Neighborhood watch people are not LEO’s. They are volunteers providing a service to their community. An extra set of eyes for true LEO’s and their neighbors.
I have been a neighborhood watch volunteer for a few years and have had briefings from our local PD. It was stressed we were not LEO’s. Our job was to observe and report.
Which it appears Mr Z was doing because he was talking with the local PD on his cell phone.
Any of you NW people carry gun with you?