Tekoa forms crime watch committee

Following February arrests for marijuana and theft and a burglary in April, the City of Tekoa has formed a new committee of three city council members to consider options to fight crime.

Mayor John Jaeger appointed the group June 6, naming council representatives Ted Blazsak, Alyssa Heagy and John Giudice.

“It's an effort on the city's part to maybe be in assistance to the county,” said Jaeger. “To open up our eyes and ears a little more than usual.”

Blaszak noted that some items to consider are a neighborhood watch, nuisance house laws, monitoring exterior lights and maintenance of hedges.

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