People in Fairfield are taking action to keep their families out of danger. When they use their cellphones, they’re doing much more than texting. Neighborhood watch-groups are turning-to ‘technology’ to fight crime. You’ve heard it before, “there’s an app for that!” People living Fairfield’s Fair Oaks, Glen Oaks, Forest Hills and Cambridge communities are using an app called Group Me. The app allows users to post messages, upload pictures and alert each other when bad guys roam their neighborhoods. “We get complaints all the time about people running these stop signs, said Forest Hills Neighborhood President Charita Cadenhead. Outside the zooming of cars, Cadenhead considers her neighborhood quiet. “In Forest Hills, it’s still very aesthetically pleasing. I like that about it,” added Cadenhead. But, she’s seen an uptick in crime. “So we are doing what we can to get to know one another. When neighbors get to know one another, we communicate more about what’s going on in the neighborhoods,” added Cadenhead. Cadenhead, and three other neighborhood watch presidents, put Group Me in the hands of homeowners concerned about crime. “They actually track it from block to block and say it’s over here now or I just saw it there […]
View full post on National Cyber Security
