Community Watch’s “two newspaper checks” have increased by 200 percent and some believe it’s because unwanted copies of The Villages Daly Sun are piling up in driveways at homes in The Villages.
Chief Nehemiah Wolfe said patrol drivers are instructed to keep a close eye on the number of newspapers in the driveway as a sign that something might be wrong. Community Watch’s two-newspapers-in-the-driveway protocol includes knocking on the resident’s door, reaching out to neighbors and having a dispatcher call the “Daily Sun to see if their subscription is active and obtain any additional contact information.” The dispatcher will reach out to any additional contacts provided by the Daily Sun. In addition, the dispatcher will call the four local hospitals to see if the homeowner has been admitted.
Village of Piedmont resident Karen O’Farrell previously told the Amenity Authority Committee that she fears the Daily Sun’s free newspaper promotion is fueling the rise in checks by Community Watch…