The description of the armed robbers given below from Saturday afternoon on Bryant Street is actually pretty similar to ours of the guys who attacked us on N. Euclid on Saturday evening--though we didn't see or hear anything about a gun (thankfully). I think Dan Sweeney's word of encouragement about taking on some proactivity is helpful. We had the beginnings of a block-watch program in the Community Club a number of years ago (I think maybe Jan Stayanos was involved?), but interest seemed to fade after a while. Certainly the more people "out and about" and keeping an eye on things the better--and a bit of organization might be helpful in that department. Bruce Robison --- "Dietz, Laura J" <dietzlj@upmc.edu> wrote:

Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:22:35 -0500 From: "Dietz, Laura J" <dietzlj@upmc.edu> To: <neighborhood@highlandpark.pgh.pa.us> Subject: [Highland Park] armed robbery and assault near Bryant Street

On Saturday, December 17 at approximately 1:30 pm in the afternoon, our neighbor was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted by 2 African American males roughly estimated to be between 16-18 years of age, one wearing a #10 Steelers' jersey and the other wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt. The robbery and assault occurred while Frank was walking home from the Walnut Market on Millbrae Way, one block from Highland Avenue, between Bryant and Elgin Streets. The youth may have followed him from the Walnut Market, suspecting he had money. The police were immediately called and the incident reported.

Please continue to report suspicious activity in the neighborhood to the police and be vigilant when walking alone. This is the second person I know to have been mugged walking in Highland Park in the past 4 months -- this last incident is all the more frightening as the youth had a gun and robbed and assaulted Frank in broad daylight.

Laura J. Dietz, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Fellow Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3811 O'Hara Street Bellefield Towers, Rm. 327 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 246-5595

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