In-person neighborhood crime watch meetings are back following a winter break, the Wheeling Police Department announced today. All neighborhood groups are scheduled to meet in April, including the East Wheeling Neighborhood Crime Watch, which has not met in some time. The East Wheeling meeting location will now take place at department’s new police headquarters, located at 2115 Chapline Street.
WPD currently holds seven monthly crime watch meetings in various neighborhoods throughout the city. Meetings very informal and are held to build relationships with residents by working together on crime-related issues through conversation. Officers also provide monthly statistics and talk about upcoming police events and initiatives.
To get monthly schedules, residents can visit the online crime watch calendar wheelingwv.gov/crime-watch or call 304-234-3708 with questions. The current times, dates and locations are:
East Wheeling
Date/Time: First Monday of month, 6 p.m.
Location: Wheeling Police Headquarters, 2115 Chapline Street
Warwood
Date/Time: Second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Warwood Christian Church, 131 North 17th Street
North Wheeling
Date/Time: Third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Riverview Towers, 601 Main Street
Wheeling Island
Date/Time: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6 p.m.
Location: Island Christian Church, 59 Zane Street (Marina Shelter for summer)
Center – South Wheeling
Date/Time: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, 3536 Eoff Street
Woodsdale-Edgewood-Pleasanton
Date/Time: Second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Temple Shalom, 23 Bethany Pike
Elm Grove – Springdale
Date/Time: Third Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m.
Location: Elm Grove Civics, 21 Sycamore Avenue
