Neighborhood Watch Meeting Set in Response to Walnut Street Shooting

Mayor John Marchand is inviting all Walnut Street-area residents to a neighborhood meeting in response to a that rocked the north Livermore community on Easter Day.

Many residents expressed safety concerns in the . Several Walnut Street-area residents discussed possibly banding together and forming a Neighborhood Watch group.

"A lot of people expressed their concerns in their Patch posts, but no one took the initiative to call a time and a place for the meeting," Marchand said. "I saw this as an opportunity to bring the neighborhood together to work together."

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the on Pacific Avenue.

In October 2011, . The group continues to meet regularly with the police department's Neighborhood Watch coordinators. .

If you are interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch in your neighborhood you can contact Nicole Aguon with the at 925-371-4978.

If you would like to join the Springtown/Vasco/Scenic area Neighborhood Watch, contact at katlaing@comcast.net.