December 2004 edition Crestview News Editor Beth Ryan Printing Ramsey Salem
Ramsey generously donates all of the printing of our newsletters, flyers and various
agendas throughout the year.
On Thursday October 22, 2004 residents attended Crestview’s General Meeting which
took place in the gym at the Robertson Rec Center to hear how they can best prepare
themselves and their families in case of an emergency. Our speakers included
representatives from the Red Cross, West LA Police Department and Fire Department
. (For more details on who the speakers were and a summary of what they said, see
Harel Rush’s report on page 4) Also in attendance was Susan Bursk from Jack Weiss’
office as well as Jack Weiss (City Councilman 5th district) himself to give an update
on projects affecting Crestview residents as well as answering specific questions from
residents. Our evening ended with Harel, a boy scout, pulling the names of the lucky
winners for the raffle prizes. Prizes included $50 gift certificate to Delmonico’s
Seafood Grille, 2 free 3 month memberships at LA Fitness, 3 sets of 4 movie passes to
Laemmle Theatres, 3 car washes at La Cienega car wash and flowers from Petunia Patch.
For an area of Los Angeles that usually doesn’t see any crime, we have had more than
our share in the past few months. During the summer months, there were three break-ins
in the 1800 block of Wooster . The July break in was solved and the burglars were put
in jail. However, the June and August break-ins which were similar in methods of entry
were not solved. Unfortunately, in the month of October more Crestview residents
experienced similar break ins. Several of the residents on these blocks met with Senior
Lead Officer Rashad Sharif, Beth Ryan and Suzanne Ecker within days of the break-in
s to try to piece together any clues and to be able to ask questions to make sure that
we were all doing whatever we could to catch Pickford Street 1600 Airdrome Street 1700
18th Street 1800 Sawyer Street
JUNE—NOVEMBER 2004 Have you ever wanted to have a conversation
with your neighbors—all of them?
Join the Crestview Neighborhood Association e-mail list and you can! Ask a question
, find out about upcoming events, get a recommendation, find out how to dispose of
appliances, and so much more. Go to the following website to learn more: http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/crestview-chat
We look forward to seeing you on the list! If you have any questions or if you have
trouble subscribing, call Beth Ryan at (310) 888-8787 or send her an e-mail at
beth@bethryan.com .
Crimes inCrestview Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov
—to 20th Burglary— Thief enters home
3 4 3 0 6 1
Robbery— Thief encounters person on street
0 1 0 0 1 0
Grand Theft Auto— stolen car from street
0 0 1 2 0 0
Auto Break In 0 0 0 1 0 0
Need to report a crime in progress? Call 911. Sharif.
310-575-8423 or 310-622-3987 or 27162@lapd.lacity.org
Robertson Preuss Wooster Shenandoah Bedford Sherbourne Holt Corning Garth
La Cienega Block captains have been busy delivering the newsletters and flyers
to the residents of Crestview, but they have also stepped up to the plate to become
even more involved in various ways in the past few months.
Break-ins - Throughout the summer, there were several break-ins on the 1800 block o
f Wooster Street. Over the past few months, this block – in connection with Senior
Lead Officer Rashad Shariff – has worked together to make sure that the burglars no
longer felt welcome in our neighborhood. We’d like to give a special thanks to
Vivian Chinelli (block captain) as well as Suzanne Ecker who took charge of bringing
their neighbors together and keeping them informed throughout the process. Thanks
also to Randy for getting everything distributed to his neighbors. Unfortunately
, throughout October there were more break-ins throughout Crestview and we are
working with the neighbors on these blocks to keep our neighborhood safer.
Look for more ways to get involved in 2005 regarding our Neighborhood Watch.
Welcome party - While the residents of Wooster were shunning the unwelcome
intruders, many of our block captains were welcoming new residents to Crestview.
