Local law enforcement has eyes everywhere.

They’ve got men stationed on every street corner, in every house, at every school.

And when their men, and women, do their jobs, criminals don’t have a chance.

The Saturday arrest of a man suspected in a robbery proves exactly how good the force’s local eyes are.

The off-duty, unpaid eyes that helped solve the case deserve a rousing round of applause for their hard work.

After all, aside from a one-time cash reward from Crime Stoppers, these folks won’t receive anything for a job well done.

The eyes? They are citizens just like you. They aren’t officers at all, and they most likely have no official training.

But they’ve potentially helped solve a crime.

After a Thursday incident in which a man stole a woman’s wallet right from her hand, the police department released a security camera photo of the suspect.

Some of the suspect’s family saw the photo and called the police.

It may be difficult to turn in a family member, but if you think he broke the law, it’s the right thing to do.

And civilian eyes are what it takes to make law enforcement work in our community.

Neighborhood Watch and Crime Stoppers are two of the best crime fighting programs we have.

But they only work when average Joes use them.

Thank goodness this time, the eyes were watching.