The crime reports for the month of July are below. Fortunately, the major crime wave we experienced last July did not recur this year. Although we had a few more serious incidents of robberies, the overall crime rate was fairly normal for what is usually the worst month of the year. Actually, it was a little better than normal. There was a higher than normal number of incidents in the commercial parts of the neighborhood which offset the gains in the residential area. The commercial area typically averages 20 incidents per month, but this month they racked up 30. Continue reading “July 2011 Crime Reports”
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June 2011 Crime Reports
We had another fairly light month in crime activity. The problem with auto thefts we saw last month seems to have moved on, none this month. Although we had a typical number of car break-ins, only 4 of those occurred in the neighborhood. The rest occurred in parking lots. There was a robbery in a parking lot near the Dubliner/Grape area. Two women were punched and their property taken while walking to their car. While we occassionally have robberies north of McCommas and south of Belmont, it is very unusual inbetween. I haven’t seen any similar incidents since. Please try to attend the LGNA Fajita Fest on Tuesday July 19th if you can. We’ll meet at Greenland Hills United Methodist Church, Penrose @ Delmar at 7pm. Our Extended Neighborhood Patrol officer will be there to discuss any issues you might have. And feel free to enter the dessert contest if you like, you might win a prize! Continue reading “June 2011 Crime Reports”
May 2011 Crime Report
The crime reports for May are below. I apologize for the delay this month, the computers at DPD were having trouble. This was a fairly average month with the exception of auto thefts where we had a spike. Continue reading “May 2011 Crime Report”
May 2011 Meeting Recap and Crime Watch Report
Last night’s LGNA meeting lasted a little longer than usual. Anytime Crime is the topic, the questions and concerns can go on for a while.
The meeting began with our “annual meeting”, a formality of our by-laws where we elect members to the board. Three minutes later, we turned the floor over to Lt. Albert Martinez of the Dallas Police. Lt. Martinez provided a pile of crime prevention literature and spoke about some of the things that make our neighborhood a target, such as dimly lit streets and excessive street parking.
Following Lt. Martinez, LGNA Crime Watch coordinator Darren Dattalo presented a report with a summary of crime reports for the last 6 years. You can download a pdf of the report here:
April 2011 Crime Report
The crime reports for April are below. We were running about average for the month, but way below the level of crime this month last year. Spring is usually prime time for thieves and burglars so its good to see we’re doing better than last year. But please don’t let your guard down, there are still bad guys that target our area, so as tempting as it may be to leave your doors and windows open on a nice spring day, be aware that these guys will still take advantage of the opportunity, even if you are at home. Continue reading “April 2011 Crime Report”
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