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Montlake Crime Prevention Meeting – March 24th

March 10, 2015 by BryanHaworth Leave a Comment

CrimeWatchSignAttention all Montlake residents!

Crime in our neighborhood has become a serious issue – if you see something suspicious would you know what to do?

Are you interested in learning more about neighborhood safety, crime prevention, and the Block Watch Program?

If so, please join the Montake Community Club and Terrie Johnston, a Seattle Police Department Crime Prevention Coordinator, for a special discussion on crime prevention and the Block Watch Program which will be on Tuesday March 24th between 6 and 8 pm at the Montlake Library Branch meeting room. Current Block Watch volunteers and Captains are also encouraged to attend so please bring your questions and ideas.  Hope to see you there! For more information you can contact MCC board member Bryan Haworth at bryanhaworth@comcast.net

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Montlake Challenged by Rash of Car Prowls: Now What?

January 17, 2015 by gehrkenathalie 4 Comments

image1Distressing reports on car prowls and vandalism make us all uneasy. It’s hard not to be “creeped out” when we are victims, or just read reports of windshields and windows smashed, of electronics and other belongings stolen—all on our block, down our streets, and now in the Community Center parking lot. We in Montlake are not the only ones. This kind of crime is the most common one reported in Seattle, and reports are up all over. It’s no wonder– most car prowls last less than two minutes and score saleable goods. So this is just the time we need to all work together. Now What?

A Few Reminders For You On What To Do

Leave NO Valuables: electronics, cash, packages in your cars.

Lock car doors & Close windows; use anti-theft device.

Park in your garage & lock the garage doors

No garage? Then…

Park in best-lit location; consider adding lights, especially a motion detector light system (but be especially considerate to shield neighbors from light invasion).

Monitor your car, others’ cars and the whole street.

Speak to your neighbors AND say hello to strangers in your neighborhood, including the Community Center parking lot. (Let people know they are seen.)

CALL 9-1-1 for EVERY Prowl & EVERY Suspicious Activity (To the Police, an unreported crime “didn’t happen.”) Also report to your Block Watch Captain, your immediate neighbors, and to the Montlake community through the Forum.

For more guidance on car prowl prevention: http://www.seattle.gov/police/prevention/auto/carprowl.htm

unnamedMCC Launching 2015 Safety Initiative

Your Montlake Community Club Board is launching the 2015 Safety Initiative through three interconnected efforts (see the December 19, 2014 Montlake Flyer article):

1) Traffic Issues will continue to be addressed by neighbor volunteers led by Montlake Community Club Board member, Lionel Job.

2) Block Watch organizing and revitalization will be led by Bryan Haworth, another MCC Board member. This team will initiate activities to recruit, organize and update training for Block Watch captains.

3) Crime Incidence, Police Staffing & Service Priorities will be addressed by volunteers led by MCC Board members, Bob DeLay and Nathalie Gehrke.

As work proceeds, expect to get progress reports through the Montlake Flyer and Forum. And if you want to help, send a message to Safety@Montlake.net

Let’s Work on This! Let’s keep Montlake welcoming, neighborly, and safe—together.

 

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Making Montlake Safe AND Neighborly

December 19, 2014 by gehrkenathalie 2 Comments

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Community Safety has been a hot topic on the Montlake Forum lately –lots of ideas and strong opinions. Your Montlake Community Club Board is working to do something about safety while keeping Montlake welcoming too. November 12, Montlakers were invited to a meeting with East Precinct Police & the Crime Prevention Specialist. Read further to find out what we learned, and what we are doing to make Montlake a safe, welcoming, neighborly place to live……

Crime Prevention Best Practices

Crime Prevention Specialist,Terrie Johnston, of the East/West Precinct, offered advice at the meeting about protecting basic home & property, that is, on burglary, auto & other property theft prevention. Maybe surprisingly, she didn’t start by focusing on more alarms with bells and whistles, or more defensive weapons. She started by reminding us to get to know our neighbors. But of course! More pairs of eyes observing; more working together to take care of each other; more block watch participation efforts. Those are proven protections.

She talked about securing the locks on our windows and doors. But, of course! Developing the habit of locking the car, and buttoning up our houses makes sense. We need to do it. She reminded us too about documenting our belongings. Sure, we all hope we can prevent burglary, but if it happens, we need to know what’s missing, so our items might be identified and returned, if the burglars are caught.