We had our first Welcome to the Neighborhood party and invited all new residents
who moved in from January 2004 – June 2004. Thanks to the following block captains
and board members for making our newest residents feel welcome and for bringing
food to the party; Karen Gartz, Sat-Narayan Khalsa, Ramsey Salem, Jennifer Ogren,
Ann Hammond, Vivian Chinelli and Miryam Bachrach. Thanks also to
Robin Dominquez and Petunia Patch for the most beautiful flower decorations and
Nate and Barbara Sacks who were unable to join us, but contributed fruit salad for us
to enjoy! And of course, thanks to the newest residents who took the time to join us
! It was truly a pleasure getting to know you, what motivated you to move into the
neighborhood and the many projects you had already undertaken on your new homes.
New Block Captains Needed - We are currently looking for new block captains for
the following blocks.
Please get in touch with me (310-888-8787 or beth@bethryan.com) if you live on
one of these streets or are interested in learning more about being a block captain.
1700 Bedford Street
1600 Holt Street
Welcome to Donna —our newest Block Captain on the 1800 block of Bedford and
a new resident in Crestview!!
General Meeting – It was so wonderful to meet so many neighbors. There were over
50 residents in attendance as well as speakers from the Red Cross, Police Department,
Fire Department and Jack Weiss’ office – including City Councilman Weiss himself.
Thanks to Karen Gartz, Vivian Chinelli, Miryam Bachrach, Barbara and Nate Sacks,
Robin Dominquez, Ramsey Houston Salem for making the event so successful and
especially to Terry Ring Schonwald for making the agenda so action packed.
Until next time, Beth Captain of the Block Captains
Ways in which all neighbors can help to eliminate crime in Crestview
Turn on outside lights as soon as it gets dark and leave them on all night.
The burglars view a dark street as a safe environment for them to steal.
Take garbage cans from the curb after trash day. Burglars view trash cans left on
the street as a sign that the resident is away.
Look everyone in the eye on your street and say hello. This deters a criminal and
lets them know that they could be identified if necessary.
Take a walk during the day if you work from home. Almost all of the crimes that
have taken place in Crestview have occurred during the day.
Pay attention to anything that doesn’t look right.
Keep notes and talk with your neighbors to see if they had anything unusual happen.
Lock all doors and windows in your home and car.
THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT ARE NOT SO OBVIOUS
1. Strangers and solicitors.
Verify the employment of all solicitors, meter readers and repair personnel prior to allowing
them entry into your home. This can be done by obtaining the employer’s number from the
telephone book or by contacting directory assistance.
2. Someone carrying property.
If it’s at an unusual hour, unusual place, or if the property does not look newly
purchased.
3. Someone going door-to-door in your neighborhood.
Watch for awhile. If after a few houses are visited, one or more persons tries a door
to see
if it is locked, looks into windows, or goes into a back or side yard, it could be a burglar.
Call LAPD immediately at 911; don’t wait for the person to leave.
4. Traffic to and from a certain residence.
If it looks suspicious call the neighbor who lives there and check in to make sure that
everything is ok.
5. Any vehicle moving slowly and without lights, or following a course that appears
aimless or repetitive in any location.
Particularly in areas of schools, parks and playgrounds. Occupants may be looking for
places to rob or burglarize, or they could be drug pushers or sex offenders.
6. Parked vehicles containing one or more persons.
They could be lookouts for a burglary in progress.
7. An abandoned vehicle left parked on your block.
Call 1-800-ABANDON as it may be a stolen vehicle.
8. Any person taking a shortcut through a backyard.
9. Persons making a quick change of vehicles.
May be attempting to elude the police or abandoning a stolen vehicle.
10.One or more juveniles walking through the neighborhood looking into cars or yards.
We are putting together a Neighborhood Watch program for Crestview.
Look for more details in our January 2005 newsletter.
If you would like to get involved, please contact Beth Ryan at 310-888-8787 or
beth@bethryan.com or Suzanne Ecker at 310-204-6216 or newleif@earthlink.net
__________________________________________________ |