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I SPOTTED MY FIRST NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH SIGN
ON LOCKE STREET AT OUR ALLEY BETWEEN ABERDEEN & HOMEWOOD. LET'S SEE HOW MANY THERE ARE!

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Those who have offered to phone, please call the captains on your phone tree list. Ask e-mail users to open their message and those who do not have e-mail, mention sections marked with a ( * ) below.
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Do a household inventory and mark your belongings with an engraver (ask, we have them available )
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* Kirkendall North Neighbourhood Watch Meeting

Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at 7.15 PM:
YOUR PLACE RESTAURANT, 405 MAIN ST. WEST
For anyone in our area, especially our 60 Block Captains
Special guest: P.C. Carmen Pietroniro.
NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE FOR THIS MEETING ONLY (RYERSON IS CLOSED ON THIS DAY)

*Loonie on Locke Street

Our own fundraiser and community awareness campaign
(Saturday, June 9, 10 to 4 PM). Starting on the East side of Locke St. S. @ Hunter St., stick your Loonie to double-sided tape on the sidewalk and help raise funds for Puppets in Motion & the Proposed Locke Street Policing Centre.

Relay For Life

We need You — for this great fund raiser for cancer
Friday June 22 to 23 from 7.30 PM to 7.30 am at the Dofasco Park. 10 of us are already participating and we're working on our 2nd team of 10.
Contact Sheila for more info.
 

"Bikes for Kids"

For youth 14 and under who have financial difficulties... earn a bike (run by the police department) by doing community work. 9-12 am for 10 days in July-Aug. If you know of a child in need please phone Brandi Frazier our Community Service Officer @ 905-546-4906.
 

Night Out

Plans are being finalised for Night Out Wednesday August 8,
6-9 PM @ HAAA Grounds—please come to meeting and give your input
 

e-Newsletter and e-Alerts

Have you checked out LockeStreet.com and our NW pages?
Here's our chance to keep our neighbourhood informed on safety related issues.

We need a new slogan "Wired for Safety Against Crime"
any suggestions??

To have an Alert issued send e-mail to NW@lockestreet.com
please include police incident # (note: the incident # will not be published with the alert.)
 

The Eyes Have It

MANY VANS HAVE BEEN STOLEN IN OUR AREA THIS PAST MONTH.

Thanks to observant neighbours and police, fortunately some of the vehicles have been recovered and also the criminals have been captured. Some of the criminals are 13 to 16 year old youths. 4 of these 5 local youths were 13 year old girls.
Unfortunately there was a lot of damage to vehicles, financial costs and stress on the vehicle owners. Our thanks to P.C. Ken Wilson for his many personnel visits to my home to update me on this and other issues in our community.
 

Crime Alert

Thanks to our block captains, our Neighbourhood Watch has distributed 1200 fliers to the area. Below is the contents of this yellow drop off.

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CRIME ALERT

THEFTS FROM YOUR VEHICLE

• Park your vehicle in a well lighted area
• Never leave your keys in the ignition
• Lock the doors
• Install an audible alarm system
• Use a "Club" on the steering wheel

WHAT TO DO WITH VALUABLE ITEMS IN THE VEHICLE

• Do not leave valuables in plain sight
• Put the valuable in the trunk or cover them up
• Mount compact disc players and car phones inconspicuously
• Use mountings that will allow for easy removal of the equipment for safekeeping

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REMEMBER: IF YOU CAN SEE THE VALUABLES IN THE VEHICLE, SO CAN THE THIEF!

Have a safe summer,
Richard

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Richard Palmer,
Assistant Co-ordinator, Kirkendall North Neighbourhood Watch

Please direct questions/comments to nw@lockestreet.com to reach Sheila & myself.

For more information about the e-newsletter and e-alerts visit the Neighbourhood Watch page at LockeStreet.com