The crime reports for February are below. With a several snow days and a short month, the numbers are very low. I expect these numbers to go up as Spring approaches. We did see a small jump in the number of auto thefts. Nothing compared to the numbers we used to see a couple of years ago, but a few more than normal for the last two years. Speaking of cars, you’ll see one incident where a thief was laid out under a car trying to saw off a muffler when a resident saw him and chased him off. These incidents are rare, but they are usually the work of a crew that specializes in this sort of thing. Be on the lookout. You’ll also notice the rape that occurred below. This was an acquaintance situation that occurred at a private Super Bowl party. There is a known suspect. Continue reading “February 2011 Crime Reports”
Winedale Tavern – Sold, Not Closed
Avi Adelman has published a Barking Dogs article stating that the Winedale Tavern has closed, blaming the closure primarily on the PD. Jon Hetzel of Madison Partners, the property’s landlord, tells us that while there are changes, the Winedale has not closed and any changes are not due to the PD. Continue reading “Winedale Tavern – Sold, Not Closed”
St. Patrick’s Day 2011
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The annual St. Patrick’s Day Special Event is coming on March 12, 2011. In an effort to quell the negative impact of tens of thousands of St. Patrick’s party-goers descending upon Lower Greenville residential neighborhoods, LGNA has again been working with event organizers, City departments, and other neighborhood associations to achieve significant results. Temporary no-parking signs will again be posted on the east side of Greenville between Ross and Winton. The only blocks that are excepted from no-parking signs will be the 5900 and 6000 blocks north of McCommas and the 5700-6000 blocks of McCommas itself. Because McCommas and Mockingbird are major thoroughfares and wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic, there will not be any parking restrictions on those two streets. All other blocks within the LGNA area – Ross to Mockingbird, Greenville to Skillman – will have either temporary no-parking signs, permanent no-parking, or day-long resident parking only. Continue reading “St. Patrick’s Day 2011”
Fire Station 17 Ambulance
We reported last fall that the City budget crunch might cause the removal of Dallas Fire Rescue’s ambulance at Station 17 located at Skillman and Belmont. Bruce Felps at EastDallasTimes.com reports that according to Assistant Fire Chief Tod Gillam, the ambulance will be reassigned to another station during the last week of March or first week of April.
According to DFR, Station 17 receives the fewest emergency medical calls in the city among all station houses. Our area will probably be served by Station 8, located 2 minutes farther away at Garrett and Monarch. Station 17 will still have paramedics. According to Gillam, “They have all the tools, all the drugs, and can do everything an ambulance can do except transport.”
Save Your Shredding
TietzeShred 4 is coming on Saturday, March 26. Brinks Document Destruction will provide on-site document shredding 9am-1pm in the parking lot of Skillman Church of Christ, 3014 Skillman. There is a nominal cost, with a reduced rate for seniors. Proceeds benefit Friends of Tietze Park Foundation.
