Community Safety Meetings on October 6

Inverness Resident LaVerne Magarian has informed me of two events taking place on Monday October 6, 2008. Both events deal with safety. One event is "Safety for Seniors". Here are the details:

When: Monday, October 6, 2008
Where: Davis Library - 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda (Community Room - downstairs)
Time: 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Topics to include: Residential security, Locks, Windows, Doors, Alarms, Landscaping, Reporting suspicious activity, When to call the Police

Presented by Montgomery County Police - 2nd District, Officer Dana Matthis - Community Services Officer 301.657.0119
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The other meeting was organized by Councilman Roger Berliner. Here are the details:

Dear Neighbors and Friends:

A public meeting regarding the Havenstein homicide and home invasion robberies is scheduled for October 6, 2008 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the Walt Whitman High School auditorium. Walt Whitman High School is located at 7100 Whittier Boulevard in Bethesda, 20817.

The purpose of the meeting is for Chief Tom Manger and officers of the Montgomery County Police Department to brief the community on the status of the Police Department’s efforts and to answer questions from the audience.

Please contact my office at (240) 777-7828 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Roger Berliner
Montgomery County Councilmember
District 1
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Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

Call for Candidates for the Board of Directors

This year Board member Nicole Fleisher is head of the Nominating Committee for the election of board members. Every year three of the nine seats on the board come up for election. This year there is an additional vacancy as well. Nicole has provided the following communication to the Inverness community.

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

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(From Nicole Fleisher):

Why do you live in Inverness? You probably live here for the same reasons as many of the rest of us: good schools, a safe community, proximity to the city, beautiful treed lots…

In order to keep our neighborhood safe, clean, and to advocate for you as residents, your Inverness Forest Association Board of Directors works in an all-volunteer capacity to keep our community running. But we can’t do it alone! We need YOU!

The Board currently has one open vacancy and will have three additional terms up for election at the annual meeting on October 16th. Why join the Board? You can have a tremendous impact on your community! You live here and your voice and ideas are vital to keeping this community strong and beautiful. If you are interested in making a positive impact in your neighborhood by joining us on the Board, please e-mail Nicole Fleisher at Nicole.f@inverness.org. To be included on the proxy ballots for the annual meeting, please e-mail Nicole by September 22nd. If you decide that you’re interested after that date, you can still e-mail Nicole and have your name included on the ballot as a write-in. We look forward to hearing from you!

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