Ringer Playground Crime Watch
An article in The Boston Globe on February 6 explains how a group of concerned dog-owners in Allston are improving the quality of life of all residents:
Normally, crime watches in Boston (there are more than 1,000) focus on a block or two, but the Ringer Park dogs and dog-lovers bit off a little bit more: not just the park itself, which includes a playground, a ball field, and a small corner of urban wild at its southern end, but also several residential blocks around it. This widening of scope was vital, says [co-organizer Jonathan] Ralton, because the park has often been used as a launching point or getaway route for break-ins and vandalism and because disturbances in the park have an adverse affect on the quality of life of its neighbors.
More information:
Ringer Park Crime Watch Group
Ringer Playground Dog Park Group
via BostonDogs