Message from OWL
As you may well be aware, we will be signing up to Neighbourhood Alert on 1 April, 2024 to replace OWL. Neighbourhood alerts is already used by 32 police forces, which will help us to share information about cross-border crimes and incidents more easily.
Please be reassured we will continue to keep you updated on local, relevant news including crime prevention advice as we have done over the past 18 years with OWL.
The new system will help us send more targeted and relevant messages to you from us and our partner agencies – if that is what you choose when you sign up.
We know that being part of a community messaging system helps prevent crime in your local neighbourhood and we hope you will continue to receive the free, local messages and you will let us know what the issues are in your local area. The new system seeks to develop our ability to support Neighbourhood Watch, whilst also providing a broader offer to engage with you and our communities given the changes in digital technology and the way in which people communicate and seek information.
It’s quick and simple to sign up – we will share the link with you as soon as it is available. You will be asked about your preferences so we will only be communicating with you about issues that affect you directly or things you are interested in, so you are not bombarded with irrelevant messages based on your postcode.
Our webpage will be branded Neighbourhood Alert but we also have the option of adding a local name for example ‘Herts Connected’, ‘Our Herts Community’, ‘In the Know’ – and we would like your help in creating a new identity for our community messaging system.
Please let us know your thoughts by emailing corp.comm@herts.police.uk about re-branding by 5pm next Friday (16 February). Many thanks for your continued support.