[RP TownTalk] crime watch

[Sue Collins]

I subscribe to an online crime reporting service and have gotten the following 
notification of crimes on Ravenswood Road; on 7/2, tags were stolen from a car 
in the 4700 Block, on 7/10, a car was stolen in the 5000 block, and yesterday 
evening a car in the 4700 Block was vandalized.  I haven't received notification 
of crimes on other streets in the immediate area, so as of now the "activities" 
appear to be centered on Ravenswood Road.  And of course there's my apartment 
building on Ravenswood; many mornings I'll leave for work and the outside 
building lights are turned off, and there's beer bottles and trash in the 
yard. And yes, more of my plants in my little patch have been destroyed, so you 
probably won't see me puttering around at the flowers.  My apartment doesn't 
look out on the front of the building, so I can't see what's going on, on the 
property or on the street.  Anyhow, if you live on Ravenswood, travel through 
the area, or see crime or suspicious behavior in any other part of town, PLEASE 
let the police know about it.  We should be able to park out cars, plant our 
flowers, and live our lives in town without having to worry about vandalism, 
theft, or worse.