From:
Ann Novitske
Date:
Jul 02 03:46 UTC
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HEAR, HEAR, KATE!
I've lived in the neighborhood (near Roosevelt HS) since 1999 and every
June-July like clockwork, the place sounds like a war zone. For a few years
after moving to Standish, it was so bad that my significant other & I took
vacations to Canada over the 4th just to be away from the horrible noise &
smell. The RHS parking lot was an especially popular location to shoot stuff
off until the school installed video cameras that monitor the lot (thank
heavens) a few years ago. Now we just have to deal with neighbors across the
alley lighting bricks of firecrackers at midnight on weeknights...
Lest you all think I'm a 4th-o-July-scrooge, I have no problem with people
celebrating with fireworks -- as long as it's nowhere near my high-density
little urban neighborhood. Take them out to the sticks & go crazy, I say! But
to be illegally setting them off in such close proximity to people, pets &
buildings is flat-out rude & irresponsible. In addition to the danger posed by
fireworks (a friend of mine was badly burned last year by a firework that shot
out balls of sparks when its "cannon" fell over after the first "ball" was
out), they are a pollutant that dirties the air (with smoke), ground & water
(when residual wrappers & such are left behind) and our ears (with unwanted
noise).
I second Kate's request that you call 911 if you see or hear illegal fireworks.
I did so tonight after a neighbor down the block & across the alley was
disturbing my peace -- but as is typically the case, they stopped as soon as I
hung up the phone. No matter -- if we keep calling, it'll send the message to
the police that we won't tolerate fireworks in Standish-Ericsson. Solidarity,
neighbors!
Ann Novitske
From:
Karen Newell
Date:
Jul 02 11:48 UTC
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We'll second that one! Our Monday morning crime doubleheader:
On Monday morning at 2:45 a.m. we had a string of Black Cats go off in our mail
slot. After levitating in bed, (Dave is deaf) I went downstairs to the
sickening stench of gunpowder permeating our foyer and living room. We called
911 and an officer came out. He said we were probably "chosen" because we had
our porchlight on and the mailslot was easy to see.
He suggested we NOT leave on our light all night. I am pretty sure that this
was from the same police department that asked everyone to leave their lights
ON for neighborhood safety. Very confusing.
HOWEVER: while Dave and I were discussing the fireworks in our darkened
kitchen, we witnessed two thugs breaking into a neighbor's car to steal her
Sirius radio system. Another 911 call, and the cops were there in a flash and
apprehended the culprits after a brief chase and canine assist. Bravo.
Sadly, we feel like we should have 911 on speed dial for the Fourth of July.
Grrrrr.
Karen Newell
From:
Phoenix Redux
Date:
Jul 03 05:37 UTC
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Great job, Karen & Dave!
Nice of them to wake you like that so you could call the cops. Brilliant! I
think that from now on, we should really insist that the thieves should wake
us with fireworks before they break into our cars. It makes it SO much
easier to catch them that way. :)
Bravo!
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Karen Newell <knewell@isd.net> wrote:
> We'll second that one! Our Monday morning crime doubleheader:
>
> On Monday morning at 2:45 a.m. we had a string of Black Cats go off in our
> mail slot. After levitating in bed, (Dave is deaf) I went downstairs to the
> sickening stench of gunpowder permeating our foyer and living room. We
> called 911 and an officer came out. He said we were probably "chosen"
> because we had our porchlight on and the mailslot was easy to see.
>
> He suggested we NOT leave on our light all night. I am pretty sure that
> this was from the same police department that asked everyone to leave their
> lights ON for neighborhood safety. Very confusing.
>
> HOWEVER: while Dave and I were discussing the fireworks in our darkened
> kitchen, we witnessed two thugs breaking into a neighbor's car to steal her
> Sirius radio system. Another 911 call, and the cops were there in a flash
> and apprehended the culprits after a brief chase and canine assist. Bravo.
>
> Sadly, we feel like we should have 911 on speed dial for the Fourth of
> July. Grrrrr.
>
> Karen Newell
>
>
> Karen Newell
> Standish Ericsson, Minneapolis
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From:
Karen Newell
Date:
Jul 03 12:44 UTC
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In this case, it was two separate incidents. The fireworks and the car
break-in were two separate sets of bad people. I did have a lengthy
conversation with Sue Roethele, our Third Precinct SAFE Crime prevention
officer yesterday. She said that the car break-ins are just growing
exponentially, along with other theiving. Her advice: if you park on the
street, leave NOTHING in sight. Nothing. Especially not receipts from gas
stations and purchases made at convenience stores, spare change or bags. Put
stuff in the trunk if you can.
We watched the perps with their flashlights, shopping in every car up and down
the block while we awaited the police. I see her point clearly.
Sue's opinion is that the LIGHTS ON policy is a good one, and wishes more folks
would leave their porchlights on dusk-to-dawn. We have been encouraging folks
in our block club to do so for several years. Sue is a very caring person, and
was a great help to us when we had horrendous graffiti incident a couple years
ago.
Karen Newell
From:
Kate Kampa
Date:
Jul 03 18:41 UTC
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wow.
Actually, the best lights are motion detectors. Saves energy, is on when you
need it and alerts you and your neighbors that someone is approaching.
-----Original Message-----
From: PhoenixRedux [mailto:phoenixredux@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:37 AM
To: Karen Newell
Cc: Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum
Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] "neighbors" and fireworks
Great job, Karen & Dave!
Nice of them to wake you like that so you could call the cops. Brilliant! I
think that from now on, we should really insist that the thieves should wake
us with fireworks before they break into our cars. It makes it SO much
easier to catch them that way. :)
Bravo!
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Karen Newell <knewell@isd.net> wrote:
> We'll second that one! Our Monday morning crime doubleheader:
>
> On Monday morning at 2:45 a.m. we had a string of Black Cats go off in our
> mail slot. After levitating in bed, (Dave is deaf) I went downstairs to the
> sickening stench of gunpowder permeating our foyer and living room. We
> called 911 and an officer came out. He said we were probably "chosen"
> because we had our porchlight on and the mailslot was easy to see.
>
> He suggested we NOT leave on our light all night. I am pretty sure that
> this was from the same police department that asked everyone to leave their
> lights ON for neighborhood safety. Very confusing.
>
> HOWEVER: while Dave and I were discussing the fireworks in our darkened
> kitchen, we witnessed two thugs breaking into a neighbor's car to steal her
> Sirius radio system. Another 911 call, and the cops were there in a flash
> and apprehended the culprits after a brief chase and canine assist. Bravo.
>
> Sadly, we feel like we should have 911 on speed dial for the Fourth of
> July. Grrrrr.
>
> Karen Newell
>
>
> Karen Newell
> Standish Ericsson, Minneapolis
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