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9-1-1 vs The Non-Emergency Number

Thursday, August 26th, 2010
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On our neighborhood email list, we’ve had lots of discussion about quality of life issues such as noise complaints, parties, fireworks, parking violations etc. Needless to say, people are confused on when to dial 9-1-1 versus the non-emergency number (919) 831-6311. The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch program has helped educate neighbors about 9-1-1 and sponsored tours of the 9-1-1 center in the past.

Raleigh ECC

I decided to ask Walt Fuller, Deputy Director of Operations for Raleigh-Wake County Emergency Communications Center to help clarify some of the confusion. Our Q&A is below:

1) What happens when a call comes in to the Raleigh-Wake County Emergency Communications Center for a Raleigh Police officer? (more…)

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Do It Again at National Night Out 2010

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
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Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, participated in this year’s National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event, on August 3, 2010.. NNO is designed to:

  • Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
  • Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs;
  • Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
  • Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Below is a recap of the evening from the perspective of the event organizer and Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch Secretary, Shelia Campbell. (more…)

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Community Watch: 22 Residential Burglary Prevention Tips

Thursday, August 12th, 2010
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Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, is partnering with Raleigh Police Department (RPD) to bring you the following residential burglary prevention tips.

It’s unfortunate that we have to highlight crime in our neighborhood, but there have been several break-ins in the Lineberry area over the past few weeks. Trailwood Hills and Trailwood Springs have been hit pretty hard. Hot items include flat screen TV’s, jewelry, cash, laptops, and other items of convenience.

Be sure to review the following crime prevention tips to make your home safer. There are no guarantee’s, but you can make things more difficult for burglars.  (more…)

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Community Yard Sales – May 22

Friday, May 21st, 2010
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Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community watch - prr-watch.orgRaleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, is hosting a community-wide yard sale on May 22, 2010 for all the streets in our neighborhood. Yard sale goers can find multiple yard sales off of Lineberry Drive and Lake Wheeler Road (south of the Farmer’s Market). (more…)

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PRR-Watch Hosting Community-Wide Yard Sale May 22

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
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Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, is hosting a community-wide yard sale on May 22, 2010 for all the streets in our neighborhood. Yard sale goers can find multiple yard sales off of Lake Wheeler Road and Lineberry Drive on Lawrence Drive, Sierra Drive, Henslowe Drive, Ramsgate Street, and other streets in-between.

Maps will be available at 2004 Sierra Drive for yard sale goers, highlighting the locations having yard sales. (more…)

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Best Practices and Tips on Building Community Outreach

Thursday, April 29th, 2010
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Tonight, I got a chance to present on community outreach to a motivated group of future community leaders at a session of the Citizens Leadership Academy (CLA), a free series of classes offered by the City of Raleigh Community Services Department.  I presented with Arlene Sanders from the Historic Oakwood neighborhood and provided insight from the past 8 years that I’ve been involved with my community.

The Community Outreach session of the CLA is part of a the Effective Communication module, which “explores the techniques for effectively communicating with individuals and groups.” (more…)

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Perry, Draughon attend Trailwood Hills annual meeting

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
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The Trailwood Hills annual homeowners meeting took place on Tuesday, April 6, 2010.  We had Captain Perry, who is the Captain for our District, and Officer Draughon, who is Raleigh’s PROP Officer, attend. They spoke to various issues involving PROP and the new nuisance party ordinance.  It was very informative and if you would like to see the criteria for what constitutes a violation within PROP and what constitutes a nuisance party, you can check out the blog entry: Noise and Party Ordinance Information.  Please check out the criteria when you get a chance so that you can better understand how the process works and what triggers the process. (more…)

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PRR-Watch Hosts Annual 2010 Meeting

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
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Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community watch - prr-watch.orgRaleigh, 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…)

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Community Watch Meeting Notes 1/14/2010

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
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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:

  • Lt Pat Niemann
  • Barbie Upchurch
  • Bruce Holt
  • 2602 Beat officer, Tom Connors
  • Davis Mead

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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10 Tips for a Safer Holiday

Sunday, December 20th, 2009
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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…)

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