Roanoke police starting new neighborhood watch group Starr Anderson August 23, 2016 1 minute read The Roanoke City Police Department is looking for downtown residents, business owners and employees to be its eyes and ears. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has more details on the Downtown Neighborhood Watch Group. Share: Post navigation Previous: McAuliffe: a few mistakes are worth the greater goal of restoring former felons’ rightsNext: Roanoke College poll gives Clinton big lead Related Stories One dead, multiple injured in Moneta church tent collapse Ian Price June 12, 2026 Eureka Park Recreation Center cuts the ribbon on renovated/expanded facility Gene Marrano June 12, 2026 Austrian life sciences firm to invest $85 million in Roanoke headquarters, create 435 jobs Ian Price June 12, 2026