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Burglars Target Northwood

From Joe Kraus, President of the Northwood Civic Association:

Two houses burglarized last night on the 900 block of Herbert Street. Both homes, the residents were home sleeping; estimated time is between 11:00 PM and 3:00 AM.

These mutts walk our neighborhood and enter our homes as if they belong here. It’s high time we do something about it because the police aren’t doing it for us.

The Northwood Civic meeting is Tuesday, August 16th at 7:00 PM. Show up to discuss your ideas for our neighborhood.

The PSA1 meeting is Thursday August, 25th at which time you can speak directly with the police Lieutenant and maybe even the Captain about what they’re doing to combat these thieves.

Recent Northwood burglaries:

1000 block of Harrison on 6/23

1000 block of Wakeling on 7/17

1200 block of Allengrove on 6/08

1300 block of Wakeling on 7/28

4500 block of Castor on 6/28

4600 block of Leiper on 7/19

4600 block of Pilling on 6/03

4900 block of Castor on 7/18

5200 block of Oxford on 7/18

5200 block of Oxford on 7/11

900 block of Dyre on 6/16

900 block of Fillmore on 6/03

900 block of Foulkrod on 6/03

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July PSA1 Crime Report

Crimes reported dropped in July compared to the same period in 2015.  It may be partly explained by the shortage of police during the Democratic Convention as well as the necessity of implementing a 2 man to a car policy for a period of time.

We still stand at 8 homicides so far this year in Frankford.  Six of those in PSA1 and 2 in PSA2 which in Frankford is between Bridge Street and Cheltenham Avenue.

july crime report

 

When we have a look at the August numbers, it will give a better view on whether that drop was due to less crime or fewer officers available to take make a report.

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National Night Out is Tuesday August 2nd

Tuesday is  National Night Out.

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live. It is a night to show your support for the police and to take a public stand.

There will be a kick off event at the Target at 7400 Bustleton Avenue tonight from 6 to 830 PM.  There is no organized event tomorrow night in Frankford so to show your support turn on your porch light and come out and sit out front for a while.

If you plan to support the effort, email me with your location, just so we know.  Next year Frankford will have something of its own.  gil@frankfordgazette.com

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Block Partys Top 15th District PSA1 Meeting

Lt. Gordon lead the PSA1 meeting on July 14th with some new participants in the crowd of 30 at Aria Hospital.

The issue of being denied a block party permit came up early and took up a lot of the discussion. Residents on block that have been identified as a nuisance block can be denied a permit by the District Captain.  This can happen even after they have paid for the permit and put money on the bounce houses and organized the event.  Lt. Gordon recommends contacting Captain Luca directly since it is his call.

Complaints about 911 calls that find no response by police are the result of higher priorities being addressed at the same time.  Illegal parking is not going to be answered ahead of an aggravated assault. Doesn’t that mean we need more police???

Gordon says many crimes are crimes of opportunity so do your part personally to prevent crime and don’t make yourself a target.  Lock your doors and windows and don’t walk down the street holding your iPhone out for the first guy coming along to grab it and run.  Don’t make yourself an easy target.

Participants at Frankford Forward meeting have already had Town Watch training and Gordon would like to add more participants from other blocks to be trained.

Residents expressed concern about the Democratic Party convention taking police away from Frankford.  Gordon reported that the department is using overtime to add manpower to the convention while maintaining police presence.  He did say that the recent attacks on police have had the effect of reducing the available patrols since officers have been patrolling 2 to a car.  We do not know how long that will need to continue.

Bridesburg resident asked about enforcement of the No Trucks ordinance on Richmond Street recently put into effect.  Gordon referred him to Officer Crosson the Community Relations officer.

The next PSA1 meeting will be held on August 25th at 7 PM at Aria Hospital.