PM Crime Watch Monthly Meeting

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: Dear Neighbors: : The July Crime Watch meeting has been RESCHEDULED for Wednesday, July 12, : 2006 7:30 p.m. at Midwood Baptist Church (basement classroom) due to the : Independence Day holiday. : During the two Crime Watch meetings we had in June (June 7th and 14th), we : discussed areas of concern to neighbors in the Cochrane, Mimosa, Thurmond : area where residents suspected two young black girls of soliciting. : Cochran Residents also shared their concerns about a neighbor who gave : horrendously loud and disruptive parties that spilled onto other : properties. Finally, Nassau residents shared frustration about recent : property crimes on that street. : Officer Varnum shared his advice for handling these delicate situations, : which is too lengthy and intricate to recount here. He also asked : neighbors to look out for a faded, burgundy, mid-1990s Dodge Caravan. This : vehicle was seen leaving the scene of two break-ins. : In any case, if you witness illegal activity, or see a potentially volatile : situation brewing (such as drunken revelers spoiling for a fist fight on : the street in front of your house), call 911. Describe exactly what you : see to the dispatcher and tell him/her why this activity disturbs you. If : you express to the dispatcher that physical harm is about to come to a : person, the call will get higher priority. : Remember that the Police Department's manpower allocation depends on an : area's calls to service. That means, the more 911 calls Plaza-Midwood : residents make, the more officers they will assign to patrol our area. : Although people sometimes call 911 for silly reasons (for example, they : just got a whoppingly high water bill--this actually happened), I know our : residents are more likely to not call 911 enough. If you see someone : behaving suspiciously such as peering into your neighbor's windows, call : 911. : ALSO AND I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THIS ENOUGH, engrave your goods with your NC : Driver's license number, and/or keep a household inventory of make, model, : color and serial number for your valuable electronics, tools and garden : equipment. For jewelry, take digital pictures of your jewelry. Simply lay : it on a towel with ruler in the frame and photograph it. If your camera : does not have a photo date feature, include a card in the photograph with : the date. Without these tools, the police cannot recover your stolen : goods. Even if you find your mother's wedding ring in a local pawn shop, : you need to be able to prove that it yours, so let's hope it has engraving : on the inside or you have a picture of it with a time stamp on it. : Yours, : Martha : Martha L. : Martha_Catt@aigvalic.com : Plaza-Midwood Crime Watch Coordinator