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SECURITYSecurity Patrol · Call 254-2303
Spending
Some Quality
Time
Security Patrol
offers a new
spin on
date night
R
emember when you married the person
you loved and the kids came along? If
you were lucky, Mom got the sitter, Dad
shaved the 5 o’clock shadow and you both had
a date night – using your rst names while
enjoying a glass of wine or beer. If not date
night, then maybe when the kids were asleep,
at the end of the week, there was time for cocktails
and catch-up.
who ag the patrol car with questions, along
with other duties. e 1,600-hour drivers get to
see the deep orange, brilliant pink and purple
sunsets in winter. In the twilight hours, these
volunteers begin checking on Association properties.
Joseph and Rousana Tao drive the 2000-hour
shift (eight to midnight.) “We have been driving
for four years. We give back to the community
Left, Joseph and Rousana
Tao; and Murray and
Linda Rosner enjoy driving
their Patrol shifts,
which they look at with
a sense of adventure.
Dick Clark, Sun
City Summerlin
Security Patrol
Chief
Well, now you are retired and the kids live a
few states away, and there is time. Security
Patrol offers a new spin on date night. In fact,
about 20 couples are members of Security
Patrol, and they drive together for four hours
once a week.
Couples who enjoy the magni cent desert
sunrise drive the 4 to 8 a.m. shift. Murray and
Linda Rosner have been driving the 0400 shift
for six years. “We owe something to this community,
and there is a sense of adventure driving
at 4 a.m.,” said Murray. “Surprising things
can show up, like a 911 light or a suspicious situation.
Sometimes, Linda and I will go to
breakfast at the Tavern at the Falls after our
shift is over.”
Early morning-risers drive 8 a.m. to noon.
Together, they check homes for neighbors on
vacation. Afternoon drivers keep an eye out for
suspicious vehicles; talk with the neighbors
doing this,” said Rousana. “We enjoy working
with the other drivers on this shift. ey are
nice people.” Joseph is also on Security’s IT
staff.
e 2000 shift isn’t easy. Security Patrol
volunteers knock on doors, letting residents
know their garage door is open. Other duties
include checking Association property doors
(all 203 doors, plus gates and restroom doors.)
Perhaps not much catching-up conversation
goes on during this shift.
e midnight to 4 a.m. drivers are busy
keeping our community safe while most residents
are sleeping. ey check out suspicious
vehicles, the 911 lights and the occasional open
garage door.
Most important, drivers on all shifts are
neighbors helping neighbors. Come, join us.
Nice people work here.
~ Dorothy Macchio/Security Patrol
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