pain in the ass stuff
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 00:14:45 +0200
Subject: Neighborhood Watch reporting on Trespassers/"Magazine Salesmen"
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Dear Neighbors,
There
are trespassers still entering the neighborhood, claiming they are
neighbors and selling magazines. They know their way around the
neighborhood, refer to streets within the community, and claim that
their parent is a MacDonald Highland's resident who teaches at UNLV, is a
local physician, or is someone's brother or son. These are all false
claims.
- In February, 2012, AlertID Advisory reported an
incident which the resident more accurately described as Attempted Home
Invasion on Liege Drive. Perpetrators, two male Caucasians, claimed to be
selling magazines after banging on windows and yelling obscenities at
the residents.
- Also, in February, a resident and
AlertID Advisory reported a magazine salesman, white male Caucasian,
selling books on Foothills Village Drive. The 'salesman' became
antagonistic with one resident after being reported to authorities.
These are all
frightful incidents and we ask our neighbors to be alert and to call the
police and gate immediately if they notice any suspicious activity.
- The following incident occurred last Sunday, August
26, on St. Croix Street, at the residence of (omitted),
residents since 2007. Below is the residents' narrative of the incident
as submitted to Neighborhood Watch.
On Sunday around noon, our front
gate intercom was buzzed and a male said "Hi, my name is Mason, my
parents live on Foothills Village. My parents want me to do something
with myself this summer so I'm trying to raise money." While we were
speaking to him (over the intercom), we heard our 7 year old daughter
open the front door to let him in. We immediately ran
downstairs.
When my husband and I got downstairs, she was already
speaking to him, so I asked him what I could do for him. He was
approximately 20, Caucasian, had a winter [touk], over long hair, a dirty
white shirt, and low riding jeans. He was very polite when he asked if I
would purchase any magazines and I said "No, I'm sorry, we can't".
Immediately, he asked for a bottle of water which struck me as feeling
rehearsed. (Later, my husband found another abandoned water bottle on
our lawn, probably from another neighbor). I said "Sure, just wait
here". I closed and locked the front door, got a bottle of water and
passed it to my husband to give to him.
I felt like he wanted to gain
entrance into the home to inspect for future 'Break and Enter' or worse.
Even though he was being polite at the time, I felt threatened and was
glad that my husband was at home. Immediately, we called the front gate and
asked them to look for this person. Rita [guard on duty]
said she would send the rover [patrol] immediately to look for the man. She
followed up with me 10 minutes later to let me know that they could not
find him. About 20 minutes later, I left the house and saw that the
rover had detained the man on the side of the road on MacDonald Ranch.
I inquired at the Stephanie Street gate whether the police were called and
Rita confirmed they were but said they usually take a long time to come
so I telephoned the Henderson police to follow up. After the police
came, Rita called to ask if I wanted to press charges and we did so my
husband went to meet the rover and policeman. He was not charged
because he claimed he had entered the community lawfully.
In
the State of Nevada, a wall is considered a no trespassing sign so the
community has the right to charge him but this young man, who seemed to
know the system very well, had the right answers and was let go.
As
a parent of two young children, you can imagine how upset we were that
this happened in our community. To others, it may seem rather innocent
or not a big deal, ie., a couple of kids soliciting people for money.
From our perspective, we live in a Gated Community for the protection
and security. We don't know who that person is, whether they are armed
or what their intentions are.
We
expect a higher level of security in our community. It is not
acceptable for us to have solicitors ringing our doorbell or lying to us
or our children to get money. We were also very concerned since he
asked everyone for a bottle of water that he was scouting the property
for future B and E or possibly worse. As you know, the neighborhood has
had its fair share of criminal activity over the last couple of years.
We all need to do whatever is necessary to ensure that this does not
happen.
We
fully expect these types of trespassers who enter the neighborhood
unlawfully to be charged to set an example. This is not a community
where the residents take safety and security lightly.
I'd
like to thank and praise Rita for being so responsive and understanding
about this issue. She deserves some kudos for how she handled the
situation. We also thank Paul Bykowski, Tammy Nixon, Guardsmark Manager
and Katherine Apell, Community Association Manager for their prompt
response to this matter.
As a
result of our incident, there will be new, "No Trespassing" signs at the
gates of our community. This means that trespassers may be charged if
found illegally in our neighborhood.
We appreciate your understanding and assistance with this most important matter.
(name omitted)
Solicitors
are not allowed and are illegally entering this community. They are
most likely gaining entry by jumping fences. With the new posted signs,
we should be able to press charges immediately. Please help
Guardsmark, your family and your neighbors by reporting any suspicious
persons or activity immediately. Call the Police and Guardsmark
immediately. Let them determine whether the person(s) is in the
community legitimately or if they are trespassers who are out for
immediate monetary gain/goods OR scouting out the neighborhood for
future criminal acts.
Report all suspicious persons and activities to:
1) Guardsmark, the gate, ask for a Supervisor, demand a report & photo.
2) HOA Manager,
3) Manager-in-Charge, Guardsmark,
4) Call Henderson Police Department immediately if you feel any threat or eminent danger. 9-1-1
Thank you all for keeping our neighborhood safer,
Neighborhood Watch Committee
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