Category Archives: Community Police Team (CPT)

Learn about CPTED at our Tuesday, April 24th meeting!!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Do you think of crime prevention in terms of deadbolts on doors and locks on windows? There are more far-reaching options, such as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).  What is CPTED?  Pronounced “sep-ted”, it refers to a group of strategies … Continue reading →

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Living Room Conversation with Seattle Police

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Block Watch Captain, JoDean Edelheit recently hosted a Living Room Conversation meeting with SPD. She emailed us the following note: Hi Deb and Karen, Attached is a link to the West Seattle Blog coverage this morning of our neighborhood’s Living Room … Continue reading →

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SPD has launched the Block Watch Toolkit!

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

The updated website for the Seattle Police Department has recently been launched! It includes the new Block Watch Toolkit that Shanna Christie from SPD has been working on. You may recall that she arranged for members from our group to provide feedback on the toolkit prototype … Continue reading →

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Hope all of you had a great Night Out!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

We had great weather, great food & a great turn-out (over 100 people) at our neighborhood block party! We were also lucky to receive visitors from the West Seattle Blog; the Seattle Police Department – including Assistant Police Chief, Dick Reed; and … Continue reading →

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) slides from our May 24th meeting

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Here are the slides about the CPTED principles that Officer Kiehn presented earlier in the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network monthly meeting before we toured & evaluated the property.                       … Continue reading →

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If you missed the CPTED Field Trip, take a virtual tour!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

The West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network meeting yesterday was packed with great information about Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED); even for those who attended the previous CPTED presentation we had at our March monthly meeting. Officer Jon Kiehn gave … Continue reading →

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Our meeting tomorrow will be a Field Trip! Join us!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Our May 24th West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network (WSBWCN) meeting will be an educational Field Trip!  Come learn more about Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). We had a great presentation about CPTED by Officer Jon Kiehn at our March … Continue reading →

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Update regarding West Seattle Crime Prevention

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

Officer Jonathan Kiehn emailed the following to West Seattle Blockwatch Captains this afternoon. This follows yesterday’s retirement of our Crime Prevention Coordinator, Benjamin Kinlow. As most people know, the City of Seattle has been making a number of staffing changes in … Continue reading →

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Great meeting yesterday!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

It was a great turnout for a great meeting yesterday! We enjoyed our look back at the history of Blockwatch with Benjamin Kinlow, retiring Crime Prevention Coordinator, our guest speaker. Glad that so many of you were able to attend & participate. … Continue reading →

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Wondering what happened at our recent meeting?

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

If you missed our recent West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network meeting, we’ll be posting meeting notes soon. Meanwhile, following are links to the media coverage: From West Seattle Blog: http://westseattleblog.com/2010/10/west-seattle-blockwatch-captains-network-howwhy-to-call-911 From West Seattle Herald: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/10/27/news/west-seattle-blockwatch-captains-discuss-technolo Updated to add our meeting … Continue reading →

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