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From: junkdiver [junkdiver@netzero.net]
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:25 PM
To: 'Johnson, Bill'
Cc: Bill Pantele (E-mail); Chris Sterling (E-mail); Chuck Epps (E-mail);
David McCoy (E-mail); Irene Jennings (E-mail); Joan Dyer (E-mail); Joan
Dyer (E-mail 2); John Butcher (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail 2); Manny
Loupassi (E-mail); Paul Kiniry (E-mail); Rudy McCollum (E-mail); Teresa
Gooch (E-mail); Tim Pfohl (E-mail); C. Jamison (E-mail)
Subject: RE: Crime in BellevueThanks for the response Bill. We know the people committing these crimes don't live in our community, but feel a greater police presence will keep them out of our community. The same goes for Gilpin Court and other communities of law abiding citizens living in fear.Children need to be able to play outside without risk in all our City neighborhoods. People need to be able to sleep at night without having shots fired into their homes.
Just because new drug dealers will attempt to move in to cover turf when existing ones are taken off the streets is no reason to not take a stand. If we are tough enough, they will go to some other city.
We are doing our part with Neighborhood Watch and Security Patrol, and the city needs to do it's part with more police everywhere. I am glad Council is addressing the issue, the faster the better. The police are doing as good a job as they can with the officers they have. We just need many more.
Maybe Council can look at pay scale and benefits for our RCPD and sweeten the package to help keep the excellent officers we have and entice new ones to join.
I was happy to receive a call today from Lt. James with the RCPD filling us in on the progress so far.
Libby Clark
Bellevue NW
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Bill [SMTP:biljohnson@co.hanover.va.us]
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 9:52 AM
To: 'junkdiver@netzero.net'
Subject: RE: Crime in BellevueGood morning, we are in the process of doing just that, getting more officers on the streets, not just in Bellevue but all over the City. The manager is requesting 20 additional Officers in the budget. I know that you may not want to hear this but, the persons committing these types of crimes do not live in your community and they don't care this problem is deeper than more Police its cultural. Last week two young children were shot while they were playing and coming from the ice cream truck in Gulpin Court. You should also understand that the more Thugs the Police take off the streets the faster newer, younger, dumber and more violent ones move in the take over the turf and then new Drug wars start. It will still take time to hire new officers and a new Chief, train them and to get them on the streets. The call for more police presents in the community is coming from people all over the City and I hear you, A beat officer is something the City Manager can address now, I have a call in to see what can be done to get a Beat Officer there and how soon. Bill Johnson
-----Original Message-----
From: junkdiver [mailto:junkdiver@netzero.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:49 PM
To: Bill Johnson (E-mail); Bill Pantele (E-mail); C. Jamison (E-mail); David McCoy (E-mail); Paul Kiniry (E-mail); Teresa Gooch (E-mail); Manny Loupassi (E-mail)
Cc: Chuck Epps (E-mail); Chris Sterling (E-mail); Ed Parks (E-mail); Irene Jennings (E-mail); Joan Dyer (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail 2); Larry Beadles (E-mail); Mari Shaw (E-mail); Meg Lawrence (E-mail); Mike & linda LaBell (E-mail); Nick Hayes (E-mail); Tim Pfohl (E-mail)
Subject: Crime in Bellevue
Once again we have experienced a very serious crime in Bellevue; one we haven't had before. At 1:30 a.m. this morning there was a drive by shooting in the 3800 block of Fauquier Ave. Two bullets penetrated the bedroom of the home while the owners were sleeping. Thanks to our highly effective Neighborhood Watch the word spread quickly. However, it was not deemed important enough to make today's Community Noteworthy.The type and frequency of crime in Bellevue is escalating. This is not acceptable. We have been asking for increased patrols and a beat officer in Bellevue for a long time. This proves our request is justified. We want action now!
We do not need to be sending City Manager Calvin Jamison and nine other city employees to Portland Oregon for a five day conference held by the National Forum for Black Administrators at a cost of $12,000 - $ 15,000 or more. We need to be hiring and training police officers to control crime in Richmond.
It is time for the Richmond City Council to seriously tackle the major problems in our city and quit wasting the taxpayers money.
Libby Clark
Bellevue Neighborhood Watch
4013 Chevy Chase St
Richmond, Va. 23227
Here are the emails generated by the meeting on 3/11/02 at Libby and John Clark's place about police response:
From: John Butcher [JohnRButcher@attbi.com]
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:02 PM
Subject: Policing in BellevueLibby and John Clarke hosted a meeting this evening to discuss policing issues with Maj. McCoy of RPD, Capt. Kiniry who commands CSZ-NW, and Kathy Berg, a supervisor with Richmond Emergency Communications. We learned a couple of things and relearned several old lessons.
