News — Community Safety

Please join us for the first Northcrest Civic Association Safety Committee Update on Monday, April 30th, 2018 Where? Buckeye's Getaway - Atlanta, 3300 Buckeye Road, Atlanta, GA 30341 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Meet and Chat with your neighbors — the number one way to promote Safety in our neighborhood. 7:30 pmDonna Mann, Public Education Specialist, DeKalb County Police - DeKalb County’s perspective. 7:45 pmChad Hannula, NCA Safety Committee Chair - Will give us an update on the Northcrest Safety Survey. 8:00 pmJessica Hayes, NCA Safety Committee will update us on the newly established Northcrest Neighborhood Watch 8:15 pmQuestions and Comments 8:15 pm...

The Northcrest Civic Association (NCA) is pleased to welcome Chad Hannula to the Safety & Security Committee. As well as being a Northcrest resident since 2007 with his wife and three children, Chad has considerable experience in law enforcement having worked for both Atlanta Police Department (APD) and most recently ensuring the safety of Atlanta Public Schools in the position of 'Commander'. The NCA recently caught up with Chad and asked him about his experience in public safety and his background. NCA: How long have you been involved in public safety? Chad: I have over 20 years police experience beginning in 1990 with...

As some of you may be aware, there have been times in the past when Northcrest has had a Neighborhood Watch program. Usually this is spurred by a small wave of break-ins in the neighborhood, and as we become aware of the criminal activity a group of us will assemble and formalize the Neighborhood Safety Committee. I've been a member of the last three Neighborhood Watch efforts - generally what happens is that there is a lot of interest when crimes are being committed, but due both to our own vigilance and the efforts of our local police, the culprit(s)...