Archive for the 'Crime' Category

31 Aug

Crime alert

Dear Residents,
We received notice of an attempted break in on Palafox Drive. It appears that the break in attempt occurred midday while the residents were out running errands. Someone tried to pry open the rear double doors (luckily, they were unsuccessful at entering). The police were contacted and a report was filed. [...]

30 Jul

Car break in

On Tuesday night, a car in the driveway was broken into at 1037 Briar Vista Terrace.   The resident lost an iPod, a Harmon-Kardon iPod interface and a brand new GPS unit. It certainly could have been worse as there were other things in the car they didn’t notice.
All, be on the alert for [...]

30 Mar

Community Alert: Burglary & Theft Prevention

From J.A Hightower:
Good afternoon.
Please read and forward the attached Community Alert concerning Avoiding Burglary & Theft incidents this Spring Break.  I ask that you pass along this information to your neighbors, friends and relatives.

community-alert-032610-burglariesthefts

J.A. Hightower
Public Education Specialist
DeKalb Police – Center Precinct
1960 W. Exchange [...]

11 Feb

Crime Prevention Tips from The Pros

Dear Residents,
The WHNA felt some of the following tips may be useful ….
The source for this info is: crimedoctor.com
Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon , California , andKentucky. Security consultant Chris McGoey, and Richard T. Wright, a criminology professor at the University ofMissouri-St. Louis, interviewed 105 [...]

01 Feb

Increased Crime Alert

Dear Residents,

Last week I notified our residents that gun shots were reported fired in our neighborhood. Since then, I have received another report of gun shots fired early in the morning on Friday January 29th. Two reports of this kind within the same week is alarming and unacceptable.

This morning I discussed the situation with Officer Miller [...]

29 Jan

Area Crime Update

Dear Residents,

I wanted to updated you that gun shots were reported fired at 3:30 AM Monday morning. The shots were heard by a Woodland Hills resident at the 2200 block of Arlington Ave. The resident reports hearing 5 rapid shots followed by a pause, one more shot, and a car speeding off. The resident called 911 [...]

08 Jan

Community Alert: Reducing Auto Thefts

From J.A. Hightower:
With recent weather reports of colder temperatures coming our way, I ask that you please read and forward the attached Community Alert, regarding Reducing Auto Thefts, to your neighbors, friends and relatives.

J.A. Hightower
Public Education Specialist
DeKalb Police – Center Precinct
1960 W. Exchange Place, Tucker, Ga. [...]

04 Jan

In the K.N.O.W.: January 16th

From J. A. Hightower, DeKalb Police
Good morning. Please forward this information to the residents of your community. I hope to see you there.
In the K.N.O.W. DeKalb
Knowledgeable Neighbors On Watch
The next quarterly session will be held:
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sign in: 9:30 am Session begins: 10:00 am [...]

04 Jan

Make your New Year’s Resolution to improve Woodland Hills Safety!

Hello and Happy New Year!!!
Woodland Hills Neighborhood Association is currently seeking residents to strengthen our Neighborhood Watch by volunteering to be a Block Captain.

Block Captains are integral to our neighborhood safety and grass root effort to get more participation from our residents. The purpose of the Block Captain position is to get to [...]

14 Dec

Help improve Safety in Woodland Hills!

Woodland Hills Neighborhood Association is currently seeking residents to strengthen our Neighborhood Watch by volunteering to be a Block Captain.

Block Captains are integral to our neighborhood safety and grass root effort to get more participation from our residents.  The purpose of the Block Captain position is to get to know your neighbors and help develop a sense of [...]