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Judy,<br>
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A good while ago, I called 911 after seeing a suspicious couple
asking to see my BGE bill. After I had said I was not interested,
they had stayed on my front porch for quite a while. That is what
made me suspicious. Since I have a security door that can only be
opened with a key, I felt safe opening the inner door when they
first rang. When I called 911, I did use my crime watch number.
The police came fairly quickly, but the couple were gone when they
came. I also spoke to a JHU security person parked across the
street (they are there regularly).<br>
<br>
Whenever I have asked, police have said that they would like people
to call 911 for suspicious persons. Such a call just may help solve
a crime or prevent one.<br>
<br>
Last Saturday, someone was going onto porches and checking to see if
doors were locked. Someone called 911, and someone else followed
the suspect until the suspect pulled a knife on him. Fortunately,
police came just then and made an arrest. So if you think the
situation is really suspicious, call. You may prevent a tragedy.<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
<br>
On 2/1/2012 10:07 PM, judy berlin wrote:
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I didn't call the police. My neighbor did. I don't know how that
conversation went. I never saw the unit assigned to the call. I
flagged a police car driving by. I told him the above. He says he
didn't get the call but would pass on info to the officer who was
assigned to the call. By the time all this took place the
suspicious person was long gone.<br>
Judy<br>
<br>
On 02/01/2012 12:25 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SLG2700@cs.com">SLG2700@cs.com</a>
wrote:
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face="arial,helvetica"><font ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF"
face="Arial" lang="0" size="2">Judy:<br>
<br>
Suspicious Activity is cause for calling 911 so you did the
right thing. If you described the activity you observed
that should have been enough to get a squad car out to
question the suspect. And it is certainly enough to put the
police on the lookout for this individual. I get quicker
results when I call 911 by using my Northern District Crime
Watch number (for application see <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.charlesvillage.net">www.charlesvillage.net</a>,
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.charlesvillage.org">www.charlesvillage.org</a>,
or ask me), and by using code words like, "Suspicious person
canvassing houses under false pretenses," etc. The activity
you described is what burglars do to determine which houses
have someone home and which do not.<br>
<br>
I am meeting with Deputy Major Worley at 1 PM today at the
monthly CVCBD SAC meeting and can have a discussion with him
about your experience. But he will ask me for details.<br>
<br>
Did the police arrive? Did they question the suspect? If
not, can you give me a description of the suspect? What did
the suspect do after he left your house? What block of
which street did it occur on? Please provide some additional
details, including your neighbor's name, address, phone
number, and your address and phone number to provide to
police who may want to speak to you before trying to locate
and question the suspect.<br>
<br>
<br>
Sharon Guida, CVCA Safety Committee<br>
410-467-4409<br>
<br>
In a message dated 2/1/2012 10:21:32 AM Eastern Standard
Time, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:jdydee@verizon.net">jdydee@verizon.net</a>
writes: <br>
<blockquote type="CITE" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0,
0, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;
padding-left: 5px;">Tues, ar'd mid 4pm give or take, my
neighbour called to tell me of a <br>
young man,knocking on doors, asking to see people's
BG&E bill. Talking <br>
about a 30% discount. He would need the account # to call
in for the <br>
discount. I tried to engage him in conversation while my
neighbour <br>
called the police.<br>
During the wait for police, I call BG&E. Took me
15minutes to talk to a <br>
voice. I got sneaky and pressed the gas leak choice in the
menu. I was <br>
told under no circumstances would a BG&E employee OR
any subcontractor <br>
come to a home requesting to see the bill.<br>
I realise no violent crime was in progress, but waiting
for the police <br>
was like waiting for Congress to agree on something. This
occurred in <br>
the Barclay, Vineyard neighbourhood.<br>
<br>
Be aware.<br>
<br>
Judy</blockquote>
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