Volunteers help patrol DeKalb neighborhoods

This article was by local Decatur resident Ty Tagami.

They prowl their streets, scouting for telltale signs of crime.

That woman lingering at a bus stop could be a prostitute shopping for a john. And that unfamiliar van parked in a neighbor’s driveway? It could be full of burglars.

DeKalb County’s neighborhood watchdogs pass such information along to police. They also pick their grapevines for tips that sometimes yield arrests.

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