Hey gang,
Just wanted to bring you in on some info sharing that another neighborhood group is passing around. Apparently there was also a carjacking on C St. Be careful out there!
Date: May 11, 2011 9:46:59 AM EDT
To keep everyone aware:? there was a home invasion at a friend of mine's house on Saturday night, on C St. between 12th and 13th.?? Someone jumped her?high fence by stacking trash cans.?? He then apparently used a key that was, unfortunately, left outside under a paint can, without the homeowner's knowledge, by a very careless contractor.??
Just another reminder to be vigilant.? Also, if you see anything, to just call 911 - particularly people in alleys, poking around,?that are not your neighbors.? I think it's great that we're doing the block party this weekend, as it will help us get to know faces.
(Also, I will note that when I"ve lived elsewhere, they've sort of frowned upon calling 911 for suspicious activity... but in DC, that's exactly what they ask you to do if you see something.? Everything goes through the 911 system, they don't want you to call local officers or anything.? I know it *feels* overzealous to me to call 911, but I'm trying to reprogram my brain to just do it if I see something, given what's been going on.)
-Monica
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Jessica
<dcjess@...> wrote:
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All,
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We've invited Brian Pate our ANC Commissioner to the block party.? I hope he can attend.? If he does, we can ask him about this and find out if we can get the police to set up patrol in our area.
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I'll be putting my outside light on tonight - great idea.
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Jessica #16 Gessford --- On Wed, 5/11/11, Jason H Petty <jasonhpetty@...> wrote:
From: Jason H Petty <jasonhpetty@...>
Subject: Re: another stolen bike
To: "Leesa Truesdell" <leesatruesdell@...>
Thank you for this (grim) information and keeping us posted.
I must have missed this by only minutes as I was out and about around that same time--one of the things we noticed is how few houses in the area (including almost all of Gessford Court) did not have their outside house lights on. ?I know it won't solve all problems but I think we all need to light up our homes and sidewalks as best as we can.
Thank you again for keeping us all informed and hope everyone has a good (and safe) day.
J & family?
On May 11, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Leesa Truesdell <> wrote:
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Last night I was walking the dog on 12th and there was a report of a mugging in our area. There was alot going on and I was just walking by but it was one person who mugged a female woman around 8:30 last night. The after action reports with the police were being taken by Mott's market so I would imagine the incident took place somewhere in that area. I don't have anymore detail other than this.
Rachel, I gave the police your information because I saw this e-mail yesterday and thouhgt it might be helpful to them. The two crimes might not be correlated but it might help if they knew your bike was stolen.
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Be safe neighbors,
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Leesa
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Gessford Court <> wrote:
Neighbors -
Just wanted to remind folks that this is the time of year thefts tend to pick up in our neighborhood. Kids are outside more and seem to love Gessford Ct. because it's an easy target. Lock anything you keep in your back yard and communicate with neighbors about packages left at your front door. These tend to get picked off, too. Sometimes I bring in Gessford Ct. neighbor's packages if I see them left during the day, then deliver them in the evening.
Last night while I was home making dinner, I answered a knock at my front door. In the 15 seconds I talked to the kid at the door, another came in through my back gate and stole my bike. I didn't even realize this until Pavol came home on his bike a half hour later. This time it was my fault - I left the gate AND bike unlocked. I figured since I was making dinner and the kitchen faces the back patio, I'd notice if anyone wandered in. Unfortunately we've had other bikes stolen by kids who climbed over our locked fence, too.
Rachel
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