Attempted burglaries in Potomac

Update:  The meeting will be held on October 17 at 7:30 PM at Bells Mill ES.


Also, there is a Yahoo Group where local residents can post crime information.  The link to the group is PotomacCommunityAwareness@yahoogroups.com

There have been reports of attempted burglaries in nearby communities recently. I would like to thank Renzo and Jessica Bejarano for keeping me informed about these developments. Representatives of affected communities are arranging a meeting with the police and our Montgomery County Council Member, Roger Berliner. It appears the date of this meeting will be October 17, but no other details are available at this time.

Here is the email forwarded by Renzo and Jessica:

From: Worland HOA [mailto:worlandhoa@gmail.com]

Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:36 AM

Subject: Another break in

All,

I received this today from the President of the Fox Hills Community HOA. He is coordinating a four neighborhood meeting where police and county councilmember Berliner want to alert residents to the county response to the recent attempted burglaries along gainsborough in your area. They want to hold the meeting at cabin john or bells mill schools but it may even be at potomac community center. I will keep you posted. Below is the latest report:

There was another attempted break-in on Tyler Terrace, just off Gainsborough Road between Bells Mill and Democracy, Friday night, September 23, approx 10:50 pm. Someone was attempting to jimmy the front door open. Homeowner called police but the people ran off and they didn't find anything. Dogs in neighboring house were going crazy. This is the same place where the Blue Mustang was parked LAST weekend--just out of view from the main road.

Keep lights on and lock up in the evening. If you are away, leave lights on timers. Speak to your immediate neighbors on both sides and behind to ensure that we are all working together. I noticed a lot of homes with no exterior lights on this week in our neighborhood. Please help spread the word about the security issues in our area.

Regards,

Dawn

Harvey

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Recommendations Wanted for Window Replacement in Inverness

I received the following email from Inverness resident Judy Chen:

The windows in my Inverness village house are not working too well. I wonder if anyone in the community  has repaired/replaced the windows and would like to share their experience with me I will be much appreciated.  Thanks. Judy Chen from Inverness village

If you have any recommendations or suggestions for Judy, please leave a comment on this post or send me an email.  Also, if you have had a good or bad experience with window replacement, please fill out the Contractor Recommendation Form by clicking on this link or the link in the sidebar to the right.  This will help other people who might have a similar question in the future.

Harvey iftblog@gmail.com

Earthquake in Inverness

An earthquake hit the Washington area (and far beyond) about an hour ago (around 1:50 pm).  I've walked around our community during the past 30 minutes and no one has reported any significant damage.  No one has reported any damage by email either.  

The earthquake was centered in Mineral, VA and was of magnitude 5.9; Mineral is between Richmond and Charlottesville.  Many buildings were evacuated, but people are now being told they can go back inside.

There is a possibility of aftershocks.  If you feel one, it is safer to be outside than inside.

If you commute by Metro trains, expect a slow commute because Metro personnel will be checking out the condition of the tracks.

Harvey

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A String of Car Burglaries Last Night

Cybel Wigle sent me the following email about a string of car break-ins that occurred last night in her cul-de-sac.  Someone from another cul-de-sac also reported a string of burglaries from cars.

Hello neighbors,

This morning I found my car opened and burglarized. It wasn't only us, but another 4 neighbors in our cul-de-sac. The police took samples of the finger prints in all cars. Thankfully, I had nothing of value taken but a $50 REI gift card.

Please stay vigilant and do not leave any items of value in your cars.

Have a great day!

Cybel W.

8151 IRR

Please follow Cybel's advice and do not leave anything valuable in your car in plain sight.  In past years we have had reports of similar incidents.  Here is a link to an Inverness Forest Today blog post I did a few years ago on the same subject:

http://invernessforest.blogspot.com/2008/08/opportunist-burglary-attempt-in.html


Harvey


Harvey Levine
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Recommendation Needed for Deck Contractor

Inverness resident Maria Sarria would like a recommendation from the readers of the Inverness Forest Today blog for a contractor that can rebuild her deck.  She has checked the Contractor List but no one has provided a recommendation for a company that works on decks.  Here is Maria's email:

Hi Harvey,

We want to rebuild our deck but don't have any clue of what contractor would be good for the job. We already check the Inverness contractors list but didn't find one. Do you have any names of contractors that have worked in our neighborhood?

Thanks a lot,

Maria Sarria

If you have had your deck worked on and have a recommendation for Maria, good or bad, please let me know.  As usual, you can leave a comment on this blog post or send me an email at: iftblog@gmail.com

Thanks,

Harvey

Harvey Levine

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