Burglary Target Fights Back

The August 1, 2008 posting featured a story about an attempted burglary. Since then, several community car burglaries have been reported on Inverness Ridge Rd. and Deborah Dr. Max Rapoport, whose car was burglarized, has decided to do something about it. Max has asked me to post the following comments…
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Dear neighbors,

In wake of recent acts of vandalism and theft in our community, we are seeking volunteers to form a neighborhood watch. We are looking for volunteers to patrol the neighborhood at night (12:00pm – 6:00am) in effort to make us all feel more secure.
Please email Max Rapoport for details (MaxRapoport@gmail.com)

I did some research and if we get enough people we could register the “watch” with the local PD.

Thanks,

Max.
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Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

July 2008 Minutes

The July 2008 board minutes have been completed and uploaded. Here is the link to the July 2008 minutes.

At the link above you can read the minutes online or download a PDF version to read or print on your computer

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

Opportunist Burglary Attempt in Inverness Forest

Abdol Rahnavard of 10801 Deborah Drive told me about an attempted car burglary near his house earlier this week. Abdol's son was awakened in the early morning hours by sounds in the parking lot. He looked out his window and saw a group of young men trying car doors to see if any were unlocked. He awoke his father and they called the police.

The young men apparently arrived in a car that they left running nearby. Abdol and his son noted the license plate. The young men noted they were being observed and left. When the police arrived and called in the license plate number they discovered that the would-be burglars lived a few blocks away and went after them.

Thanks to the vigilance and quick wits of Abdol and his son the burglars were unsuccessful and likely had an unpleasant interview with the police.

Lessons learned:

1. Lock your car so that opportunist burglars can't have easy access to your property

2. Would-be burglars should rethink their career path if they are dumb enough to go off on a noisy crime spree in a car with its license plate clearly visible.

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

Deborah Dr. Still in the Dark

Update July 28, 2008: I am happy to report that the lights on Deborah Dr. are now working.

Most of the street lights in our community on the Deborah Dr. side have not worked in two weeks. The streets are so dark that I've been using a powerful flashlight when I walk my dog after 9:00 PM. Without a flashlight it's easy to trip and fall.

The day after the lights were reported out of commission our president, Art Glazer, called our lighting contractor, GHE, and asked them to find the problem. GHE came the next day and reported that Pepco is not supplying power to the electric meter. Sharlene Shugarman, board vice-president, called Pepco immediately and reported the outage. She made several subsequent calls to Pepco but so far the lights are still out. Art contacted one of the repair crews that were in our community a year ago relocating power lines. Although the repairman said he would look into it on Monday (yesterday), the lights are still out.

What should we do next? The board welcomes your suggestions as always. Please leave a comment on this post if you have any ideas.

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

June 2008 Board Minutes

The June 2008 board minutes have been completed and uploaded. Here is the link to the June 2008 minutes.

At the link above you can read the minutes online or download a PDF version to read or print on your computer

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com