[Dewey-Darrow] Fwd: [block_captains] ** Urgent: Burglary information**

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 From: officernapier at yahoo.com
To: block_captains at yahoogroups.com
Sent:  1/8/2010 12:33:30 P.M. Central Standard Time
Subj: [block_captains] **  Urgent: Burglary information**


*Urgent Bulletin*


This is  a reminder to keep on your toes and call in whatever *YOU* 
perceive to be  suspicious activity. We continue to be plagued by burglaries; 
however your  efforts are still paying off, with that said, there were two 
burglaries  yesterday with the same suspected method of operation:

#1. Thursday January  08, 2010 sometime about Noon: 

Two 18- 20 year old male Hispanics  were in the 800 block of Brown, knocked 
on doors asking if they could shovel  snow. In this case, a homeowner who 
was working from home declined the offer  and went about his business. 
However, the homeowner thought about it and  realized that the two men had no 
gloves/mittens nor a shovel or any other tool  for shoveling snow. The Hispanic 
males were described as being 6'0", 160-170  pounds and both were wearing 
blue "hoodie" sweatshirts. 

A short time after the  neighbor had declined the offer from the two men, 
the police department  received an activated burglar alarm from the victim 
residence. An officer  arrived and found a rear door obviously kicked in, 
along with foot prints in  the snow. Additional officers responded and a search 
of the area was unable to  locate the two men, several items were stolen 
from the home.

#2. Thursday  January 08, 2010 sometime about 2:00pm:

700 Block of Sheridan Road, nearly the same scenario, except in this  case, 
after declining the offer to have their snow shoveled, the suspect  
reappeared later and claimed to be doing plumbing work. One suspect kept the  
homeowner busy as the other entered the home and took items. The suspect  
descriptions are the same and in both cases, they offered to shovel snow, but  
appeared to have no equipment to do it with.


Lets catch these guys if they dare to  come into our area !!! Please call 
if something is suspicious to *YOU*, just  gather what information you can. 
When you call, articulate to the officer  "What" is suspicious and all 
available information (I.e. description of the  people, vehicle they arrived in, 
their current location, conversation that you  had with them). And Please 
Please Please !!! The desk officer may ask "would  you like to leave your 
name". Let me take on minute and emphasize the  importance of leaving call-back 
information.

As an officer  for several years, I have been on the receiving end of a 
dispatch where the  call is for a "suspicious person at a given location, I was 
supplied with no  information as to why they were suspicious, a 
description, a direction of  travel nor anyone to call back for any additional 
information. I go to the  area, find nothing and I go to the next call. The 
perception for the caller is  that they called, gave information or a tip and the 
officer did nothing but  drive by and leave. If you call in a complaint, it is 
VERY important that you  leave call-back information. Now, with that said, 
you may also tell the call  taking officer "I do not want an officer to come 
to my door, but you may call  me back if you need additional information"; 
this is perfectly acceptable and  leads to many more arrests, as well as a 
better understanding between police  and citizens.

-Officer Reggie  Napier-




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