March 17,
2006
Dear Neighbor,
Driving along Henderson Road, it's
evident that Spring is almost here with forsythia, azaleas, and cherry
blossom trees in bloom. These warmer temperatures have given many of
us an opportunity to do yard work, enjoy a nice walk with
family and pets, and stop along the way to visit with neighbors.
Here are several news items from Henderson Road area neighbors.
Kind regards,
Jenni,
Website Coordinator
I. Around Henderson Road
II. Home & Garden
III. Neighborly Tech Tips
IV.
Crime Prevention News, Etc.
I. Around Henderson
Road
Tucker Community Bluegrass
Dance - March 18 - Tucker Rec Center
Dance to Live Bluegrass with the
Tucker Station String Band and with Cedar
Hill, "one of the most entertaining groups of any musical genre" according
to reviewer Ray Morgan of the Southeastern Bluegrass Association's
'Breakdown'.
Saturday, March 18, 7-9:30pm
Tucker Recreation Center
4898 LaVista Road, Tucker
Bring the Entire Family
$8/person, $1/child; or $15/couple, children under 12 free.
$5 for Seniors, Students, Jammers, Contra & Square Dancers.
For more information, contact the Tucker Recreation Center, 770-270-6226
Presented by 3rd Saturday Social Club
Source: TuckerToday.com
CPR Saturday - March 25 - American
Red Cross
For those of you interested in becoming certified in
CPR and Rescue
Breathing, here is your opportunity to do so for Free.
On Saturday March 25, the American Red Cross, along with several
other local sponsors, offer a Free (4 Hour) CPR Certification course
in many locations throughout metro Atlanta. The ARC Certification is
good for One(1) year, and the courses have been offered every year in
their CPR Saturday promotion. To find out more information regarding
the course itself, and the many available times and locations,
click here. The nearest location to
Tucker is at the Kaiser Permanente, Crescent Medical Center, 200 Crescent
Centre Pkwy, Tucker, GA, 30084 (off Northlake Pkwy, behind the Target).
Source: Mac M., Nottaway Neighborhood
Watch
Real Estate for Sale
Tell your friends and family about the houses for sale
in the Henderson Road community. You are our best referral for
attracting future neighbors!
Click here
to see area listings.
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II. Home & Garden
Mulch Warning
Thanks to Pete J., Paul W., and Willis M. for bringing the following to our attention. They
recently received a notice from family and friends with a "mulch
warning”. The email text includes the LSUAgCenter website and link to the
article:
"Efforts
under way to prevent spread of Formosan subterranean termites in mulch
from Louisiana following hurricanes Katrina and Rita"
As supplemental information and to better understand what
this means, see the following links found on
the Internet:
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Press Release from Commissioner Irvin
snopes.com
Email text and recent updates on the subject
Mulch & Soil Council
Consumer tips
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III. Neighborly Tech Tips
Websites ... Just For Fun
SorryGottaGo.com
The website name kind of says it all!
gethuman.com The website shows you how
to
bypass phone trees for a long list of big companies and government offices
and get through to a human.
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I
V. Crime Prevention News, Etc.
Keeping Neighborhoods Safe
Here's an interesting and informative website from Mark
R., Pete J., and Jannean B.
Family Watchdog
Jannean provided these helpful tips about the site:
This website is endorsed by John Walsh. It is legitimate.
Here's the way it works. Enter your address and a map comes up which
shows schools and your house location. The map is pre-set at level 5
view, but you can zoom in closer to your neighborhood (from 1-5).
All the little colored boxes are sex offenders of children or adults or
other offenses. Click on a specific box for a name and picture of
the person along with the crime. Pretty amazing ... and rather
scary, but at least you now have a name and face to memorize.
Recent Incidents: Henderson Road And Area
Neighborhoods
The following is a brief summary of some of the recent
incidents reported by area neighbors. The purpose for sharing this information is to raise awareness of what is
happening within a few miles of Henderson Road and in DeKalb County.
This information gives us more insight into how burglars operate and what
to look out for as homeowners/neighbors.
On March 16,
WSB-TV aired the story:
Home Security Systems Not Stopping Thieves
featuring several of the recent incidents in the
Northlake/Briarcliff/La Vista Road area.
* New *
On March 18,
11Alive.com aired this story:
Combating Burglary Spree
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2/8/06
Morning |
Pangborn
Road
(between Springbrook and Frazier) |
Home security company
detected intrusion, and police responded. No items reported
taken. |
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The burglar broke the window on the kitchen door in the carport area.
