The Tampa Police Department is currently seeking businesses in Ybor City to join Business Watch. The Business Watch program opens up several lines of communication – via direct electronic communication and face-to-face conversation – that enable police officers and business owners to work together with accurate and up-to-date information that can help prevent crime in Tampa.

The Tampa Police Department says that Businesses that join the Business Watch program can help the district because:

• Increases communication between Law Enforcement and Business Owners
• Successfully reduces crime in areas of participation
• Creates and maintains a safe shopping and working environment
• Provides free Safety Awareness Seminars and Lunch-and-Learns for employees
• Enhances community security through heightened awareness
• Brings the community together to work cohesively for the well-being of the whole
  community

Interested business owners, please visit businesswatchtampa.com.