Lisa Rooks stands outside of her College Hill Courts apartment.IF YOU GOWestside residents will discuss a communitywide Neighborhood Watch at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Renaissance Presbyterian Church, 1211 Boynton Drive.
After six shootings — including one fatality — in College Hill Courts this year, residents of the city’s largest public housing site are banding with residents in other Westside apartments to form a communitywide Neighborhood Watch.
“Everybody will have each other’s back,” said Lisa Rooks, vice president of the College Hill Courts Resident Council. “We’re standing together to protect our community.”
Residents interested in forming a Neighborhood Watch are asked to meet Thursday at Renaissance Presbyterian Church. Anyone from the eight Westside housing sites is welcome to attend.
“We’re protecting ourselves against gang violence, shoplifting if we get a store, breaking in people’s homes and car theft,” said Rooks.