It appears the Guardian Angels are coming to Halifax.
Group founder Curtis Sliwa plans to have at least 12 volunteers patrolling the streets by March, according to a report Wednesday in the Halifax Daily News.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa said volunteers go through three months of training.
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Sliwa said 18 people have signed up for self-defence classes.
He expects to return to Halifax in a month to start training volunteers, who will also need first aid and CPR classes, as well as lessons in what their legal boundaries are.
Sliwa was in the city earlier this month to tour some areas where violent crimes have occurred.
He has said his New York-based group was invited to set up a chapter in Halifax by residents looking for a deterrent to crime in their neighbourhoods.
Sliwa founded the red jacket-clad citizens' patrol group about 30 years ago. There are chapters around the world, including several in Canada.
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