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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; It hasn&#8217;t been an easy ride, but the Hanover Township Crime Watch celebrated three years of active membership Wednesday.</p><p>Organizer Darlene Davis said she felt the need to do something in 2013 when the then-township crime watch was dormant. With the support and backing of Albert Walker, the township&#8217;s police chief, Davis started the group. According to previous Times Leader reports, the start date for the group was Sept. 18, 2013.</p><p>The mission of the crime watch is to help residents be aware of what is happening in the township and surrounding areas, including educating them on how to help keep themselves, their family and homes safe at all times.</p><p>Davis remembers sitting with Walker, discussing moving the group forward</p><p>&#8220;He said I would need to develop a coat of armor,&#8221; said Davis, who was honored by township commissioners at <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/586182/hanover-township-commissioners-approve-second-tax-break-for-property-owner" target="_blank">Monday&#8217;s monthly meeting</a>. &#8220;I would need the tenacity to withstand it as a leader and learn how to cope with the negative that would come along with the positive reactions.&#8221;</p><p>At that meeting, Walker pledged his support by assigning Officer John VanWhy as crime watch liaison to the police department. Davis credits VanWhy with helping her transform the fledgling group.</p><p>Though Davis has been the group&#8217;s leader for the past years, it has changed locations. The first location, she said, was the American Legion in Lee Park and the current location is in the Breslau Hose Company #5, First and Delaney Streets. In place of meetings, the crime watch will have guest speakers or demonstrations, such as <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/520310/facing-an-active-shooter-former-state-capital-cop-gives-seminar-at-hanover-area-h-s" target="_blank">March&#8217;s active shooter seminar</a>.</p><p>The township is 16 square miles and, according to Walker, the police department is comprised of 16 officers who cover the township 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p><p>&#8220;Manpower levels dictate that we cannot be everywhere all the time,&#8221; Walker said. &#8220;We are very fortunate to have a vibrant crime watch where members in each section of the township keep an eye out on not only their property, but neighbors&#8217; property, as well.&#8221;</p><p>Walker notes the over 2,700 members of the group&#8217;s Facebook page often offer tips that assist the police in arresting criminals but also halt criminal activity before it happens.</p><p>The group also helps Hanover Area High School seniors with graduation projects, Davis noted.</p><p>She calls her time at the crime watch a learning experience but indicated she wouldn&#8217;t change a thing.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p>The next Hanover Twp. Crime Watch meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Breslau Hose Company Fire Station.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Hanover Township Crime Watch celebrates three years