Thank you 3 for the replies.

The house is a rental, I'm not sure if it has an alarm system...it has a Matrix sign out front, but I don't know if the alarm is on. If that sign didn't deter them I don't think an actual alarm would either.

I did not see the perps, but someone in the neighborhood did, and they didn't call the police! This is the sort of thing that needs to be addressed...the common sense that if you see someone running by a house with thei shirts off filled with goods, 911 should be called. I didn't know about the break in until 24 hours later, and I assumed they called the cops.

The point is everyone (and Vic), that this message board is about communication and getting our issues heard so that higher authority (police) can do something about it. There are constantly thug types walking up and down Milburnie, late into the night....we obviously don't need to email each other about every unsavory character walking around at night, because that would be presumptuous, but after having 2 break ins on the block, during the daytime, in less than a month, I think that warrants some discussion and consideration.

From: suleman anwari <suleman32@lycos.com>;
To: <longview-park-community-watch@googlegroups.com>;
Subject: Re: [longview-park-community-watch] About the break in again
Sent: Sun, Jul 29, 2012 6:22:02 PM



Hey Matt, this is Suleman (I live on Bertie) . I agree it is scary to be this close to repeated robberies. My friends at the end of colleton had a break-in twice about 2 or so years ago so they decided to get a security system . i know this option is not very uplifting but it is some consolation. I agree w you more police presence is an immediate next step. if you need my help/support email or call me---------Suleman 919 457 2921
 
 
Jul 29, 2012 10:31:10 AM, longview-park-community-watch@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hi Logview....it has been over 24 hours since I sent out an email about the break in on Thursday, the 2nd break in on this block in a month. The 3 robbers were seen and we have a idea of where they went and might live. I find it disheartening that there has been no communication since that email within this community. I'm sorry to call people out, but I've also emailed Matt and Officer K individually twice hoping for a response, and all we've gotten is silence.

While cookouts and clean ups are awesome and very fun, and fireworks are annoying, there is a very real crime problem in our neighborhood, especially on Milburnie Rd between New Bern and Raleigh Blvd, and to have those problems go unaddressed is both frustrating and disheartening. I thought one of the main parts of Community Watch is to help keep our community safe. I don't see how that can happen if there is no communication, especially from our leaders in the community.

I will be calling the SE police district today and tomorrow in hopes of getting some help about this issue and hopefully some better police presence on Milburnie. There are a lot of children and elderly on this street, along with a lot of riff raff that need to be dealt with and I hope everyone will please be diligent in communicating with one another, as well as the leaders of community watch communicating with us. Otherwise, all of our homes will be more at risk to this type of activity.

I'm sorry if this sounds bitchy or confrontational, but we really don't know what else to do.

Hope everyone is well, stay safe.

Matt Ramey