Newsletter readers: To view charts of crime stats please visit this article on the WHCA website.
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WHCA Crime Reprot
Around 90% of theft from vehicles was on Studewood and White Oak in and around commercial areas, and is as likely to occur at lunchtime as at night. We had one burglary of a building (I believe it was a garage) in the 300 block of Highland.
While not in the neighborhood, most months we see one or more assaults or robberies in the 3600 block of North Main. In June there were no assaults or robberies, but several businesses were broken into — please be aware of your surroundings when in that area.
While not reflected in the above statistics, the Constables made two arrests in the neighborhood in June. One for DWI (500 block Teetshorn 10:54 pm on a Friday, and one for drug possession (1000 block of Studewood 11:27 pm on a Saturday).
Car theft 2300 block of White Oak; motorcycle theft 500 block of Bayland.
WHCA Constable Patrol Statistics
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 June 2016 here is some of their activity:
| Number | Activity |
| 19 | 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; |
| 2 | Drug/alcohol-related arrests: one DWI and one drug possession; all occurring on the night shift. |
| 5 | Suspicious person call responses (please do not hesitate to call about something that does not look right). |
| 8 | Suspicious vehicle call responses |
| 17 | Number of times they stopped to check something in the parks (mostly along White Oak, Stude and Usener). |
| 166 | Number of times they stopped to check something in the neighborhood (not otherwise included in these statistics). |
| 1 | House alarm responses. |
| 12 | Miscellaneous: responses to traffic issues (?), various disturbances/loud noise, gunshots, mischief (?) |
| 24 | “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. |
— Steve Howard, WHCA, VP of Security