Hello,
Is there an HPCC committee on security and/or safety that could
address some of the issues that have been brought up on the list serv? If
so, is there a regularly scheduled meeting time? I think that speed
bumps, lighting and other issues for Highland Park could acquired from the city
if there is evidence of strong community support.
Thanks.
Dave Atkinson
From:
neighborhood-bounces@highlandparkpa.com
[mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandparkpa.com] On Behalf Of C.Heather
Kropf
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:03 PM
To: christine.berger@city.pittsburgh.pa.us;
christine.grzyb@bnymellon.com; eversmeyer@verizon.net;
neighborhood@highlandparkpa.com
Subject: RE: [Highland Park] armed robbery
Thank
you for all the resources. I am most in favor of good lighting.
As for the the surveillence cameras, those just smack of Big Brother and I
never want to live in a neighborhood under a watchful sleepless eye. That's
just creepy.
Certainly there are other ways of addressing safety in our neighborhoods. How
about block watches or small groups of volunteers who are willing to walk or
bike the neighborhood streets on a regular basis or something?
Heather
Subject: RE: [Highland Park] armed robbery
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:43:09 -0400
From: Christine.Berger@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
To: christine.grzyb@bnymellon.com; eversmeyer@verizon.net;
neighborhood@highlandparkpa.com
CC:
Hello!
I
wanted to make you aware of some of the resources in the Mayor’s Office
to help combat the recent wave of vandalism and violence in the Highland Park
neighborhood. As mentioned by some of those on this listserve, we have
begun implementing our city-wide camera surveillance system. Police will
be placing cameras in high-crime areas, based on crime data. This is indicated
in the privacy policy adopted by City Council and available online. The Police
will have the authority to move the cameras as crime flare-ups may occur. The
cameras will be placed where the crime is most prominent. As the Mayor’s
camera program continues, he will be working to retrieve more funding in order
to expand the program to more neighborhoods.
We
also have funding available to increase lighting in the neighborhood. As
part of the Taking Care of Business Districts Program, we have funding
available for lighting and increased wattage in existing light fixtures, among
other items. We are tailoring the program to fit each individual
neighborhood, and if this is something that the Highland Park Community would
like to see implemented in the neighborhood, we encourage you to contact our
Office or your local community group with a list of proposed locations.
Finally
– as I am sure many of you are aware – the Juvenile Curfew Center
will be up and running this summer. Three Rivers Youth - will soon be
operating the new City Curfew Center at their Oakland site located at 200 North
Dithridge Street. The nonprofit organization ran the City's former curfew and
truancy center Downtown and has been tasked with creating a more welcoming
environment for youths so that they will be more apt to seek available help and
support. The Mayor’s goal here is to positively affect young people who
are at risk of falling into the trap of gangs, drugs, and violence. Youths
found to be in violation of the City's curfew will be brought to the center and
immediately assessed by intake counselors. The Center is set to open May 1,
2009. Ten staff members, made up of a supervisor and outreach counselors will
be identifying which services youths need. Such services may include
family-based support and counselors will ultimately coordinate an action plan
for connecting youths with appropriate community-based services. With the
summer months approaching, this should prevent some of the nuisance behavior
that the Highland Park community has experienced in the past.
Thank
you and please do not hesitate to call our Office with any questions or
concerns!
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
From: Grzyb Christine A
[mailto:christine.grzyb@bnymellon.com]
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:41 AM
To: Janna Eversmeyer; neighborhood@highlandparkpa.com
Subject: RE: [Highland Park] armed robbery
I believe Highland Park should at least get one of the video
camaras the City recently acquired. It is completely unacceptable that we
can not walk in the nighborhood after sun down (heck these guys were so brazen
they may have done it in daylight). Even if the camara was installed at
Stanton and Negley, it might have captured who was riding bikes that night so
that they could possibly be identified.
From: neighborhood-bounces@highlandparkpa.com
[mailto:neighborhood-bounces@highlandparkpa.com] On Behalf Of Janna
Eversmeyer
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:28 PM
To: neighborhood@highlandparkpa.com
Subject: [Highland Park] armed robbery
Importance: High
This is to
alert everyone that our son was the victim of an armed robbery about 9:00 PM this evening
(Sunday March 29)
at the
corner of North Euclid and Wellesley Avenue. Three young African American men
(aged 18-23, roughly), riding bicycles and wearing dark clothing, approached him and
asked if he wanted to buy drugs. When he said no, one of them put a gun to his
head and took his wallet, keys, and cell phone, then they rode away. Our son
was not hurt.
We’d
like everyone to keep a lookout for
these people
and,
above all, be careful.
Mike and Janna
Eversmeyer
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