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April 11,
2006
Dear Neighbor,
What's the latest news buzz in
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are several news items that I've heard about from Henderson Road area neighbors
and wanted to pass along to
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Kind regards,
Jenni,
Website Coordinator
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I. Home & Garden
II. Neighborly Tech
Sites
III.
Crime Prevention News, Etc.
I. Home & Garden
Contractor Referrals ...
Spring is here! Have you begun looking over your home
improvement projects "to-do" list? Are there some projects that you'd rather hire a
professional expert/contractor to do?
Click here to see the
current list of contractors recommended by Henderson Road area
neighbors. Jack H. is needing decking referrals ... for all phases
from start to finish. Add your referrals!
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II. Neighborly Tech Sites
Free Stuff ...
1-800-Free-411- get free phone numbers -
learn more
1-800-411-Save - get free phone numbers -
learn more
1-800-411-Metro - get free phone numbers -
learn more
pcworld.com - 101 free services and
products on the Web
Source:
Clark Howard Show
Security ...
Top 8 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security
Contact Plus Software is a
website that I
recently discovered for free home inventory software.
I'm still experimenting with the software, but so far, it seems to more
than meet my
needs. Look over the website and view the video presentation and see
if it meets what you think your needs are. There is a free version,
and there is a Deluxe version for around $30. The data file (the
file that would store your inventory) would reside on your computer as
would the application. I like being able to include digital photos
in the inventory database.
- Submitted by Paul W.
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III.
Crime Prevention News, Etc.
Update ...
On March 29th at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, an
informational meeting was held by the Community and DeKalb Police Center
Precinct to discuss the upswing in crime in the Northlake, Oak Grove and
surrounding neighborhoods. My neighbor, Ed, showed me a great one
page summary about the meeting by Russ Kautz. With Russ'
kind permission, I would like to share this information with the
Henderson Road neighborhood:
Joint Community Meeting
@ Greek Orthodox Church
Wednesday 3/29/06
Outstanding, informative meeting, well attended by
DeKalb Police and residents from numerous neighborhoods.
DeKalb Center Precinct, with 104 uniformed officers,
received 308,540 "911" calls from November 5, 2005 to February 6, 2006
| Month |
November |
December |
January |
February |
| Home break-ins |
16 |
26 |
14 |
19 |
| Auto break-ins |
24 |
27 |
19 |
22 |
The majority of activity appears to be during the day
by teenagers not in school. Several arrests have been made.
Stolen property is difficult to return because of fast sales of items on
street corners, at abandoned gas station sites, etc. Very few stolen
items show up at pawn shops.
Key Highlights:
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Call 911 immediately about any suspicious people or
activity that you witness.
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Keep vehicles locked with nothing of value visible in
the interior.
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Deposit everything in a U.S. Postal Box, NOT in your
mailbox with the flag up.
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Keep close communication between neighbors, block
captains, and your Neighborhood Watch Coordinator.
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Make sure your neighbors are aware that your property
is unoccupied when you are out of town.
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Carry a cell phone when you jog or walk in your area.
Also a paper and pen would be handy for jotting down license numbers, etc.
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Make sure everyone in your family, including children,
remain vigilant.
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Keep a list of the serial numbers for your computers,
cameras, etc.
Russ Kautz
Randolph Estates
Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
Miscellaneous
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Recently updated on the DeKalb County Police Department
website:
Neighborhood Watch Handbook - A Guide To Crime
Prevention
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA):
Read the Georgia 2006 facts
For a brief summary of recent
incidents reported by Henderson Road And Tucker/DeKalb area neighbors,
click here
Coyote Sightings during January-April:
On April 7,
a coyote was seen traveling in the creek bed behind the homes located on
Bolero Drive and Park Pointe North (former Post Apartments). In March, a
neighbor in this same area saw a pack of five coyotes entering the wetland
from his backyard and crossed over in the direction of the apartments.
A single coyote came from that direction into yard. In January, a coyote was spotted a few times in Winding
Woods near the creek that runs between homes on Winbrooke Lane (off
Midvale Road).
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