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Lancaster St. Crime Wave
A resident reported to me recently that there was a small crime wave in the Lancaster St. area in the last month involving cars being broken into.
I questioned Lt. Kohen our Sub-station Commander about it at the Mayor's State of Your City Meeting last Wedensday, and he said that it seems to be going in waves. The thieves seem to target certain streets where there will be a rash of break-ins, and then it will be quiet a while, then another rash of car break- ins on another street. Several arrests have been made.
A few months ago I heard the same compliant from residents of Jenkins Street.
The thieves have gotten away with several lap-top computers, cameras, purses and stereos. Why anyone would leave something of value in sight in their car is beyond me. It is just not smart. Of course, it's wrong to blame the victim, but we should all be smart and try not to make ourselves victims un-necessarily.
Don't leave anything in sight in your cars. Lock and alarm your cars.
Keep an eye out, and report anything suspicious to the police and always, always get the officier to give you an Incident Report Number. Don't take "No" for an answer. The responding officer is required to provide you with the Incident Report Number at your request.
Sometimes they [the police] feel it is too much trouble for them to call it in. But statistically speaking, if no incident report number is generated, the incident you reported, for all practical purposes, never occured.
Always get documentation whenever you can to support our case for more and better police presence in Mt. Hope.
Once again, another strong case for instituting a Mt. Hope Crime Watch.
Posted at March 10, 2005 01:27 PM