If you have been watching the Listserv you have read of at least two recent cases where Bellevue residents called 911 for help and did not get a helpful response. One of those was a dropped communication at Emergency Communications. This one appeared to be a mistake by an experienced Communications officer who ordinarily does not make mistakes. Ms. Berg will send Libby the report of their investigation. The other was an error in the precinct, uh, CSZ. Capt. Kiniry tells us that the person involved has been written up.
The citizens involved in these events were present. Both appeared to be satisfied that their experiences were anomalies. For sure, it appears the City understands that miscommunications are not acceptable. It also appears that the City has processes to correct them when they happen.
We learned from this that both the 911 people and the Precinct have mechanisms to fix problems when they do happen and they will invoke these when they learn of the problems. The lesson for us is: When calling 911 does not produce a response, call back. If the problem is that the available officers are attending to higher priority matters, see below; if the problem is a miscommunication, the City wants to find out so it (1) can respond and (2) can fix the problem.
We had a more general discussion about the issue that we are not seeing much of the Department in Bellevue (to be fair, please recall, however, the unit that stayed with the Belle B after the shooting 2 years ago and Capt. Kiniry's specific responses to other issues in Bellevue) and that they sometimes do not have the troops to respond immediately to lower priority matters. This already is before Council, which has tasked the Manager with developing a plan and cost estimate to get more officers. Maj. McCoy also told us that the Department has been below strength and recently has been authorized to fill some of the vacancies. Please be sure to remind Mr. Johnson that our newly-raised property assessments are generating lots of new revenue and tell him how much you want some of that revenue used to put and keep cops in Bellevue.
We also discussed the demands that places such as the Redwood are putting on the Department's resources. Since the Commonwealth's Attorney surrendered to the owners in November, there have been four further reported incidents with six further drug arrests. The City is talking about responses to the problems there but in terms of actual doing, there is nothing to report but the continued good efforts by the Police Department (who, after all, are responsible for the further drug arrests). Stay tuned on this issue.
We also heard from Capt. Kiniry who thinks his folks have caught the person responsible for the string of tool thefts from garages and sheds. Again, see the Listserv for his email on that subject.
I am not sure we solved any problems but I am encouraged that the Department is willing to talk with some candor about communications, resources, and other issues.
If you are interested in more details, or if you have suggestions for things Bellevue can do here, or if you would like to attend the next of these (inevitable) meetings, please contact Libby Clark, Chuck Epes, Pres. Tim, or me, or anybody else on the Safety Committee.
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John Butcher
JohnRButcher@attbi.com
1508 Avondale Avenue, Richmond, VA 23227
804/264-5942@ work:
JButcher@oag.state.va.us
804/786-4073 fax: 786-0034HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers. --Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary ============================================
From: junkdiver [junkdiver@netzero.net]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:23 PM
To: Chris Sterling (E-mail); Chuck Epps (E-mail); Irene Jennings
(E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail 2); Tim Pfohl
(E-mail); Brett (E-mail)
Subject: FW: Complaint Findings 1626 Nottoway Ave.Here is the report I received from Kathy Berg about the 911 problem. Since she asked me not to use the officer's name involved in taking the initial call I just deleted it out and put dashes in place.
Libby
-----Original Message-----
From: Berg, Kathy S. - 911 Center [SMTP:BERGKS@ci.richmond.va.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:17 PM
To: 'junkdiver@netzero.net'
Subject: Complaint Findings 1626 Nottoway Ave.Mrs. Clark,
I appologize for the delay in sending this e-mail. Below is a copy of the findings that I forwarded to Captain Beadles reference the complaint at 1626 Nottoway Ave. Once the e-mail is received if you would be so kind as to not use the employee name when referencing this incident it would be greatly appreciated. If I can be of further assistance please advise.Kathy S. Berg - COS 3rd Platoon
City of Richmond - Police Department DEC-----Original Message-----
From: Berg, Kathy S. - 911 Center
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:05 AM
To: Beadles, Larry-Police Captain
Subject: RE: Bellevue Garage IncidentCaptain,
The below listed complaint was received on March 2, 2002 at approximately 2100 hours (9:00 p.m.). After receipt of the complaint an investigation was conducted. Below is a detailed description of the findings:*Approximately 2007 hours (8:07 p.m.):
Mr. Smith called and stated someone had just broke into his garage and was going down the alley. The call was received by-------- . ------------------- asked if the garage was attached to his house, Mr. Smith said that it was not. Mr. Smith advised that they had broken the lock on the door, had gone inside and he had caught them before they ran out the back. -----------asked if the suspect was still in the area. Mr. Smith replied that he was going down the alley but, could not provide a description because it was dark outside. Additional information was obtained and the call was entered as a DPR (telephone report) call for service.*The DPR officer called the complainant at 2037 hours (8:37 p.m.) and cleared with an IBR report at 2047 hours (8:47 p.m.).
