<div>Neighbors,</div>
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<div>Nancy's point that criminals tend to do the same thing over and over until they get caught is well worth noting. Keeping each other informed about the nature of previous crimes can help us/remind us of the actions we need to take. Securing our property, and promptly calling police about suspicious activities or persons is vital if we are going to catch the current criminal(s).
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<div>Certainly the police have a fair amount to go on now, and are watching the residential neighborhoods with increased intensity now. If we all help the police on this matter, we can help bring this situation to a close all the sooner.
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<div>Best wishes, </div>
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<div>Vern<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Nancy Augustine</b> <<a href="mailto:nya_md@verizon.net">nya_md@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Not surprising, though. It's probably the same bunch of bad guys (yes, I'm<br>assuming that they're males), and bad guys are usuallly not very creative.
<br>They do the same thing over and over again, thinking that if it works once<br>(or more), it will keep working. Apparently it is, so far. I don't know if<br>this can help any of us to make our properties more secure, but I find it
<br>helpful to know what's going on.<br><br>Sorry, another question. Day-time, when most everyone is off at work? Or<br>night-time, while folks are home and asleep?<br><br>I hate to make a chilling observation, but I think it's important. Before I
<br>moved here, I lived in Takoma Park where we had this kind of crime wave<br>every once in a while. Muggings in addition to break-ins. The particular<br>danger when drugs are involved is that the perpetrator has even less
<br>inhibitions than you might expect about resorting to violence. My ex-husband<br>was mugged on the street near our house, and the police told us that some<br>drugs (they suspected pcp, in this particular case) make one feel
<br>invincible. The impulse to run when caught is overwhelmed by the impulse to<br>overtake any challenger.<br><br>What can / are we willing to do to send these guys on their way? Or better,<br>make sure they get caught?<br>
<br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org">towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org">towntalk-bounces@riverdale-park.org
</a>] On Behalf Of Sarah Wayland<br>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 7:03 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Queensbury road burglary<br><br>On 5/16/07, Nancy Augustine <
<a href="mailto:nya_md@verizon.net">nya_md@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br>> Happen to know how they got in? Windows? Doors? Unlocked something?<br><br>I believe (though I am not at all sure, and as they no longer have a
<br>computer :-( so they can't answer for themselves) the burglars found a door<br>in the back that they could shove open (though it apparently took some<br>work.) As their back door is hidden from the street view, they had plenty of
<br>time to do this unobserved.<br><br>I find it interesting/disturbing that this is the same pattern noted by Mark<br>Molino's neighbor.<br><br>-Sarah<br><br>--<br>Sarah Wayland<br>Maryland - USA<br><a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com">
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