I think it would have been more disturbing if they had failed to answer a call of suspicious activity and missed an opportunity to prevent a crime from happening. It's not clear what sort of investigation you would have liked to have seen after the fact, but I'd be surprised if they canvassed neighbors or tried to process the car for evidence. And I can't say that I'd argue with the wisdom of prioritizing their time in that way. As to the perpetrators, again, what we want to have them worry about is getting caught in the act or immediately afterwards, not through a detective investigation. And they need people to call them to do that.
-----Original Message----- From: Lowell Lysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 27 May 2007 8:51 am Subject: Re: [UC] Smashed car window alert! Friday Night / Saturday Morning, I observed a suspicious looking African American Male, short hair, dark clothing, dark backpack, White IPOD ear buds and large diamond style stud ear-rings (think 4 carats). He was watching a neighbor unload her car from behind a tree. I was concerned enough that I grabbed a flashlight and my cell phone. He was hanging next to a jeep with his bicyle and finishing a cigarette. For a minute I assumed that he was going finish up his cigarette, fold up his bike, put it in the jeep and drive off. Instead he walked around the jeep looking in the windows. Got on his bike and pedaled up the street looking in car windows. It concerned me but not enough to call the cops. I thought maybe it was just my imagination. Saturday morning we discovered that a friend's car on the same street had been broken into. They took out the smaller right rear passengers window with a screwdriver prying between the window gasket and the glass. As far as we can tell so they took some CD's, change and a 12 volt air compressor from the trunk. You can never really tell what is gone until you need it though... The police took a phone report (they called my friend back in 30 minutes after the 911 call.) They told us that they do not come out and investgate. If we wanted a copy of the report we could pay $35 or visit the phila.org website. The cost of the window or the missing contents will hurt, but not as much as making an insurance claim. The fact that the police did not come out and investigate - even for just a minute - is disturbing: 1. Victims are not reassured that if they call the police that the police will actually come. 2. Individuals can commit these crimes without fear of being investigated. 3. The police are not observing the method of break in to seek out patterns. 4. Police are not visiting neighbors to see if they saw anything suspicious. Lowell On 5/26/07, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sometime this morning or afternoon the rear wheel was taken from my > bicycle on Woodland Terrace. It was locked up next to the porch, > that's beyond the front gate and up the walk. A housemate's bike > which wasn't locked is gone from the porch. I also think the thief > took my Netflix movies from the mail which was left in the entryway. > > I was on the porch interacting with some neighborhood cats around 4 > or 5 this morning and didn't notice anything wrong. Since both movies > are missing, I'm guessing this happened in broad daylight. > > Frank > > On May 26, 2007, at 08:14 PM, KAREN ALLEN wrote: > > > My car was broken into on the 4700 block of Warrington earlier this > > week. Rear passenger vent window was broken, trunk popped and > > tools, a flashlight, and minor stuff stolen. Called the police > > who took a phone report. > > > > > > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [UC] Smashed car window alert! > >> Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 15:16:20 EDT > >> > >> In a message dated 5/26/2007 3:03:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> > >> a car near our house that had been broken into, and said that it > >> was happening along 49th street > >> as well—900 blocks > >> > >> Anybody else know of the same thing on other blocks? > >> We have a stronger case for going to the cops and asking for > >> increased > >> patrols if it's widespread. > >> > >> Al Krigman > > > > > > ---- > > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.
