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Originally Posted by Mpappie
Hi there, we hope to move down there this year. Do the villages have their own Police Dept.?
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Others on here have told you we have deputies and offices from all the 3 counties encompassing TV's, nearly instant ambulance and fire near every village. But take comments about Villages Watch people "with a grain of salt" as they say. Been here since 2004 and believe me I have NEVER seen a V Watch truck going more than a "snails pace".
You can not leave your garage door up or partially up without getting a call NO MATTER what the time, you'll get a call at 2 a.m.. If you are simply still up then, you can just tell them you know it is up. Same if a sprinkler system pipe is broken by one of the lawn services and spouting water, (not uncommon sadly), they will call you no matter where you are. Not all, but many are retired military, or were associated with law enforcement. Realize that they also have the unfortunate job of informing people who violate the covenants with bird bathes, giant artificial flowers in the front yard, etc. This makes people angry and they tend to write negative things about those who patrol. Recently a neighbor was on vacation, their large front window was broken (unusual, but probably a rock from commercial mowers), the village watch noticed the big crack and small hole when neighbors did not, and called the owners immediately. Some people will also write negatives because this past summer there was a rumor going around that a V watch officer was found asleep in his truck, not doing his rounds. This may or may not be true, I do not personally know any of the officers (just wave at them frequently because they are always passing by day or night), so this "sleeping" rumor may not be true but it may have angered people because this is a great cost to the residents; but it also makes the Villages attractive to perspective buyers when comparing retirement areas.