Volunteer group Cosmopolis Community Cares plants neighborhood signs and urges residents to report suspicious activity

Cosmopolis Community Cares, a volunteer neighborhood‑watch group introduced at the May 20 council meeting, has begun installing neighborhood signs to encourage residents to report suspicious activity through the non‑emergency dispatch line rather than social media.

Daron King, introduced at the meeting as a retired Aberdeen police officer and local resident working with the volunteer group, said the group raised funds to produce 29 signs and has posted roughly half of them downtown and in nearby neighborhoods. “We’re putting those signs up at no cost to the city,” King said, and described plans to clean and reposition older street signage and to coordinate with the police on knock‑and‑talk responses and graffiti cleanup.

King urged residents to take photos of graffiti and other vandalism and to send exact addresses when reporting nuisance or safety issues so police and code enforcement can act quickly. The group said it will use a private Facebook page to coordinate volunteers and asked that members post constructive reports rather than general complaints.

Council members thanked the volunteers and noted closer coordination with Aberdeen’s police services and city code enforcement for incidents on private property. The city also described new parking enforcement activity and said several recent calls prompted effective responses by regional dispatch and police partners.

Volunteers plan another sign‑installation event the Tuesday after the meeting at 10:00 a.m. outside city hall and asked interested residents to join.