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See Soshin's response on this same thread.

LMAO! Since the Downtown Jersey City Watch did NOT prepare a handout flyer with the info below (we don't do flyers for individual complaints only for our overall group as below)it's obvious , video, you have some talent with photoshop... Rudimentary, thought they are! Click below to download the ONLY flyers we distribute: Okay here are the PDF links for the signs: Join the Watch We Watch Quote:

Going back in this thread a litlle, can anyone explain how someone can tell whether I am home or not from my wireless network?

Robin.

Just to highlight how vigilant the cops have become - at 11pm last night everyone was kicked out of Van Vorst park. People walking dogs, people canoodling on park benches, some guy on his cell phone. There wasnt disturbing of the peace. No-one was being threatening. Nice urban night. Then the cops pulled up, drove into the park up to the gazebo and drove everyone out of the park and into the streets.

Not sure what purpose it served. People were back inthe park 5 mins after the cop left and people walk THRU the park all hours. kinda a waste of effort if you ask me -- meanwhile kids on bikes roaming the streets throwing firecrackers at each other goes unnoticed by the JCPD. Nice.

From: [redacted]
date Jul 4, 2007 12:42 AM
subject Car Vandalism In Front Of #312 8th Street (Wells Fargo Building)

Attention All Hamilton Park Residence:

Please be advised that our neighbor's car parked in front of their residence at #312 8th Street was "keyed" on Monday night, 7/2/2007, and must be repaired.
The JCPD was called and a report was filed by our neighbor.

If anyone witnessed this vandalism, or sees vandalism in progress, please call the East District immediately with any information. East District: 201-547-5477.

Thank you.

Jan
Hamilton Park

Captain McDonough <jcpdeastdistrict@yahoo.com> date Jul 3, 2007 4:58 PM subject 4th of July Street Info. Hello. Please be advised of the following and pass along to all community members, neighbors, family and friends. Effective 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 2007 the following streets will be closed to non-resident traffic. - East of Marin Blvd. between Grand St. and Montgomery St. - South of Montgomery St. between Marin Blvd. and Greene St. - East of Greene St. between Montgomery St. and Christopher Columbus Dr. - East of Washington Blvd. between Pavonia Ave. and Newport Parkway Regards. Captain Brian McDonough

