Crime Watch Program
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Woodland Springs is a very safe neighborhood in which to live and play, largely in part to our awesome Crime Watch Program. Please browse this page for information regarding the program as well as some helpful tips from our Chairperson and the Carmel Police Department.
Crime Watch Coordinators and Block Captains:
Please remind your neighbors to secure their home while on vacation. Call the Communications Center at 571-2580 and leave your name and address and our patrol officers will pay extra attention to your residence while you are away. If you are going to be gone for an extended period of time, it is advisable to have your cars out in the driveway.
Vacation Checklist
- Have someone pick up your mail and newspapers
- Ensure all points of entry are secured, especially windows
- Use light timers that will give your home the appearance of occupancy.
- Tell trusted neighbors how long you will be gone and who might be visiting you home in your absence
- Leave a phone number with a relative or neighbor in case of an emergency
- Have someone mow your lawn
- See Tips for the Holidays
The Carmel Observer
The Carmel Observer is a publication from the City of Carmel's Crimewatch Program. The publication is sent out electronically to residents of Woodland Springs who have requested to be on the neighborhood email list (follow Quick Link at right to be added). Below are past editions of the Carmel Observer.
| January 2012 | December 2011 |
| November 2011 | October 2011 |
| Septemer 2011 | August 2011 |
Nixle
The City of Carmel is launching a new Community Information Service designed to deliver important and timely information to residents in our area using the latest technology. This service created by Nixle, LLC delivers trustworthy and important neighborhood-level public safety and community event notification by web, e-mail, and cell phone.
Nixle is completely free, simple, and trusted.
Register now and learn more at www.nixle.com. Then share this new service with friends and neighbors to spread the word!
Nixle is a new community information service provider built exclusively to provide secure and reliable communications. Its authenticated service connects municipal agencies and community organizations to residents in real time, delivering information to geographically targeted consumers over their phones (via text messages), through e-mails and through Web access. Nixle is offered at no cost to all governments, their agencies and organizations, nongovernmental organizations and consumers.
The Carmel Police Department is excited to be teaming up with Nixle. This new service will help the Department send out accurate information to the Carmel community in a timely and effective manner.
We encourage everyone to sign up for this new Community Information Service.
Indiana Sheriff's Sex and Violent Offender Registry
The State of Indiana maintains a database of people who have been convicted of a crime that is sexual or violent in nature. The sheriff's site provides a map of where these offender live and/or work. In addition, you can request to have an email sent to you whenever an offender moves within a certain distance of your house. Learn more by going to the site.
Motorized Bikes and their use in Woodland Springs
State Law with regards to Motorized Bikes can be found in the following sections of the Indiana Code:
IC 9-13-2-109
Motorized bicycles defined
IC 9-21-11-12 Motorized bicycles; prohibitions on operation; conditions