Hello all and I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
I was invited to and emergency Crime Update meeting last week with members of HOA Boards and Crime Watch Groups to discuss the upsurge of crime through out all of "District 29".
Things that were discussed and what we plan to do
- In the last four weeks we had someone mugged on the corner of Nashboro Greens and Longhunter at 12 noon on a Sunday.
- Wednesday night I went out front and saw again on our corner two people being arrested at the same corner.
- 2 shootings have occurred in Nasboro Village
- and last but not last Home Burglaries are way up in the houses, condos, and the apartments.
- In all the locations, because of the economy, condos and houses are being rented, and there is a lack of having any control of who rents them. This is not helping the crime rise. Places that are rented in some areas are causing the crime, So again, we cannot blame everything on the apartments. In the Nashboro Village Apartments, they were just each individually checked by management and whoever broke the rules have been served with eviction papers.
Things that we find are issues that are not helping us at all
- Police are taking too long to respond to calls.
- Not enough people are calling the police when they hear gunshots, or see strange people walking around the area. Get involved, otherwise the crime rate will even go higher.
- If you see anything strange going on in a condo or kids hanging out where they should not be, then call crime stoppers and you will not have to give your name.
Actions we are looking to take to make a difference
- Starting to form more neighborhood watch teams. We are even looking at have some combined meetings with other groups around the area.
- Call the police and keep calling, do not be afraid!
- We want to have a Police Precinct closer to our area
We know that we cannot all stumble in to the Mayor's Office so we are creating a petition together to give to the Mayor discussing all the issues. Once created I will come door to door to have you sign. If anyone else is willing to step in and give me some help that would be great.
If you have read this on the blog, please leave your email in the subscribers block, because I am not sure if I have the list for all of you.
If anyone is interested in being part of a neighborhood watch group or can help in anyway then let me know. (Mssphotography@aol.com)
Thanks everyone!
