[Chat] stolen chair from backyard on the 2600 block of guilford

[Eric A. Perlman]

I certainly agree, I would like to see increased patrolling on
*every* alley in the CVBD -- not just the ones where the crimes of,
any given week have occured, or those who are the most vocal.
The two time periods that also seem the most important are the
afternoon and late at night, when few people are around.

I wish I did not need to learn my lesson the hard way about
leaving cheap things in a yard with a locked fence... *sigh*

Eric


On Mon, Aug 22, 2005 at 04:00:29AM -0700, Robert Watters wrote:
> That looks like a possible good idea, but I'm sure that the problem is more widespread than the three blocks of Hunter Alley that you mentioned.  The alley where Christine's son thwarted a burglary was on Hargrove near 27th.  It would be nice if the Safety Team snaked their way through the entire CVCBD taxed alley areas at some reasonable interval.
>  
> -Bob
> 
> 
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> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:07:18 -0400
> From: "Emily Chalmers" 
> Subject: RE: [Chat] stolen chair from backyard on the 2600 block of
> guilford
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> This rash of burglaries is depressing, especially since they seem to be
> taking place while people are at work and can't do anything about them. I'm
> thinking we need to take some action immediately and have two proposals.
> 
> First, the CVCBD has a safety team. Much as I support the CVCBD, the Safety
> Team has never seemed to me to do much good. However, I'm proposing that we
> call Wes Tolbert, who is in charge, and ask him to make sure that the team
> patrols Hunter Alley between 25th and 28th regularly--like every half hour.
> There's absolutely no reason why they can't do this for two or three weeks. 
> 
> I'll call Wes tomorrow, but other people should call him as well at
> 410-235-4411 (not sure what his extension is). It might also be a good idea
> to call Janet Levine, the CVCBD director, at the same numbder and tell her
> we need daylight security in the alley to stop these thefts.
> 
> If our efforts to get the security patrol out don't work (and I'm just
> hoping, not holding my breath), I'm wondering if other people would be
> willing to pool resources to hire a private security guard for the 2600 and
> 2700 blocks of Guilford for a while. I've no idea how much it would cost,
> but there are a lot of us along the alley. I know people are going to
> immediately say that the police and the CVCBD and Hopkins patrols should be
> doing this work, but obviously they aren't, and if we can't get them to I
> opt for doing whatever we can to show these miscreants that we mean
> business.
> I may be the lone voice shouting in the wilderness, but it seems like we
> have to do something.
> 
> Emily