BOARDWALK JOINS OCPD AS EIGHTH NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ASSOCIATION

The Ocean City Police Department has added a new Neighborhood Watch Association to the community. On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, the “Boardwalk Neighborhood Watch Association” was introduced as the eighth Neighborhood Watch Association in Ocean City during a ribbon cutting ceremony on North Division Street and the Boardwalk.

Neighborhood Watch is an effective and inexpensive way to prevent crimes in the
community. Ocean City neighborhoods currently boasting a neighborhood watch
association are Edgewater Avenue, Bayshore Drive, Little Salisbury, Caine Keys II, Montego Bay, Sundowner Park and Caine Woods. The Boardwalk will not only be the newest addition, but it will be the first group to be made up of primarily businesses, rather than residents.

“The Ocean City Boardwalk is unlike most neighborhoods,” said Chief Bernadette DiPino.

“Not only do you have residents and business owners, but you have millions of visitors who visit the neighborhood each year.” The idea of a Boardwalk Neighborhood Watch Association began as a way to unite boardwalk neighbors, strengthen the partnership with the Ocean City Police Department and share in the responsibility
of protecting the boardwalk community.

For more information on the Boardwalk Neighborhood Watch Association, or to find out
how you can become a member of your local Neighborhood Watch Association, please contact the Ocean City Police Department Public Affairs Office at 410.723.6665.