Ocean Pointe residents will gather at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the 'Ewa Beach Public & School Library to organize neighborhood watch and citizens patrol programs in response to an increasing number of garage burglaries in their 2,200-home 'Ewa Beach development.

About 80 residents gathered for an initial meeting at a neighborhood park last night to share their experiences and talk to police officers about ways to combat the growing problem.

There have been 118 burglary reports in the past year, at least 83 of those since January, in Police Beat 875, said Tony Pacheco, a member of HPD's District 8 Community Policing Team.