[RP TownTalk] suspicious activity?

[Dannielle Glaros]

I concur with Sarah it would be great to establish a formal  
neighborhood watch.  There is now a neighborhood watch coordinator  
for this area of the county, Kim Lugo.    I know she would be very  
willing to come out for a meeting, if someone is interested in  
calling her and coordinating an initial meeting.  She can be reached  
at 301-985-5476.  There is also an upcoming county neighborhood watch  
training in early June.  I don't have the details at my fingertips,  
but I'm sure Kim would know.  Also, I'm not sure about RP crime  
stats, but I understand that in general in the county May/June are  
months which often see an increase in criminal activity.

Dannielle
4800 Sheridan St

Dannielle Glaros
dmglaros at gmail.com



On May 16, 2007, at 1:13 PM, Alan Thompson and Sarah Wayland wrote:

> I've suspected for a number of months that the parking lot is where  
> some
> drug activity is happening. I've seen the exact behavior you  
> describe a
> number of times back there. Also seen one car waiting, another  
> drive up,
> and then both cars drive away.
>
> For a while, it was also happening on 48th St next to my house. I  
> called
> the police every time. They don't do business there anymore.
>
> Lisa asked for guidance - the answer is "If it looks odd, call."
>
> Years ago, Vernon Archer set up a neighborhood watch program in  
> town. We
> patrolled the streets regularly, and coordinated closely with the  
> police.
> They provided scanners, and backup.
>
> I learned a few important things during that time:
>
> (1) If you think it's suspicious, it probably is.
>
> (2) Let the police sort it out. They are professionals, and they  
> will not
> harass people if they are doing nothing wrong.
>
> (3) Patrols can work because when criminals see people on patrol, they
> know the neighbors are watching. But we can't be on patrol all the  
> time,
> and many crimes actually happen during the day (as did the recent  
> break-in
> on Queensbury.)
>
> (4) The MOST helpful thing is for neighbors to talk to each other and
> watch out for each other. Know your neighbors. Know their  
> schedules. Watch
> for anything wierd. And if *anything* looks suspcicious, call the  
> police.
>
> ---
>
> I think it might be a really good idea for us to have a "Neighborhood
> Watch" meeting with someone from the police department. Working  
> together,
> we can really help them to do their job effectively.
>
> -Sarah
>
>
> On Wed, 16 May 2007, Marc Molino wrote:
>
>> I don't know if this quite warrants suspicious activity, but my  
>> son and I
>> were out biking last evening a little after 7pm. We biked down to  
>> the end of
>> Lafayette where it meets up with Rivertech Rd. At the corner was  
>> an old Chevy
>> pickup truck w/cab (light blue with silver doors) dropping off a  
>> guy who
>> walked through the path up to the train tracks.
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