Hi everyone,
Just a couple of notes from the GHNA Board:
1. You may have noticed some improvements with the landscaping of the park on Larchmont. Nice to see that project getting some attention
2. For those of you who haven't see it yet, the Dog park by the police substation is open.
3. I get these crime alerts notices from the ABQ PD Foothills Area Command. Since I've been having trouble attaching anything to these mass emails, I'll summarize their concerns:
"- More incidents of auto theft due to warming up cars and leaving them unattended and auto burglaries when something visible is left in the car (purse, GPS unit, etc). Please do not leave your car running unattended and make sure all items are out of sight."
"- The “knock at the door” is also on the rise in our area. There have been reports of a team of one female knocking on a door in the middle of the night with an ‘emergency’ and two male accomplices are behind her and trying to get into the home – please use caution, call 911 or 242-COPS, never let a stranger into your home and TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS! "
4. In addition to these tips from the ABQ PD, we've also seen folks knock on the door in the middle of the day and ask for a fictious someone - then say they may have the wrong address. This is a tactic to see who's home and who's not home so they can break into the homes where your neighbors are gone. This is another reason to call 242-COPS. Finally, we've seen folks in pickup trucks parked in a neighborhood for no reason - other than to identify targets. This is another reason to call 242-COPS...the more uncomfortable we make it for strangers to loiter in our neighborhood, the less we'll see them.
As always, our meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 630 PM...Dwyer Substation. Everyone's welcome!
Bert Guerrero
Glenwood Hills NA
Crime Prevention
Posted 2/4/2012
The APD has a crime reporting “crime stats for individuals and specific areas including the Glenwood hills area. To access this information go to http://crimeview.cabg.gov and perform the following steps:
- “Select Crime Types” (left side), also select Pin Map style
- Select “Search by Location”
- Select “Neighborhood Associations”
- Select “Glenwood Hills”
- Select “Search by Dates” Note: Select at least one month; data goes back to 2008 and up to one year at a time can be selected
- Select “Update Map” You should see the GWNA area on your map
You can then zoom in/out/pan etc
To obtain more information on the crimes shown on the Map go to “Reports” and click Details: note: There may be a long wait.
Use these procedures to obtain crime information for other locations, crime types, crime displays, etc.
You can also sign up for e-mail alerts for a selected location. Select “Cyber Watch”. Provide your e-mail address, Street name, crime type, and radius.
Jill Garcia, Crime Prevention Specialist at the Foothills Area Command, can do a one-on-one training with you at the Foothills Substation if call to schedule with her at 323-4644.
Also the APD provides Safety/security inspections at resident’s homes. For this service contact Jill Garcia, Crime Prevention Specialist, @ 332-4644. She will come out with an officer or supervisor to review aspects of the residence and make a recommendation report after the visit. She will review surveillance sight lines, landscaping, lighting, locks on doors and windows, and recommend practices to keep you safer and less of a target for a criminal.
The Foothills Substation staff can also help with a Periodic Watch requests. This is to report when you will be out of town or any suspicious activity or crime in a specific area. Say you are going on vacation, you can call the FH Substation at 332-5240 and provide them with the dates, address, emergency contact information and they will add this to the station blotter. All 3 shifts are briefed before hitting the field and officers can stop by if they have time in between responding to calls for service. You can also report suspicious activity after you have notified 242-COPS.
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