“eca new Year’s Day”

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Edgemoor Neighborhood Patrol

Police Crime Alert

Copper Downspout Thefts

Crime Briefing

County Exec Budget Briefing

Teen Authors at Library

Babysitter/Housekeeper Available

 

   Thanks so much to the dozens of you who came to the  “ECA New Year’s Day”. It was a terrific way to start the year and we hope it is going well for all of you so far!  Here’s some quick updates, mostly public safety related this week:

 

Edgemoor Neighborhood Patrol

 

  We’ll be meeting shortly with the vendor we have chosen for our Edgemoor Neighborhood Patrol to finalize start-up, days, hours and other operational details of our new Edgemoor Neighborhood Patrol.  Patrols will begin in February. After they commence, we will organize an ECA Town Hall so we can brief everybody on how it works and introduce the officer(s) and their supervisors to the neighborhood. Watch for further updates on the launch!

 

Crime Alert – Residential Burglaries  - From the Bethesda Police District


Starting in December and apparently now continuing into January, the 2nd District (Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Bethesda) is getting slammed with burglaries. there were twenty four burglaries in December and currently we have handled almost 15; seven occurred in Delta 2 and are associated with the burglary trend that was hitting the Town of Chevy Chase. Aside from that trend we have three other trends that are either starting or have appeared in other districts and are now migrating in to 2D.
E4 (White Flint area, Old Georgetown Road area) yesterday there was an attempt burglary on Flanders and one on Old Fields (D3), two black male 20-30, one taller than the other, wearing hoodies and dark clothing. Suspects first knocked on the front door of the residence and then went around to other doors knocking; upon no one answering proceeded to try and force entry via a side window but got scared off by the victim. Within an hours time the suspects did the same to another address on Old Field; no entry made there either. E2 Burglary on Landon involves a black male 20-40, 5'10?-6'00, large upper body, possible vehicle is a dark blue Chevy with Maryland tags that involve possibly a combination of 8DFS92. A navy blue car was seen at two additional burglaries one of which was on Singleton.  E2 Also in Edward 2 was a burglary on Overhill Road in which an unknown male was seen entering a white car that was backed into the driveway. The victim observed the tags to be similar to Pennsylvania plates with blue, yellow and white with a partial plate of 540T. The vehicle is noted in the attached crime alert from 3D and apparently the car has been seen at burglaries in Frederick and Howard Counties as well.

Please report all suspicious persons and vehicles to Police 301-279-8000 or 911. 

Reminder: Free home security surveys by Officer Stroman 240-876-1277 by appointment to assess security risks of your residence. 

Officer Dana Stroman
Community Services Officer
2nd District
Montgomery County Police
301-652-9200
240-876-1277 (cell)

 

Copper Downspout Thefts

 

   A neighbor on  Moorland Lane had her copper downspouts stolen in broad daylight and saw a large bronze pick-up truck leaving the premises as she arrived.    Copper is the new gold when it comes to thefts and fencing. Typically it is extracted from the plumbing of abandoned or foreclosed homes but it now appears downspouts in occupied homes  have the attention of thieves as well! The neighbor who was the victim has reported it to the police, and also knows of a similar incident in our neighborhood.  Keep your eyes open.  

 


Crime Briefing on January 17

 

   The Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board will be briefed by Bethesda Police District Commander David Falcinelli about the recent surge in residential burglaries at their Tuesday, January 17 meeting.  The meeting will be held at the BCC Regional Services Center, beginning at 7pm, and is open to all.There were twenty four burglaries in December in the Bethesda District (Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Bethesda).  Police are actively investigating and are asking for community assistance in identifying suspects and reporting suspicious behavior.

 

County Exec Budget Briefing

   County Executive Leggett is coming to Bethesda Monday night to hear from the local community about budget priorities in the next fiscal year. Leggett will also discuss the County's current fiscal climate and outlook. The forum is hosted by the Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board, a panel of residents and business leaders who advise the County Executive, County Council, and Regional Director on local priorities. The advisory board represents Rockville, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Potomac, and North Bethesda. The forum begins at 7pm and will be held at the B-CC Regional Services Center.

Teens: Meet authors Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler Thursday, January  19  

 

The Bethesda Library will host teen authors Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler on Thursday January 19th, at 5PM. Asher and

Mackler will be discussing their new book, The Future of Us. Copies of this book, along with their previous books (for Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why, and Mackler, The Earth My Butt and Other RoundThings) will be for sale through an arrangement with Politics and Prose. A percentage of the booksale proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Library, Bethesda Chapter.The Future of Us takes place in 1996. While it is before Facebook has been “invented,” main characters Emma and Josh are suddenly able to  access their individual Facebook pages, giving them an insight into the future. Teens of all ages will enjoy this fun yet thought-provoking new novel. Website: http://www.montgomerycountymd. gov/Apps/ Libraries/ branchinfo/ be.asp  Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Price: FREE

 

Need a Babysitter Housekeeper

 

A note from Ann Dean:   Our wonderful babysitter/housekeeper is looking for one or two days work in our neighborhood or nearby. She is a reliable and lovely person. She has her own car. If you would like more information, please send me an email:

[e-mail]

 

Take care and talk with you soon -

Len

Len Simon

ECA Address:  P.O. Box 30459, Bethesda, MD 20824

tel: [phone],   202-659-2229
fax: [phone]
email: [e-mail]

 

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CONTACT YOUR ECA BOARD

 

Len Simon, President - [e-mail]

Ken Levinson, Vice President - [e-mail]

Julie Doll, Vice President   [e-mail]

Susan Rubel, Secretary - [e-mail]

Alysa Emden - Treasurer -  [e-mail]