When he discovered the deadbolt was not one that could be
unlocked by hand, he went to the window next to the door and
removed the storm window. He broke the latch on the main
window and entered the house. This is when the burglar alarm's
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2/26/06
4-5pm |
Briarcliff Commons
(Henderson Mill Road & Briarcliff Way) |
The homeowners, Joe and Leslie, distributed the
following letter to their neighborhood. It is good information
for all. |
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Dear Neighbors,
We
hope this letter finds you all doing well.
Please be advised that on Sunday, February 26,
2006, at approximately 4:50p.m., our home was burglarized.
As such, we are writing all of you to, at the very
least, put you on notice that, according to police, this is the fourth
(4th) daytime burglary in the immediate area. Further, should any of
you have any information whatsoever that could be helpful please let
one of us know at your earliest convenience.
What
we do know is that probably more than one person was involved. The
burglars determined that no one was home (we were in fact out of town
on vacation). They entered the residence in the rear by throwing a
boulder through a window. They then tripped a motion sensor located in
a basement hallway. Due to the fact that the alarm siren was only
inside the house, apparently no neighbors heard it. The burglars then
attempted to destroy the alarm system but the police had already been
dispatched within Sixty (60) Seconds. The burglars grabbed what they
could and fled out the front door in broad daylight carrying our
possessions. The police arrived between Nine (9) and Twenty (20)
minutes later.
We
do not know whether or not a vehicle was used in the burglary. As
such, should any of you have noticed a vehicle (even a service
vehicle) at the front of the neighborhood or in our driveway, please
let us know. The other robberies nearby did in fact involve vehicles
that were loaded with household items.
The
detective handling our case and the others is Detective Stanfield of
the Dekalb County P.D., Investigations Division. He has a few leads
but needs any additional information he can get. We are in the process
of adding extensive surveillance cameras to the interior and exterior
of our residence to monitor motion in/and around the house. While that
will certainly be helpful in the future, Detective Stanfield has
suggested that each and every homeowner in the neighborhood take a few
seconds extra to pay attention to cars parked around the neighborhood.
If something looks at all suspicious, call 911. He also noted that
often these burglars are pedestrians pretending to be selling
something in order to determine whether anyone is home or not.
Sometimes, they even dress up in service uniforms and drive vehicles
with signs on the side. Detective Stanfield further asserted that
these burglaries will not stop until someone is caught.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can give us additional information and
please be safe. |
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2/28/06
Evening |
Ludovie
Lane
(LaVista & Briarcliff Roads) |
Homeowner enters subdivision and
observes green/dark colored Camry parked inside subdivision. Car
was running with lights on. Homeowner drives in/closes garage and
turns outside lights on. Car leaves. Homeowner is suspicious
that criminals are "casing" homes and notifies neighborhood. |
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3/7/06 |
Ludovie
Lane
(LaVista & Briarcliff Roads)
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Another homeowner reports a green car is backed up and
parked in her driveway. She doesn't recognize car, and man
knocks on door but doesn't respond when homeowner asked who he is.
Man/car leaves. Homeowner calls police. |
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Note:
A similar car description was given in the iron lawn furniture theft on 1/23/06 on Allsborough Drive. |
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3/5/06
4pm
(date updated) |
Kings
Court
(off Henderson Mill Road)
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A neighbor witnessed a black
van pull in front of the home directly across from his. A black male
got out and knocked on the
front door. When there was no answer, the man went around to the rear
of the house, like an electrician or service technician would. He broke through
the small kitchen window, stole
a laptop and other minor sundries. Alarm details - it is known that
a motion sensor existed but that part of the alarm system had not been
activated. |
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Note: The
neighbor, not aware of the recent area burglaries, wasn't suspicious
of what appeared to be a service-related house call. The
technique in this incident is similar in
description to the 2/26/06 on Briarcliff Commons. |
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3/11/06
2am |
Briarcliff Commons
(Henderson Mill Road &
Briarcliff Way)
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Homeowner was taking
dog out, and the dog started to growl. Homeowner then saw a man
with a cap on crouching by the fence inside the homeowner's yard.
The man quickly climbed over the fence and disappeared.
Homeowner speculated the man was "casing" their house. |
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Note from Jenni, Website Coordinator:
The data summarized in the above table was collected from email
sources: Briarcliff Commons, North Briarcliff Civic Association,
Woods of Henderson Neighborhood Watch. |
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