[Chat] Suspicious Person 3000 Block of Barclay

[judy berlin]

thnx

On 02/03/2012 01:07 PM, SLG2700 at cs.com wrote:
> Judy:
>
> That is a fair point.
>
> Complete and fax to Northern District as a Charles Village resident 
> the application for a crime watch number to use when you call 911 in 
> place of your name and police will come more quickly than an anonymous 
> call. The Chat List will not allow me to attach the application so I 
> will send it to you under separate cover.
>
> Make your call to 911 concise, clear, and without emotion giving the 
> physical description and the location. The sooner the 911 operator 
> gets off the phone with you, the sooner, he or she can call dispatch. 
> Dispatch takes the calls and forwards them to officers on patrol 
> according to the seriousness of the complaint and the number of 
> officers on patrol in the vicinity.
>
> If the police do not respond in a timely manner, let me know so that I 
> can notify Deputy Major Worley and he will check with dispatch to see 
> why the call was not responded to sooner and get back to me.
>
> I will ask Deputy Major Worley to check with dispatch for that date 
> and time to see what factors may have contributed to the police not 
> responding in time identify and question the suspect.
>
> Sharon Guida, CVCA Safety Committee
>
> In a message dated 2/3/2012 11:39:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> jdydee at verizon.net writes:
>> Thnx Sharon,
>>
>> Do I have to use some type of code in order for the police to arrive 
>> in a timely fashion and while the person is still ar'd? I know what 
>> to do in these situations but again the elderly can be victimised. I 
>> hope to remain quick when I get more elderly.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> On 02/03/2012 09:12 AM, SLG2700 at cs.com <mailto:SLG2700 at cs.com> wrote:
>>> Judy:
>>>
>>> Here is Deputy Major Worley's response to our request for assistance 
>>> in locating the suspicious person who was knocking on doors on 1/31, 
>>> based upon the detailed description and location you provided:
>>>
>>>
>>> Sharon,
>>>
>>> I will have something put on the Special Attention list so that the 
>>> officers are on the lookout for him. As soon as anyone sees anything 
>>> like this they should immediately call 911. Unfortunately, someone 
>>> like this is just looking to take advantage of someone and most of 
>>> the time they are targeting the elderly, so please make sure 
>>> everyone looks out for their neighbors. They also use this as a 
>>> chance to knock on a door to see if anyone is home. If they don't 
>>> get an answer they may go to the rear or break in the front. If 
>>> someone answers they ask for someone who doesn't exist or make up a 
>>> story.
>>>
>>> We haven't been experiencing any problems like this recently. 
>>> However, if someone comes to your door soliciting anything ask them 
>>> for ID. If they are legitimate they will have no problem showing you 
>>> their ID. In most cases the ID is hanging around their neck to 
>>> clearly identify them. Even if that is the case, ask to see it or 
>>> just deny them any contact and say your aren't interested.
>>>
>>> The best advice I can give is that if something doesn't seem right, 
>>> it usually isn't. Call us and let us investigate.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you need anything else or you get any more 
>>> information.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Deputy Major Richard Worley
>>> Baltimore Police Department
>>> Northern District
>>> 410-396-2455
>>
>
>
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