WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — As crime remains consistent, sometimes the best way to stay safe is by being a good and watchful neighbor.
Reporting suspicious activity and having the police work with the community to help combat crime isn't a new idea.
It’s something the Warner Robins police is hoping can make a comeback.
"Elderly and retired. That's the kind of people that stay out here," Robert Wright said.
Out in Warner Robins Pleasant Hill neighborhood--Wright says they look out for each other.
"Well, it’s been a neighborhood watch in this neighborhood for a while and so you know, sometimes some people come in like the house behind me, I think they moved so now it may get a little better," Wright said.
The concept isn't new but Louise McBride says when she moved in-- it wasn't a thing.
"No, we didn't need one in 77', everything was...you can walk and do what you wanted to in 77,” she said.
Now, she's captain of several neighborhood watch groups.
"I've had two seniors move out of my neighborhood because they were frightened. We had two drug houses in the neighborhood, and they were frightened, and I understand that, they moved to assisted living. That's why we try to work together and keep our neighborhood up," she said.
Despite the need for extra eyes, neighborhood watch groups have dwindled, and police have noticed.
"The main struggle is getting people to realize is it’s a neighborhood, and a community. Things in neighborhoods are not like they used to be when everybody knew everybody and everybody looked out for everybody," Officer Greg Martin said.
Martin says four areas of Warner Robins need groups.
"Generally, it’s a get together to discuss issues in the neighborhood and they know if something drastic pops up that they can call and we can try to address it,” Martin said.
Warner Robins has at least 15 active neighborhood watch groups, but they'd like to see more.
Officer Greg Martin says if you're interested in starting a neighborhood watch, you can reach out to him at 478-302-5378.