Nottingham West Civic Club News

All,

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Tim

Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 3:19 PM

Subject: Re: Fwd: RE: WOC Security Update and Question

Hello All,

I just wanted to follow up on this and add that a man stating that he was there to measure my home for foundation work was let into my home and did steal several pieces of jewelery.  This has been going on by different "rings".  I know that the police did catch one of the "rings" that had hit Austin, Dallas, Houston and other towns throughout the state.  Unfortunately, none of my pieces have been located.  The detective said this is the new thing and is very popular!  Do not let anyone into your home without knowing them.  And please mention this to anyone else in the house or working in your home!

Let's keep eachother safe!

Subject: Security Update and Question
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:11:17 +0100

Hi Donna,

I live on Pinerock and yesterday, someone came to our door and tried to break in.  When confronted, he claimed to work for HCAD and claimed he had a right to enter our home.  We did not allow him in (although he threatened we would have issues with his management).

We called the City and the Police and both told us this is a new tactic to rob homes.  I actually have a friend who lives in Briargrove whose maid let them into the home to measure (why they claim to need entry) and this person stole her jewelry.

In her case and in ours, this person was African with a very strong accent and was wearing a uniform and carrying a clipboard.  He also had a measuring "wheel" (although he was carrying the type to measure outside rather than inside, and it was still taped closed/never used).  He flashed an ID, but refused to show it beyond flashing it briefly.

I wanted to share this with our neighborhood because he seems to be approaching homes where there are contractors working, and there is a lot of this activity in our neighborhood, and the request could be easily rationalized.

I wanted to make you aware of this because these people seem to have decided to target our neighborhood

Is there a way to sign up for e-mail security updates?  Is there an e-mail mailing list that you maintain for our neighborhood?  We moved here from Briargrove Park where we received very timely security updates from our homeowners association, so I imagine there must be something similar here in Wilchester.  Can you let me know how I can get added to your e-mail distribution list?

Thank you,
Amy