[Chat] Not to be an alarmist, but...

[Greg Alexander]

Good job Sonya!  I am making a deliberate attempt to not only be aware of my surroundings but to also be deliberate about it hoping it will clue in crooks that the neighborhood is on the lookout.

Greg Alexander
Freelance Writer/Editor
Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive
2629 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-243-3387
ugagrad93 at yahoo.com
www.gregoryjalexander.com


--- On Wed, 11/19/08, SLG2700 at cs.com <SLG2700 at cs.com> wrote:

> From: SLG2700 at cs.com <SLG2700 at cs.com>
> Subject: Re: [Chat] Not to be an alarmist, but...
> To: baltoplays at yahoo.com, chat at charlesvillage.info
> Cc: charles-village-safety-concern at googlegroups.com, davidhill at charlesvillage.org
> Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 10:11 AM
> Sonya:
> 
> The fact that you were observant of your surroundings while
> you were moving 
> may have also acted as a deterrent.  I have often heard the
> police say that the 
> criminal will only go after the easy mark, i.e., someone
> who is not paying 
> attention and who they can catch off guard.  You have
> demonstrated a good 
> example for all your neighbors.
> 
> The only other thing you could have done that would have
> been helpful would 
> be to get the license plate number of the suspicious
> vehicle and call 911 to 
> report the incident.  Officers on duty would pick up that
> 911 call which might 
> constitute probable cause for them to stop the vehicle for
> questioning.  That 
> would send a signal to the criminals that we have a tight
> network in Charles 
> Village and that the chances of getting caught are too
> risky to continue it as a 
> target area for them.
> 
> I am passing this information on to David Hill at CVCBD at
> 410-235-4411 so 
> that their safety patrols can contact Northern District
> police to alert them and 
> to look out for the vehicle you have described.  That is
> something you can 
> also do in the future after calling 911.  
> 
> Sharon L. Guida
> 2746 Maryland Avenue
> Baltimore, MD 21218
> 410-889-0436 (home)
> 410-467-4409 (work)
> 410-467-4410 (work fax)
> 410-960-1139 (cell)
> SLG2700 at cs.com
> 
> In a message dated 11/19/2008 9:56:47 AM Eastern Standard
> Time, 
> baltoplays at yahoo.com writes: 
> > Good morning everyone,
> >   
> >  I live on the 2700 block of Guilford.  This morning
> around 9:20am, after 
> > dropping my husband from work, I returned home. 
> Because of everything going on 
> > in the area I scanned before parking...trying to be
> cautious because I'm 
> > often slow getting in the house because I have to get
> my 8 month old out of her 
> > car seat.  There wasn't anyone on the street
> except on of our neighbors 
> > leaving.  So as I'm getting out of my car, I
> notice a red/burgandy car coming from 
> > Whitridge and turning right, stopping at the light on
> 28th and Guilford.  To 
> > my surprise, the car, full of men then put their car
> in reverse.  ( I am 
> > already on the other side, getting ready to get my
> baby out of her seat).  They 
> > went in reverse all the way to Whitridge and then
> turned toward me, slowing 
> > down.  It was very intentional and then they covered
> their faces and sped off. 
> >  I don't know if they had mal intent or what, but
> I thought I'd pass it on 
> > for whatever it's worth.  My gut feeling was that
> they were doing this because 
> > they either saw me or my neighbor.  I think when they
> realized there was 
> > more than one person on the street, they took off. 
> The fact that they were 
> > covering their faces before they left tells me they
> weren't up to any good.  The 
> > car was a four door, red/burgandy smll sedan.  There
> were 5 men in the car, a 
> > couple with baseball caps...
> >   
> >  Sonja Kinzer
> >  2712 Guilford Ave
> >   
> > 
> 
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