Hi Valerie and Highland Park residents,

I am going to forward this information to Officer Michael Gay- Zone 5’s Community Policing Officer.  Please don’t be afraid to call and report occurrences like these to the police or fill out a silent complaint form.  There could already be an investigation going on and this could be valuable information in that case.  When you see anything out of the ordinary, I encourage you to report it.  Take note of the time of day that this activity is generally occurring – that way, if it happens at a specific time, the police can take extra caution and make sure that they are patrolling the area at that time. 

Thanks,

Christie

Christie Berger

Community Outreach Coordinator

Department of Neighborhood Initiatives

Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl

512 City-County Building

414 Grant Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

412.255.8680

christine.berger@city.pittsburgh.pa.us

-----Original Message-----

From: Valerie Sweeney [mailto:valeriecsweeney@comcast.net]

Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:29 PM

To: Highland Park Neighborhood

Subject: [Highland Park] answer to red Xs

A friend who lives on Elgin was approached by the APX saleman, and she

turned him down (she had a very similar encounter to mine - very pushy,

inappropriate questions, etc.).

She watched him chalk a red X on her sidewalk.

She said to him, Why are you marking my sidewalk?

He replied that it was NOT her sidewalk, it was public property.

To her credit, she kept her cool, and questioned him again, and he said

he was marking her house so his colleagues would not bother her.

There's the answer.

What I intend to do with that info I am not sure. The mark on the

sidewalk may be public property but it indicates MY house and MY

property, and I still don't like it. If I have to keep my walk shoveled

in winter and cleared of debris in summer, I think I have some say in

what else happens there.

Thanks for all your responses and support. Apparently the sales guy is

aware of this listserv, or at least that the neighborhood is aware of

his company's sales tactics. Maye they'll get fed up and leave HP. One

can hope...