I wanted to give an update with todays news:
1) Holly and I went to pick up her beautiful new pit bull. Its about a year old and had the name Cappuchino but we don't like it and are working on changing it so if anyone knows a good name for a red pit with a red nose were all ears.
2) When putting up beware of dog signs the cop who we met with yesterday came back to say hi, let us know that other officers were aware of our situation and checking in during patrol. This is a very good thing to hear.
3) Holly and I and dog went out to get some pet supplies at PetCo today (again in the late afternoon around 4 PM). As we were checking out one of her roommates calls to say that another middle aged black man jumped on the front porch and looked in the window. When he saw someone sitting there he waved and ran away. The roommate instantly called the police and Officers Nolan and Smith (were on a name basis so not sure if thats good or bad) were there in minutes to get a description and search the neighborhood. Nothing panned out.
4) Holly's landlords came over to discuss security mesaures that were being put in place this week including lights (regular and motion detetcion, alarm system, and security bars on windows). Hopefully the more deterents we put in the more our minds will be at ease.
5) I have received some complaints that my post yesterday may have had some racist or racial profiling undertones and I wanted to clear that up. The reason that the fact that these were all committed by middle aged black men was a few. First off is that with the three most recent things (so not the major robbery) all the perps have been caught in the act by one of Holly's roommates and they have all been middle aged black men so I am not making a generalization, just stating a fact. This brings up why do I feel the need to state that this is a fact? The reason is because I wanted to show patterns between these crimes. They all have perps that fit similar (albeit semi-generic) descriptions and are happening at the same time of day (late afternoon). This has led us to believe that whomever broke in the first time has either come back themselves or let their (presumably crack-addicted) friends know that there is an easy house with a lot of valuable stuff. We are hoping that by adding all of these security measures the house will get off this easy target list just as quick as it got off.
Keep all of us in your thoughts
Ben
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
The Big Sleazy
I knew coming down here that crime was a problem. Pretty much for the last six and a half months I've heard of it happening. Robberies, auto thefts, guns, drugs, murder, etc.
It all started last week when my girlfriend, Holly, (yes if you didn't know I do have a new girlfriend and she is amazing) called me on her way out of work (several hours before she should have been done) saying that her apartment had been broken into and her and her roommates had lost thousands of dollars worth of stuff including jewelery, laptops, electronics, clothes, perfume, and a few other kind of sentimental items. While the police did their thing nothing really came back and the crime is still unsolved. The house was only empty for an hour from 5:30-6:30 PM.
Saturday night a woman (no one I know) was walking with a male friend on the way home from work in the French Quarter. Three fifteen year old males who had just robbed someone a few blocks before approached the couple and demanded money. The woman resisted and was shot and killed. It was about 8 PM.
A few hours later a woman was coming home in the Uptown area of the City (near where Holly lives) and while walking to her front door men aged 15 and 17 forced her to her knees at gun point and took her car. They were followed on a high speed chase to Slidell (a neighboring city) where they crashed the car.
Sunday night Holly was at work while her two roommates and one of their boyfriends were home watching tv with plenty of lights on. One of the girls heard a rustling at the window where they had come in two nights prior to see the face of a middle aged black man staring at her. He walked away casually. It was 4:30 PM and still light out.
Thursday night Holly dropped me off at about midnight. As I walked to my house a man approached me saying that he had just gotten his car broken into and that was he crazy or did I too just see the Military Police car (MP's are just as common down here as NOPD) drive past us. I had.
Today Holly and I had gone out to buy bars for some of the windows and dog supplies since they are going to be fostering a pit bull starting tomorrow as a form of protection. About 3o minutes after we got home one of the boys who lives in the upstairs apartment of their house knocked on the door saying that he had just witnessed a middle aged black man with a crowbar wedged in Holly's car window. When her housemate confronted him he said he was looking for "Sam" and walked away. It was 3:30 in the afternoon.
Although the police and landlord have been helpful there is little they can actually do. I don't mean to worry ya'll but I just needed to write and get this out. Personally I have not witnessed anything but have taken the precautions at my own home by locking windows, covering large open windows with blankets and keeping my valuables locked in our wall of lockers. I wish there was something more we can do but we really can't. While it is very hard I want people to keep us in their thoughts but not worry too much.
Love you guys
Ben
It all started last week when my girlfriend, Holly, (yes if you didn't know I do have a new girlfriend and she is amazing) called me on her way out of work (several hours before she should have been done) saying that her apartment had been broken into and her and her roommates had lost thousands of dollars worth of stuff including jewelery, laptops, electronics, clothes, perfume, and a few other kind of sentimental items. While the police did their thing nothing really came back and the crime is still unsolved. The house was only empty for an hour from 5:30-6:30 PM.
Saturday night a woman (no one I know) was walking with a male friend on the way home from work in the French Quarter. Three fifteen year old males who had just robbed someone a few blocks before approached the couple and demanded money. The woman resisted and was shot and killed. It was about 8 PM.
A few hours later a woman was coming home in the Uptown area of the City (near where Holly lives) and while walking to her front door men aged 15 and 17 forced her to her knees at gun point and took her car. They were followed on a high speed chase to Slidell (a neighboring city) where they crashed the car.
Sunday night Holly was at work while her two roommates and one of their boyfriends were home watching tv with plenty of lights on. One of the girls heard a rustling at the window where they had come in two nights prior to see the face of a middle aged black man staring at her. He walked away casually. It was 4:30 PM and still light out.
Thursday night Holly dropped me off at about midnight. As I walked to my house a man approached me saying that he had just gotten his car broken into and that was he crazy or did I too just see the Military Police car (MP's are just as common down here as NOPD) drive past us. I had.
Today Holly and I had gone out to buy bars for some of the windows and dog supplies since they are going to be fostering a pit bull starting tomorrow as a form of protection. About 3o minutes after we got home one of the boys who lives in the upstairs apartment of their house knocked on the door saying that he had just witnessed a middle aged black man with a crowbar wedged in Holly's car window. When her housemate confronted him he said he was looking for "Sam" and walked away. It was 3:30 in the afternoon.
Although the police and landlord have been helpful there is little they can actually do. I don't mean to worry ya'll but I just needed to write and get this out. Personally I have not witnessed anything but have taken the precautions at my own home by locking windows, covering large open windows with blankets and keeping my valuables locked in our wall of lockers. I wish there was something more we can do but we really can't. While it is very hard I want people to keep us in their thoughts but not worry too much.
Love you guys
Ben
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