Quote Originally Posted by Clubber View Post
We have those around here where I live too. It may seem worthless at first, but try to imagine you're about to break into someone's house. The thought that you could get caught and sent to jail for a few years will scare you, but then to see a sign like that, just might make you chicken out. (Chicken can be good thing).

Another thing that helps is they let police officers drive their police cars home when they get off from work. Seeing a police car in the yard would definitely discourage someone from burgulurizing or any thing else, even if it was a block or so away.
Yeah I can see how both your communities have good systems going. For some reason people in my area don't have a tight community structure. For example I live in a fairly big apartment complex and see my neighbours walking in and out regularly but I don't know any of their names.

What we need is someone on the local council with the same good, constructive community watch ideas that you and Julius have.

I have to admit I never see police cars parked anywhere except while they are attending a crime scene and I can see how just seeing a police car in the area would be a huge deterrant!