[RP TownTalk] crime watch

[Sue Collins]

Seems to be a lot of people who apparently don't have jobs, as you see them 
outside with their kids all the time. Can't really call the police on that, as 
the kids DO need a place to play (although, why the parents don't take them to 
the parks?) All but 1 of the units are 1 bedroom, but I don't want to open up 
that debate again about how many people are allowed in 1 bedroom apartments.  
There's still a few of us old-timers who've been there for a long while, who 
"remember when."  As for why not get decent tenants, some people have told me 
it's easier for landlords to collect rent on Section 8 tenants, don't know if 
that's true?  I like the location of the building and the surrounding area and 
had planned to stay until retirement a few years from now.  However, when a 
police officer tells you "please tell me you do NOT live there," that's not too 
good!!  Well, I guess it can always be worse and I'm trying to keep my sense of 
humor about it.  Last year when we had that 4 point whatever earthquake, I was 
asked if it upset my guinea pigs; I said no, they probably thought it was just a 
police officer taking down a door, just the 'norm.'  (thanks to people in town 
and surrounding areas who've sympathized w/ my problem and listened to my 
complaints!)



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From: Melissa Avery <m.avery at rocketmail.com>
To: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>; "TownTalk at riverdale-park.org" 
<TownTalk at riverdale-park.org>
Sent: Tue, July 12, 2011 3:19:51 PM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] crime watch


There are a couple of tenants in the apartment building who get regular visits 
from the police on weekends. Thank goodness for the Riverdale Park Police.
That Apartment building has no air conditioning and the residents, some of whom 
are already pretty dysfunctional, really get crazy when the tempature goes up.
They take their craziness and drama out in to the streets. The shame is why cant 
the land lord get better tenants ?
It seem like that building would make great graduate housing.

From: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
To: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:14 PM
Subject: [RP TownTalk] crime watch

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. 

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