Thanks for the report Evelyn - I will discuss the tactics with Vetus Schola!
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Evelyn <[email protected]> wrote: > A report from Bedford St > A resident had his bakkie window smashed on Sat or Sun, the police did > come so obviously it was reported. Don't have any more details. > Then on Monday morning I go outside and find a known-to-me hustler and > his buddy cleaning the street. When asked who they are working for, or > who asked them to clean the street, they say nobody, they're just > being useful and civic minded and they're going to wash my neighbour's > car and they see I'm going out now and I must have a lovely day and > etcetera. They have a lot of packages and a back pack on the pavement. > I go inside and phone Vetus Schola and ask them to please send someone > to just come and ask these guys what they are up to, just so they can > know they are being watched. 3 minutes later VS patrol car arrives, > which is great response time, thanks. The VS guys are a little > aggressive and say they've had a complaint and the two must move on. > Of course the two protest loudly that they have done nothing wrong, > which quite possibly they hadn't. The commotion brings my neighbours > out, so I get the chance to tell them that I would not recommend > asking these guys to wash cars or anything like that as I have reason > to believe that they are petty criminals. The two leave and I see them > later on the corner of Collingwood and Drake rds hanging out on the > church steps. > I love being able to call Vetus Schola when there are people in my > street who make me uncomfortable. I do feel however that perhaps VS > could have been a little less aggressive and that I was made > vulnerable in being identified as the person who complained about > their presence. Bad guys generally don't take too well to being called > bad guys. > Evelyn > Bedford st > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. > > -- OBSID Observatory Improvement District 41 Station road Observatory tel: 021 448 7090 fax: 086 639 4005 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
