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WELCOME TO TEAM A:
            John Taylor
            Jamie Barrack

Captain Winnie Bravo Awards:

  • We had a report on the community voice number that tall, thin black man was breaking into garages and loading up his back pack.  Diana and Sandy spotted him on Oct. 26 on Chevy Chase.  They called the police.
  • On Oct. 29 Bonnie hall & James Barrack called in an excellent description of suspicious activity (2 males, 1 female looking around behind 1629 Nottoway) and circled the alley until the three departed.
  • Allen & Susan Lacey on a special Halloween patrol called the police about a group of 8-10 black children who had just beat up and taken the candy from a smaller group of white kids in the 1500 block of Claremont.  The called the police, who responded quickly.

The week of November 22, 1998, again was quiet.  Team A reported the following problems:

  • One of the Sunday teams reported street lights out at the corners of Fauquier & Nottoway and Westbrook and Stratford.  They did not call this in to 780-5100, so Winnie called it in to the City on Monday, Nov. 30.
  • The abandoned van at the corner of Windsor and Brook was placarded to be towed on December 2.

And here is the status of the matters from earlier patrol weeks:

  • See the week of Oct. 25 for the follow up on weeds and abandoned cars.
  • Capt. Winnie tried to report the collapsed garage, abandoned car, and weeds at 1629 Nottoway to Mr. Treger.   He had already found them and issued a citation.
  • 1603 Claremont has two abandoned cars, one in the driveway and one in the back yard, and very little paint on the building.  On August 10, Winnie called it in to the Neighborhood Preservation folks (who have jurisdiction over the cars) and John called it in to the codes enforcement folks (who have jurisdiction over the unpainted house).   Mr. Treger checked it on Sept. 3.  He couldn't find who owns the lot, so he sent the citation to the person who is paying the water and gas bills. Those folks declined to sign the certified mail receipt; Mr. Treger tracked down the tenant and served a summons on October 9.   They did not show up on the 28th, and the court issued a bench warrant.   More recently, Mr. Treger found a registration on one of the abandoned vehicles.   Capts. Winnie and Diana are going to court with him on Nov. 24. The folks at codes enforcement, as is their wont, haven't even talked a good fight.  We also have reports of heavy in-and-out traffic at this address.  The Safety Committee also has taken this on as a project.  Please be on the lookout for strangers making short term visits there.

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