us to change that. We, as citizens, need to get involved to let our judicial officers know that we are tired of the "revolving door"!!! We want to keep repeat offenders OFF OUR STREETS and OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS!! Ways YOU can volunteer: * Learn how, under the direction of your community liaison police officer, to track offenders impacting your neighborhood and make the information available to your Char/Meck Court Watch team. This information will also be posted on this website for the public to view. * Sit in on court sessions regarding offenders that are being tracked to show community support. * Collect data from a court session regarding an offender that is being tracked which will be posted on this website for the public to view. * Become a division leader for the Division in which you reside. * Become a team leader, under direction of your division leader, for the response area in which you reside. * Manage the court session calendar for the Char/Meck Court Watch team of which you are a member. * Donate supplies that are needed to keep Char/Meck Court Watch running efficiently. http://www.charmeckcourtwatch.org/ Please contact Officer J.E. Wing (jwing@xxxxxxxx) if you are interested in making your community safer by volunteering for the program. Officer J. E. Wing #2511 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Providence Division Community Coordinator 704.336.2652 <mailto:jwing@xxxxxxxx> jwing@xxxxxxxx