SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS

NWGHA is committed to providing our residents with decent, safe, and drug free communities. The goal of NWGHA's Security team is to eliminate the occurrence of crime in and around NWGHA's communities. We strive to provide our residents with a decent, safe, and drug free community. NWGHA Security & Investigations maintains a staff that includes one Security Director and several City of Rome police officers. Security personnel provide security services, perform investigations, identify safety issues, and, most importantly, develop positive relationships with the residents we serve. The goal of eliminating crime in and around our public housing communities is accomplished through proactive patrol activities, active investigations, resident counseling sessions, aggressive applicant screening measures, and a positive collaboration with the Resident Advisory Board/Resident Council, along with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. NWGHA Security personnel are on duty 7-days a week to patrol all public housing communities in an attempt to discourage criminal activity, loitering, or disruptive behavior. The Security & Investigations Director screens all Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher program applicant's criminal histories to ensure compliance with NWGHA's policies.

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Police Officers and NWGHA staff have the right to ban individuals from NWGHA properties. Individuals may be banned for the following offenses (not intended to be a full list of ban-able offenses): creating a disturbance, loitering in a public housing community, failing to comply with NWGHA's Code of Conduct, trespassing, participating in a drug related activity, possessing drugs or drug paraphernalia, threatening the health, safety, and welfare of residents or employees, trafficking drugs, manufacturing methamphetamine, committing crimes of violence, sexually assaulting a child or adult, and/or committing murder. A list of all adult persons banned from NWGHA properties will appear in the NWGHA monthly newsletter and will be distributed to all residents. Residents are responsible for ensuring banned persons are not in their apartment. 

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Monthly security meetings are held at the Highrise Apartments. Security personnel attend new resident orientations and are available to speak at resident functions to discuss crime prevention and safety topics.