Camlough's to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme.
It follows the escalation of robberies in the area.
Fourteen have been recorded in the past two weeks as well as several attempted break-ins.
Declan Murphy from Camlough Community Association says locals are against this becoming the norm.
The day after a break-in at an elderly resident's home on Tuesday (29th November), Declan spoke to Q Radio's Iveren McCallion who began by asking if this was thought to be a targeted operation by organised thieves.
Click below to listen to the interview.
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