Hello all,
Thanks to vigilant neighbors and the efforts of Chief Jan Easterling
and a team from the Dallas Police Department, our City Council rep
Sheffie Kadane, Sheffie's wonderful assistant Caroline Nosworthy, the
city's Code Enforcement team, crisis intervention officers, a dog
catcher, and NE service coordinator Lauren Anderson, a string of
successful arrests and related actions were taken in LFH during the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Apparently there have been long-standing issues in the locations that
were involved. Police are very pleased with the outcome of the
operation and expect that positive effects will be felt from it
throughout the neighborhood.
THANKS to you whose 911 calls, letters to City Hall, and other efforts
contributed to this victory in our neighborhood.
Please keep it up.
LFHNA also has a GREAT Crimewatch/Volunteers In Patrol team who
welcome your volunteer spirit, whether for a couple of hours here and
there or for ongoing involvement.
All best,
Christie
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Info from Gastonwood-Coronado Neighborhood Assoc.
FYI from Gastonwood-Coronado Neighborhood Association, by the spillway
near the intersection of Gaston and Grand. No word of such happenings
in LFH. But thought you might want to know just the same.
Here's the bottom line:
It is so tempting to want to help someone who seems to need help! BUT
please do NOT open your door for people you don't know.
Instead, if the person is saying it is an emergency situation, call
911 and describe the situation.
Please call 911 if you are approached by a stranger matching the
description below.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:30 PM
Tonight at 8:40 p.m., a woman knocked on our door saying she needed
help because she was our neighbor and "two men were chasing her." We
live near Vivian and Clermont.
We didn't open the door but said we would call 911 for her. She said
"yes, she wanted the police," so we called 911, and we waited at the
door. After two minutes, she then took off walking down Monte Vista
towards the park on Grand.
One of us got in a car and tried to follow her but couldn't. However,
a man (whose face we couldn't identify) was sitting on the stairs of
our next door neighbor. As soon as he saw us, he disappeared. We were
also on our cell phones, when they suddenly went dead and we couldn't
make any calls.
The police arrived about 12 minutes after the 911 and right after our
cell phones went dead (we could tell the timing given our cell phone
calls to each other). The phones then began to work again.
The police searched around our house and couldn't find anyone (two
cars arrived with one officer each -- later another car would show up
as well). They said they would look for the woman and one of them said
under his breath, "who knows what would have happened if you opened
that door."
Here is a description of the woman: shoulder-length red hair (it may
have been natural given her very light skin tone). She also had a
visible tattoo on her neck (bigger than a silver dollar in size). She
looked middle age -- perhaps 38-45 and petite in frame.
The police reaffirmed that you should not open your door for people
you don't know -- it seems obvious but is always so tempting to want
to help out someone who seems to need help. Instead, if the person is
saying it is an emergency situation, call 911 and describe the
situation.
near the intersection of Gaston and Grand. No word of such happenings
in LFH. But thought you might want to know just the same.
Here's the bottom line:
It is so tempting to want to help someone who seems to need help! BUT
please do NOT open your door for people you don't know.
Instead, if the person is saying it is an emergency situation, call
911 and describe the situation.
Please call 911 if you are approached by a stranger matching the
description below.
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:30 PM
Tonight at 8:40 p.m., a woman knocked on our door saying she needed
help because she was our neighbor and "two men were chasing her." We
live near Vivian and Clermont.
We didn't open the door but said we would call 911 for her. She said
"yes, she wanted the police," so we called 911, and we waited at the
door. After two minutes, she then took off walking down Monte Vista
towards the park on Grand.
One of us got in a car and tried to follow her but couldn't. However,
a man (whose face we couldn't identify) was sitting on the stairs of
our next door neighbor. As soon as he saw us, he disappeared. We were
also on our cell phones, when they suddenly went dead and we couldn't
make any calls.
The police arrived about 12 minutes after the 911 and right after our
cell phones went dead (we could tell the timing given our cell phone
calls to each other). The phones then began to work again.
The police searched around our house and couldn't find anyone (two
cars arrived with one officer each -- later another car would show up
as well). They said they would look for the woman and one of them said
under his breath, "who knows what would have happened if you opened
that door."
Here is a description of the woman: shoulder-length red hair (it may
have been natural given her very light skin tone). She also had a
visible tattoo on her neck (bigger than a silver dollar in size). She
looked middle age -- perhaps 38-45 and petite in frame.
The police reaffirmed that you should not open your door for people
you don't know -- it seems obvious but is always so tempting to want
to help out someone who seems to need help. Instead, if the person is
saying it is an emergency situation, call 911 and describe the
situation.
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