NCRW Named
as Illinois Crime Prevention Association's 2009
Crime Prevention
Organization of the Year!
Feb. 2007 was declared Naperville Community Radio Watch Month (seen on NCTV)
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City's Radio Watch celebrates 25 years "For 25 years the Naperville Community Radio Watch has been an extra
set of eyes for the Police Department, helping make Naperville one
of the most family-friendly places in the country. |
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"The
group has consistently been lauded by local and state officials. In
1997, the group's efforts assisted police with the arrest of a car
burglar. "They
enhance the public safety of the citizens by being utilized at a
time when no crime patterns exist in order to assist in reporting
criminal activity, making the community safer," Ksiazek
said." ... |
2002: the NCRW was named "Naperville Organization of the Year"
2001: the NCRW Night Patrol; Radio Watch volunteer group monitors Ribfest
Date: July 4, 2001Author(s):
Ron Pazola
Section:NEWS
Copyright (c) 2001 Sun Publications
It was a muggy Saturday night as the final group of people started to empty Knoch Park after the first day of Ribfest. But there's another side to Ribfest that many don't see. Just as the day volunteers of the annual event are going home, the work of other volunteers is beginning.
Members of the Naperville Community Radio Watch, a residents group that carries police radios and patrols various neighborhoods during the year for suspicious or criminal activity, patrol Knoch Park after Ribfest ends for the day. It was 11 p.m....
August 1993: NCRW was featured in Police Chief Magazine"
1988: NCRW received the "Presidents Volunteer Action Award"
1984: NCRW recognized by the "U.S. Conference of Mayors"
1989: the NCRW was recognized by Governor James Thompson.
NCRW has been featured in the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, Naperville Sun, and the Channel 5 News.