*Approximately 2100 hours (9:00 p.m.):
Ms. Libby Clark called and advised COII Hill that a B&E had been reported and police had not responded to the location. Upon checking it was discovered that the call had been entered as a DPR (telephone report) call for service. COII Hill entered dispatch call for service and an officer responded to take the B&E report at 2147 hours (9:47 p.m.). The unit cleared at 2224 hours (10:24 p.m.) indicating that a note had been left with the officer's name and number.*Approximately 2106 hours (9:06 p.m.):
Assistant Supervisor Bullington spoke with Ms. Clark. He advised her that he would investigate the complaint and call her back.*Approximately 2113 hours (9:13 p.m.):
Assistant Supervisor Bullington entered a third call for service to 1626 Nottoway Avenue to take the B&E report. That call was also dispatched at 2147 hours (9:47 p.m.). The officer also spoke with the witness at 1622 Nottoway Avenue.*Approximately 2138 hours (9:38 p.m.):
Assistant Supervisor Bullington called Ms. Clark and advised her of the error on the original call. During the conversation he told her the employee would receive disciplinary action. He also suggested that she notify her neighborhood watch association to call 911 first when things like this occur.*Summary:
Although I ----------- erred in the initial entry of the call, the information was broadcast shortly after it was received to police units on channel 3. The report was taken based on the initial DPR call prior to the receipt of the second and third calls.Kathy S. Berg - COS 3rd Platoon
Division of Emergency Communications
-----Original Message-----
From: Beadles, Larry-Police Captain
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 12:11 PM
To: Gooch, Teresa-Police/Interim Chief Police
Cc: Berg, Kathy S. - 911 Center; Silva, Gloria G. - 911 CENTER
Subject: FW: Bellevue Garage Incident
Chief, This investigation has been assigned to COS Kathy Berg. There wil be an ASAP turn around on this. Larry
From: junkdiver [junkdiver@netzero.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 7:34 PM To: 'Beadles, Larry-Police Captain' Cc: Chris Sterling (E-mail); Chuck Epps (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail 2); Tim Pfohl (E-mail); Brett (E-mail) Subject: RE: Meeting 3-11
Thanks for sending Kathy. She is very efficient, and I was glad to meet her. I feel the meeting went well, and we all appreciate the interest. We really do understand some of the issues you are facing, but Bellevue residents look to us for answers. Of course it becomes very personal to the people victimized by the thieves. And everyone in the City deserves police response and protection, especially when they feel they are doing their part.
I feel some progress was made, and hope Major David McCoy is able to implement some of the ideas he developed at the meeting.
I missed seeing you, but family has to come first. Hope your daughter had a wonderful birthday, and you were able to enjoy your family.
Regards, Libby
-----Original Message-----
From: Beadles, Larry-Police Captain [SMTP:beadlesll@ci.richmond.va.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:04 AM
To: 'John & Libby Clark (BellevueNW)'
Subject: FW: Meeting 3-11Libby, Thanks for the follow up. If you ever need any help concerning any issue in DEC, Please call me. As I am sure that Kathy told you, we want to deliver the absolutely best service possible to the community. Always nice hearing from you. Larry
P.S. Sorry I could not make it to the meeting. It was my daughter's 5th birthday. We had a little family party for her. LLB
-----Original Message-----
From: McCoy, David-Police Major
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:40 AM
To: Hicks, Frederic-Police Major; Gooch, Teresa-Police/Interim Chief Police; Beadles, Larry-Police Captain
Subject: FW: Meeting 3-11FYI
Major David M. McCoy
Richmond Police Department Operations - Field Services
501 N 9th St. Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 646-6801
mccoydm@ci.richmond.va.us-----Original Message-----
From: junkdiver [mailto:junkdiver@netzero.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:25 AM
To: Paul Kiniry (E-mail); David McCoy (E-mail) Cc: John Butcher (E-mail); John Butcher (E-mail 2)
Subject: Meeting 3-11Dear Paul,
Thank you, David and Kathy for taking the time to meet with us last night. I
feel that we covered some important topics and gained important insight into
what it will take to better coordinate all of our efforts.
Paul, you expressed concern that I hadn't notified you of the latest problem, and I apologize. That was an oversight on my part. Things happened so fast, and I guess my thinking was it was a Communications Center problem not a Third Precinct concern. I now see that was an error on my part.
I was glad John Butcher summarized the meeting right away, as we were on patrol until after 11 p.m. It would have been tonight before I could have gotten to
it. He did so much better a job of it that I could ever have done anyway, so I am happy and thankful that he took it on.
I will take a copy to our General meeting tonight.
Thanks again for attending last night, and thanks for the great policing your Officers do. Now we just need to hire more. It looks as if Council approved that last night.
If there is a Citizen group that could look at police benefits and try to get improvements, I would like to be a part of that process.
Libby Clark 4013 Chevy Chase St Richmond, Va. 23227
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