Newsletter readers: To view charts of crime stats please visit this article on the WHCA website.
The Constable Patrol operates on a fiscal year ending March 31, and we are in the midst of this year’s renewal campaign. We recently sent a mailer to everyone in the neighborhood inviting you to support the Constable Patrol and the Civic Association. You can also find information for this on the Woodland Heights webpage. Please support the Constable Patrol.
WHCA Crime Report
It is the time of year where we start to see an increase in theft of yard equipment and other crimes of opportunity involving things taken from yards, porches and open garages. Don’t leave valuable items unattended for even a brief period of time. Theft from cars continues to be the most common crime, many taking place in the parking lots of area businesses. Please don’t leave valuables in your vehicle.
The City is using a new crime reporting service which provides limited detail regarding types of theft. Starting in March, if it isn’t theft from a vehicle, it is classified as “other” which typically includes non-breaking and entering type property theft. Assaults: 200 block of E. Woodland (of family member), 800 block of Studewood; Burglaries: residence 2500 block of White Oak, residence 900 block of Byrne; Auto Theft: 600 block of Byrne.
We remind everyone for a crime in progress, please call 911 first. If our deputies are on duty, they should be monitoring those calls, though you can also call Precinct One dispatch after calling 911 for crimes in progress. Our deputies come to work in our neighborhood, and remain through their shift, unless they are called to respond to a nearby contract. When they stop to look at something or take some action, they keep a log, so we have a general idea of their activities. For March 2016 here is some of their activity:
| Number | Activity |
| 16 | Traffic stops, resulting in 7 citations. The deputies have radar and use it to monitor speeds in areas where there are complaints, and they pay particular attention to speeds in school zones; |
| 8 | Suspicious person call responses (we average about 10 per month – please do not hesitate to call about something that does not look right) |
| 2 | Responses to calls about (door to door) solicitors (we usually have 8-10 per month). |
| 8 | Suspicious vehicle call responses |
| 12 | Number of times they stopped to check something in the parks (mostly along White Oak, Stude and Usener). |
| 152 | Number of times they stopped to check something in the neighborhood (not otherwise included in these statistics). |
| 5 | House alarm responses. |
| 6 | Miscellaneous: responses to traffic issues (2), various disturbances/loud noise, gunshots, mischief (4) |
| 32 | “Meet the Citizen” – this is a conversation with a member of the neighborhood in a fashion that’s not covered above, (e.g. to introduce themselves or to answer a question). Our deputies are very service oriented, so if you see a deputy and have a question, or just want to say hello please flag them down. |