The Internet, Social Networks and CDPD Cellular took to the streets to demonstrate that technology could be used to it's fullest even on a bicycle. Community Watch high-tech Bike Patrol became a reality. With initial support from AT&T Wireless, Telepad and a host of technology partners, volunteers put the technology to the test. From live reports fed to the Internet at the Unabomber's last crime scene, to uploading on line crime reports to the Sacramento Police Department's innovative web page, the system was beta tested on the street.

With one of the first Internet applications to bring live content to users, it was Tribal Voice's Pow Wow conferencing connection, where Community Watch could message "real time" between its Center and Patrol Bike. Off duty officers used Pow Wow for real time meetings with volunteers. Center staff began expanding the group's web pages and exploring the possibilities of a 24 virtual Community Watch. With a successful launch on National Night Out, August 4, 1998, Pow Wow emerged as the favorite. An e-mail and phone call to Tribal Voice's marketing folks set the wheels in motion. Community (Neighborhood) Watch was born in mere days.

The "15th Annual National Night Out" (NNO), was a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). Last year's National Night Out campaign involved citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from 9,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide. In all, 30.5 million people participated in NNO 1997. The "15th Annual NNO" was the largest ever according to the sponsors. We added a new dimension with our unique Virtual Community Watch in Pow Wow!

Virtual Community Watch - Online Conference Series was produced weekly until the third party takeover of Tribal Voice.

With Tribal Voice's generous support, look for on line resources to grow with the needs of our Community members. This will always be a work in progress. Our friends from past events will join in. In our last event we were joined by best selling author Mike Levine, who has served as a mentor to our Community Watch strategies. A 25 year DEA veteran, highly decorated international deep cover agent, witnessed, first hand, the failure of "The War on Drugs". In Mike's own words, "After my brother, a heroin addict for 25 years, committed suicide and my son, a highly decorated New York City police officer was killed by crack addicts during a holdup, I had experienced enough. I decided I would use whatever talents God gave me and training the government gave me, against the criminals responsible for the immense and deadly fraud known as The War on Drugs." We are honored to count Mike among the many excellent resources you'll find in our Virtual Watch Community.

Today (2010) Virtual world technology brings us even closer to our dream of mentoring young people, supporting our Law Enforcement officers, First Responders and Military personnel in harms way. We honor them in very unique ways today.