Specialist Johnston reminded us to honor our intuition”—if someone on the street, down the sidewalk, or at the door gives you concern, call 911 to report it. Don’t ignore your gut reaction. She advised “Answer the door (talk through the door). Don’t open it until you know who is there.” Do let potential burglars know someone is in the house, rather than giving the impression no one is around.

Burglers and thieves work 24/7, so don’t live in fear, but be cautious around the clock. And, finally, if you are still feeling insecure, make an appointment through the East precinct non- emergency number ((206-684-4300) to ask for an officer to visit your home for a walk-about and specific advice on helpful safety measures you can take, including possible additional (but not neighbor-abusive ) lighting, shrub pruning, and lock upgrades.

SPD offers various crime prevention resources, bulletins, and check sheets at the SPD website (www.seattle.gov/police/). For those unable to attend the safety meeting, this website is well worth visiting for crime prevention advice.

SPD Officer Jay Shin, the Unit Supervisor of the Community Police Team for the East Precinct joined Johnston to respond to neighbors’ questions and concerns. Those concerns included (from most frequently mentioned to least) high speed & reckless driving, car break-ins & general property theft, burglary, personal safety in parks, homeless people & crime potential, commercial area safety, and lighting trespass.

Officer Shin spoke first to concerns about speeding traffic and reckless driving. He agreed to ask precinct traffic officers for increased patrols and ticketing on main arterials, and encouraged us to continue to work with SDOT on traffic calming approaches–as we are. Shin also addressed concerns about homeless people in the neighborhood, saying they are victims more frequently than the perpetrators of crimes, so are not often the likely suspects in thefts, car prowls, or burglaries.

For other concerns, Shin, like Johnston, encouraged the enhancement of community building and block watch organizing. He observed that our neighborhood has a history of far lower crime incidents than others within the precinct, so we will usually have a lower police presence. Current crime statistics show we continue to have lower crime rates—and that is a good thing. So how we can gain quick response for the times we really do need the police remains an on-going issue. That, we must continue to advocate for as a community.

Generating Our Own Safety Plans

After the Precinct guests presented, the Montlake neighbors attending the meeting spent time in table discussions identifying the most important ways we could improve community safety. Three primary ideas emerged: a) more traffic control measures, b) advocacy for more police staffing and c) an enhanced Block Watch program. Eight (8) meeting participants offered to help in various ways on future safety efforts, including five (5) who were willing to serve as Block Watch captains or co-captain, and others willing to be worker bees on an action group (4) and/or participate in a community-wide safety committee (3). Since the Safety Meeting, four (4) other individuals participating in Forum discussions have also offered to be involved.

What’s Next?

So here’s what’s planned for 2015, as follow up to that November safety meeting. We’ll work on three inter-connected efforts, as follows:

Traffic issues will continue to be addressed by neighbor volunteers led by Montlake Community Club Board member, Lionel Job. Lionel has worked tirelessly to attain safe streets for all in collaboration with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) through the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Safe Routes to School programs.

Block Watch organizing and revitalization will be led by Bryan Haworth, another MCC Board member. He’ll be initiating activities to organize Block Watch captains beginning in winter, 2015.

Crime Incidence, Police Staffing & Service Priorities will be addressed by volunteers invited to work with MCC Board members, Nathalie Gehrke & Bob DeLay, who also will kick off efforts early in 2015.

As work proceeds, expect to get progress reports through the Montlake Flyer and Forum, so keep an eye out for briefs from time to time. And if you want to help, write to  Safety@Montlake.net .

Let’s keep Montlake welcoming, neighborly, and safe—working together.

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Burglaries – What you should know

January 28, 2012 by Patricia Shannon-Garvey 1 Comment

Click on the title to read the handout (pdf format):

Contact Numbers

How to use 911 Services

Door to Door Sellers

Tips from a Burglar

Felony Judgement and Sentence

 

 

 

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Protect Your Family from Sex Offenders

January 14, 2011 by webmaster Leave a Comment

OffenderWatch, a free service of the King County Sheriff’s Office, allows county residents to search for sex offenders living in their neighborhood, receive email alerts when an offender moves into the area, and provides important safety tips for parents and children.

For more information, please visit the King County Sheriff’s Office website.

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Seattle Police launch online crime map

June 29, 2010 by webmaster Leave a Comment

The Seattle Police Department has introduced an interactive map showing where and when police reports were taken by officers responding to incidents around the city. For more information visit the Seattle Police Department website.

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