Bexhill Neighborhood Alert
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A car was broken into on Mallow on July 1. The XM radio and GPS system were stolen. |
| Just wanted to let the neighborhood know that one of our cars was broken in on July 1st. and a video camera and pair of expensive sunglasses were A Buxton Drive Neighbor |
| Bexhill Break-in |
This May, a home on Buxton was burglarized. The homeowner had a neighbor watching the home while out of town, but the burglar(s) broke in while the family watching the home was out to lunch. The victim had left the garage door cracked for a pet, which turned out to be easy access for the burglar. The door leading from the garage into the home was dead-bolted, but the burglar tore down the metal door/frame. Jewelry and electronics were stolen.
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| Revitalizing Neighborhood Watch |
Due to some recent suspicious activity in our neighborhood, we are reviving our Neighborhood Watch program. This is how it works.
- If you see something suspicious or witness a crime, call the Sheriff's Department (or 911 for an emergency).
- Ask that the officer responding to the scene give you a report after he/she assesses the situation.
- Contact your block captain (list in the next article below). Be sure that it’s an appropriate time of day before calling.
- The block captain will report the information to BHA Vice President, Mikki Casselman.
- Mikki will contact all block captains.
- Block captains will spread the word to neighbors.
This system will only work if everyone is aware and follows the above chain of communication. Please help keep our neighborhood safe.
6/19/08
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| I have had several calls over the past two weeks about a vehicle that keeps reappearing in our subdivision. It was first brought to my attention in December that the Sheriff's Department had been contacted concerning a white Ford pick-up truck with mysterious writing on the windows (photo taken and emailed to me by a neighbor is attached). After a few calls by one neighbor to the Sheriff's Dept., the vehicle was towed. Since the towing, I have not heard any reports of strange writings, but have had more calls about the truck. I'm told by neighbors that the man who drives the truck parks in the neighborhood, and he sometimes walks and sometimes rides a bike throughout Bexhill's streets. His truck should be easily identifiable as I'm told that it has pad locks on the door handles. I'm also told by neighbors that deputies responding to the calls have confirmed that the man does not live in the neighborhood and that his tags don't match the vehicle. |
Neighbors also report the following:
1. 2-23-08 Saturday morning approx. noon, he was seen leaving the neighborhood.2. 2-19-08 Tuesday morning he was turning into the subdivision.3. A neighbor saw him park at the Weigel's next to the school (as he did the day the neighbor called the police the first time) and get out of his truck and start walking.4. One night approx 6:30pm he was parked on Buxton between Bexhill and Moorgate next door to a police officer's house. This time a deputy was pulling behind his vehicle. The neighbor says she spoke to the officer and he said he had received numerous calls about it. He also told her he'd like to know what the guy was up to.5. 1-16-08 Wednesday, 3:00pm the truck was on Buxton.6. Week of April 1, the man tried to feed dog biscuits to the dog of a police officer living in the neighborhood asking the officer if his dog is police-trained.7. Was reported attending an open house of a home for sale on Moorgate telling the real estate agent that his name is "Steve" but not giving an address or phone number to be contacted.8. A teenager who lives in the neighborhood recalls seeing the man several times while out riding around with friends.While I have personally never seen the man or the truck, I'm told that the man is tall, between the ages of 40 and 50, and has short graying hair. I'm also told that he is fairly clean-cut and may not look suspicious.I have spoken to a police neighbor who says the best thing we can do is call the Sheriff's Dept. every time we see the vehicle and/or the man.I will contact the Sheriff's Dept. to see if we can be put on heightened patrol.Please spread the word to your neighbors.
04/06/08