“Local sheriffs may be the best instrument is forming just that thing.”
We have a great sheriff in our county. Liked and respected. Outside troublemakers would be in big trouble here.
Great. I would encourage you to approach him and inquire as to whether a plan is in place in case things get more dicey in your neighborhood, that plan being to enlist law-abiding citizens to aid with eyes, ears, and whatever is needed to maintain the peace and dispel the fomenters of civil unrest.