[RP TownTalk] [HyattsvilleBikersUnite] FW: Anacostia Trail Update

[Anne Blein-Zuk]

With the most recent assault (was it yesterday?), it seems that these should be 
handled by the gang unit and a booby trap should be set to catch the 
perpetrators, each of them since they seem to be a different group each time...





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From: Lisa Grob <lisagrob at verizon.net>
To: HyattsvilleBikersUnite at yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 5:39:47 AM
Subject: [HyattsvilleBikersUnite] FW: [RP TownTalk] Anacostia Trail Update

  
 
 

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From:towntalk-bounces@ riverdale- park.org [mailto:towntalk- bounces at riverdal 
e-park.org] On Behalf Of David Lingua
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:33 PM
To: TownTalk; HOPE_in_Hyattsville @yahoogroups. com
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Anacostia Trail Update
 
Friends and Neighbors,

On July 1 the Riverdale Park Public Safety Committee and Mayor Archer met to   
discuss the assaults of early June along and near the bike trail. M-NCPPC   
Chief of Police Larry M. Brownlee, Sr. and members of his staff attended the   
meeting at the invitation of Chief Chambers and Captain Timmons. The ensuing   
review and discussion produced the following measures:
- M-NCPPC Police is reassigning officers in administrative positions to   patrol 
duty, allowing for greater trail surveillance with current patrol   officers.
- So as to maximize patrol time on the paths and in the parks, Park Police   are 
storing equipment at the Town’s station.
- Both departments concurred to coordinate efforts towards a high   enforcement, 
high visibility operation along the portion within Riverdale Park and especially 
the portion at the   MD410 underpass.
- M-NCPPC intends to prohibit loitering in specific areas.
- In an effort to decrease response times, M-NCPPC intends to improve trail   
marking with color-coordinated markers and labeling bridges and landmarks.
- Coming out of the Mt.     Rainer meeting held   June 30, M-NCPPC will look at 
convex mirrors and other low-tech approaches.
- M-NCPPC is working on a grant proposal that, if awarded, would fund the   
installation of emergency call centers along the trail.

While these are the efforts both the M-NCPPC and Riverdale Park Police will   
work together to implement, those on the trails and in the parks can play an   
important role as well. M-NCPPC Park Police sponsors a volunteer trail watch   
group; eight evening training classes held over two months beginning in the   
fall. If you are a regular user of the trail, be it walking, running, or   
riding, you are encouraged to become part of a group that can make a big   
difference. Also it is important to be alert as you travel. Whenever possible   
use the buddy system. If alone, avoid unfamiliar areas or where visibility is   
poor. Use discretion and follow your intuition when potentially dealing with   
others you may not know. Do not wear headsets or ear buds. Carry a cell   phone, 
identification including pertinent medical information, whistle or   noisemaker 
and a quick fix repair kit. Learn the trail system, plan your   route and let 
someone know when to expect you. 


Sincerely,
CM David Lingua, committee chairman
CM Alan Thompson
CM Keelah Allen-Smith
Town of Riverdale Park , MD 
 
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