Farm Watch
In partnership with the Police Service, Policing and Community Safety Partnerships in Antrim and Newtownabbey and the farming community, `Farm Watch` has been developed across L District. The key aim of Farm Watch is to promote the importance of being vigilant and the need for improved communication - both within rural and farming communities and between rural communities and the PSNI.
- To reduce crime and the fear of crime in farming and rural communities
- To build upon and strengthen community spirit in the rural community, so that everyone works together to protect their property
- To improve communication between the farming community and the police service with police providing practical crime prevention advice to farmers and landowners, to help ensure their property and goods are as secure as possible
- To encourage people to report suspicious incidents as they occur
- Specific `Farm Watch` roadside / property signage to advertise the scheme is in place
- Signage for placing on farm machinery linked to `Farm watch` stating a warning that the property is marked
- Provision of a unique ref number for marking farm machinery with a property marking scheme to make it harder for thieves to dispose of stolen goods
- Machinery Assets Register to record all your equipment
- An e-mail and text alert service from police