Residents from the Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch reported a homeless camp in the woods off Lake Wheeler Road to Raleigh Police Department (RPD) in early March 2010. As you were coming from the Farmer’s Market, right after you cross the bridge over I-40 (West), the camp was on the right in the woods. (more…)
We told you about the possible changes coming to Carolina Pines in a previous post. Last night, those attending the first public session about the proposed renovations and additions to Carolina Pines Community Center got to see the first set of options.
The session was hosted by Lynn Sullivan, project manager with Raleigh Parks & Recreation and Jeff Rezeli & Corey Bates from New City Design Group. The scope of the project is to expand meeting space, replace the HVAC system, improve site and building access, reconfigure the large club room, and improve energy efficiency (by using green technology wherever possible).
Aerial view of proposed changes to Carolina Pines
This was a topic that came up during the South West Citizen Advisory Council (SWCAC) meeting on Monday, March 8, 2010 and I wanted to make sure that everyone was aware of the opportunity to provide input. Carolina Pines Community Center is holding a hearing about future renovations, to include, but not limited to, fixing the HVAC units, adding community rooms, and your ideas. See the information below and attend on March 30, 2010 if you can.
CAROLINA PINES COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATION PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 30 [2010]
The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public meeting 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 30 [2010] to receive public input on design options for renovations to Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road
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Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, held their annual meeting on February 9, 2010. Hot topics from the meeting included updates from Captain Perry, of the Raleigh Police Department (RPD), on the recent break-ins in the Lineberry area. Thanks to some good police work and excellent reporting from the community, the break-ins have appeared to settle down recently. The meeting notes are now available on the prr-watch.org website (PDF).
Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch also announced several other items from their business agenda: (more…)
Over 80 people were in attendance. Tabitha Groelle made an introduction to the PRR-Watch and the Lineberry Alliance, then welcomed everyone for coming. Captain Perry introduced the other officers:
Perry started by saying that he is trying to provide as much information as he can to the community, sometimes he (candidly) can’t because he’s busy and other times he can not compromise the integrity of an ongoing investigation.
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The Lineberry area has had a rash of home and car break-ins starting November 18, 2009. There have been at-least 10 residential break-ins over the last 3-4 weeks. Before I provide a few tips, let’s start with the basics. If you see anyone that you do not recognize in your or your neighbors yard, call 911 immediately. Don’t assume that they belong there, even if it looks like a service vehicle. Don’t wait until your neighbor comes home, report suspicious activity right away. (more…)
Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, held their fall quarterly meeting on November 10, 2009. Hot topics from the meeting included speeding concerns on Sierra Drive and Lawrence Drive, parking / visibility issues at Sierra Drive and Voyager Circle, and a recap on the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) ride along with Tabitha Groelle and Jason Hibbets. The annual cookies exchange was also held. Members in attendance brought cookies to share. A food drive was suggested for next year’s Fall meeting.
The meeting notes are available on the community watch website [PDF]. Summaries of the RPD ride alongs have been popular posts: RPD Ride Along – 5 Crime Fighting Tips and Ride Along Part II, The Tabitha Chronicles.
Speeding in our neighborhood has been a recurring topic at our meetings. (more…)
Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, released their Fall 2009 newsletter this week. Features include upcoming meeting dates, including the annual cookie exchange on November 10, 2009, upcoming events, and trick or treat safety tips. Also included in the newsletter are holiday safety reminders that can help you have a safer holiday season.
The newsletter is available on our website. [PDF] Community watch captains will deliver the flyers the week of October 26, 2009. If you live in the Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate community watch area (triangulated by Lake Wheeler Road, Lineberry Drive, and Lawrence Drive, on the south side of I-40/I-440) and would like to become more involved, such as being a block captain, please contact the chairs.. Have a fun and safe Halloween.
You may have read about Jason Hibbets’ ride along with Raleigh Police Department (RPD) and the 5 Crime Fighting Tips he provided. I had a similar, but totally different experience that I’d like to share.
I rode with Office Camacho. Officer Camacho has been with the RPD for five years. He mentioned several time how much he likes his job. It was quite evident during the night. I also was amazed by the multi-tasking that these officers do. I could not keep up with all the chatter coming in over the different channels.
Tabitha, ready for her shift with RPD
Officer Camacho’s beat encompasses the eastern most portion of the Southwest District. We started the night by responding to a possible drug dealing call at Walnut Terrace. No drugs were found, but we did pour out a couple of beers. You may wonder why I say “we.” On every call we made, I was allowed to get out of the car and follow Officer Camacho. There were times that my heart was beating a little fast. (more…)
The Friday night shift on October 23, 2009 started at 7:00 PM. The North Carolina State fair was attracting about 90,000 people to the fair grounds in west Raleigh. Numerous law enforcement officials from different agencies were working at the fair. Tabitha Groelle, President of Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, joined me to ride the beats of District 26 in south west Raleigh. We arrived at the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) substation off of Blue Ridge Road a little after 6:00 PM. While we waited for roll call, we signed a wavier and secured our bullet proof vests. Then we were each assigned to an officer and took the streets in a patrol car. This is where my adventure begins.
RPD on the scene
Before I tell you about the eye-opening evening, I’d like to share some of the take-aways from my experience. I’ve summarized this into five tips that I hope will help you be a better crime fighting citizen.
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