Clairmont Heights Civic Association

Forwarded from a neighbor. There have also been car break-ins reported recently in the La Vista Road and Laurel Ridge neighborhood just north of North Druid Hills Road.

"Just wanted the CHCA neighborhood to know that last night (Saturday to Sunday), my car was stolen right out of my car port, on Park Lane, very near the Densley intersection. It was a beautiful 2007 Honda Accord . . . I'm quite sad.

I'm also irate that so many car-related crimes have been allowed to happen right here in the neighborhood. I said as much to the police.

Last night (Thursday night), at least two unlocked vehicles on Densley Drive had some contents stolen, some of which were valuable. If you have experienced any incidents of break-ins, however minor, please report them to the police. With sufficient statistics on their reports, they may increase their patrols in our area. Call the Police Department's non-emergency number: 404-294-2911.

From a neighbor south of north (decatur road, that is)...

Date: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:04 pm ((PDT))

Less than 10 minutes ago, I saw two people in an SUV pull up in front of my house and steal my Obama sign. When I yelled at them, the "runner" jumped in the vehicle and shut the door, and the driver took off. They were heading north on Clairemont. I believe I got the correct license number, and have reported the incident to the Decatur Police.

615 Clairemont

This Saturday, June 28, 2008, 12 noon - 4 pm at DeKalb County Police Services Building, 1960 W. Exchange Pl., Tucker, GA 30084

The Dekalb County Police Department is proud to invite you to the Center Precinct Summer Meet & Greet.

This event will provide citizens and business owners the
opportunity to
• speak face to face with personnel from the different
divisions within the police department,
• view equipment and
• ask questions.

There will be activities for the kids, safety information, anti-theft services and more…

J.A. Hightower
Public Education Specialist

The Laurel Ridge neighborhood (north of us on the other side of N Druid Hills Rd) reports four car thefts over the last few months. The latest victim reports that the police did not come to the house but took the pertinent details by phone.

Last Saturday night vandals smashed mailboxes along Fair Oaks Road in the Sagamore Hills neighborhood. One resident reported that this incident was the fourth such incident in twenty years. If anyone in our neighborhood has experienced such vandalism, please contact the police and also let us know.

Click the link below to see a map showing where the Sagamore Hills and other nearby neighborhoods are located relative to our area.

Map of Neighborhoods

We have received two reports over the weekend of a petty thief in our neighborhood riding a blue bike. He is described as a young 20ish african american male. He has been reported knocking on doors and, in one case, taking a pair of shoes from a garage on Desmond and, in another case, a weed whacker and blower on Ava Place. The police asked that anyone seeing this person to call them with information.

Last Thursday, a car window in Heritage Square was smashed and some items stolen from the vehicle. The common advice from police to help prevent such crime is not to leave valuables including cell phones, CDs, etc in your car in plain view. Don't hesitate to report suspicious activity to the police. The non-emergency number for DeKalb county police in our precinct is 404-294-2911.

Over the course of construction of the South Peachtree Creek Trail in the last two months, there have been frequent reports of substantial and costly vandalism of both materials and equipment, and now an officer of the Three Forks Heritage Alliance reports they have found a flat tire on their cars repeatedly over the same period. The CHCA board believes the overwhelming majority of residents in our neighborhood strongly opposes any and all vandalism, especially when it becomes a political tactic to sabotage our sense of safety and community.

Be especially vigilant against criminal activity in the neighborhood. According to sources in the Druid Hills Civic Association, a crime wave seems to be under way in the Druid Hills area with criminals breaking into homes, even when occupied. Houses have been broken into from Fairview and Lullwater to North Decatur Road between Durand Drive and Princeton Way as late as last night. More details to follow.