Fwd: Van Vorst Park Rally for Safety : July 12 @ 7:30PM Dear Mariah, Cat and Henrietta, Thanks for the great assessment below and the update for your next VVP Rally for Safety on July 12th at 7:30PM.! Since our next DJCW meeting is Monday, July 9th, we will encourage all our members to come out to support you and hopefully some there at last night's rally will be at our meeting. Thanks again Mariah to you, Henrietta and Cat for all your hard work bringing this public meeting together. By working together we will all benefit, provide more safety and hopefully engage the community with our youth who need mentors, support and opportunities for both play and work. Special thanks to our volunteer member, Jim from Downtown Jersey City Watch for printing and distributing our notice flyers for last night's meeting! Dale Downtown Jersey City Watch downtownjcwatch@gmail.com ----Original Message----- From: Mariah [redacted] Subject: [redacted] We're planning a follow-up rally roughly two weeks from now that will focus on the progress that has been made in the intervening time from last night's rally as well as review the information that was disseminated last night. This will give those already engaged in this renewed push for safety an opportunity to assess what improvements have been made as well as provide a chance for those who couldn't attend last night's rally a chance to learn and benefit from the expertise provided by the police and various community organizations. We have just confirmed that Captain McDonough will attend as well as a representative from the Downtown Jersey City Watch, the Van Vorst Park Association, and the Guardian Angels. This rally will be on July 12 in Van Vorst Park at 7:30. Last night's gathering in the park was organized to get people talking about the recent violent crimes in our neighborhood and to EDUCATE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT HOW THEY, AS INDIVIDUALS, CAN TAKE ACTION TO MAKE THEMSELVES AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD A SAFER PLACE. Safety is a two-way street. We cannot expect things to happen unless we get involved and make them happen. The residents of Van Vorst Park want to publicly thank Steve Fulop and the East District Police Dept. for their quick response to our urgent requests. Within days of bringing our concerns to the public these requests were met. We asked for three things from the city council: #1 Increased uniformed police presence in our neighborhood. We wanted beat cops! #2 Street lights to be repaired. #3 Trees to be trimmed so light could reach the sidewalk. Within days, the lights on our block were fixed, the trees were trimmed and we have greater police presence in our park and in our neighborhood. THANK YOU!!! This is a wonderful start; but this momentum must be kept going, and it can only be kept going when each citizen takes it upon him or herself to commit to improving safety. The Downtown Jersey City Neighborhood Watch is a wonderful and easy way for individuals to communicate directly to the police. We hope that some of last night's attendees will be at the next meeting on July 9. We encourage those who attend to communicate to their neighbors who could not attend any updates from that meeting. We'd also like to hear each attendee at the July 12th rally who attended last night's rally tell us at least one safety strategy that they've adopted and employed in the past two weeks. SAFETY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL. When a collection of individuals commits to making safety improvements, the whole community benefits and the police can better do their jobs to protect us. There is another equally important factor in the safety equation. A number of these violent crimes were committed by juveniles. The woman who organized the Safety Rally works with teens in the area and last night put forth this question to the crowd: "What opportunities are being offered to the kids of Jersey City and how can we use our powers to provide for meaningful experiences for these children?" The absolute best prevention of crime committed by youths is to get these juveniles engaged in the community in a way that is positive. At last night's rally, a longtime resident of Jersey City brought up the amazing transformation of Van Vorst Park - from red dirt to beautiful gardens - years ago carried out principally by Jersey City youths. Connection to community, meaningful activities, pride in accomplishments - these are the true preventative measures to stem juvenile crime. There is much work to be done. We feel this most recent safety push is off to a promising start. We feel so gratified by the community and government response. This is just the start. We must keep this ball rolling through indivdual and community efforts. We encourage all members of the Jersey City community to come to Van Vorst Park on July 12 at 7:30 to keep this ball rolling and take up the responsibility for making our neighborhoods safer. Thanks for your time, Cat and Mariah On 6/29/07 9:00 AM, "Dale wrote: [redacted] Here's an update from last night's "Van Vorst Park Rally for Safety": There is going to be a follow-up rally whereby Captain Short stated that Captain Comey would meet with this group and this ad hoc group's first stated goal was a petition for more police presence of uniform officers in Van Vorst Park. Last night, approximately 100 people gathered in the rain under the gazebo as Steven Fulop addressed the group following Wednesday night's City Council meeting where outraged citizens gathered in resonse to five muggings and robberies over the past few weeks. They gathered tonight to listen to members of the police dept including Captain Short and Detective Connors, the Guardian Angels, Van Vorst Park Watch, and Downtown Jersey City Watch speak to the assembled group. Captain Short introduced one of the officers who has been assigned to VVP, spoke of various safety tips, and encouraged those gathered to contact their elected representatives and Police Chief Jefferson as to their petition for more uniformed police presence. The Downtown Jersey City Watch asked all present to join the group's broadcast email list for safety alerts and to attend the next meeting on July 9th at Grace Church Van Vorst, 7PM, entrance through the 2nd street red doors just west of 39 Erie Street. Join the group's list at downtownjcwatch@gmail.com and go to JCList.com to see updates at the topic thread: "Downtown Jersey City Watch -Updates Thread". [redacted] -- This email was brought to you by the Downtown Jersey City Watch (downtownjcwatch@gmail.com). 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Bump! Downtown Jersey City Watch <downtownjcwatch@gmail.com> Van Vorst Park Rally for Safety: 7:30, Thur, June 28 Hi Everyone, Wed night at the City Council meeting over 100 persons from Van Vorst Park neighborhood turned out to express their concern and outrage at the recent muggings and robberies that have taken place over the last few weeks. Steven Fulop announced that our group would be meeting at Grace Church on July 9th and at tonight's Van Vorst Park Rally for Safety at 7:30pm, I plan to announce the same in our support of our neighbors concern for safety. Please join us Thursday, June 28th @ 7:30 to show support for our neighbors in Van Vorst Park neighborhood and follow-up by coming to our next meeting of the Downtown Jersey City Watch on July 9th at Grace Church Van Vorst, 7PM. Entrance is on 2nd Street through the red doors just west of 39 Erie St. Thanks much on behalf of Pam, one of the founders of the Downtown Jersey City Watch, who is away on vacation. Dale Downtown Jersey City Watch downtownjcwatch@gmail.com -- This email was brought to you by the Downtown Jersey City Watch (downtownjcwatch@gmail.com). "We watch out for each other." Please send in any information about suspicious events or crimes to this address. To be removed from this list please respond to this email and type "remove" in the header.

Downtown Jersey City Watch <downtownjcwatch@gmail.com> Van Vorst Park Rally for Safety: 7:30, Thur, June 28 Hi Everyone, Tonight at the City Council meeting over 100 persons from Van Vorst Park neighborhood turned out to express their concern and outrage at the recent muggings and robberies that have taken place over the last few weeks. Steven Fulop announced that our group would be meeting at Grace Church on July 9th and at tomorrow's Van Vorst Park Rally for Safety at 7:30pm, I plan to announce the same in our support of our neighbors concern for safety. Please join us Thursday, June 28th @ 7:30 to show support for our neighbors in Van Vorst Park neighborhood and follow-up by coming to our next meeting of the Downtown Jersey City Watch on July 9th at Grace Church Van Vorst, 7PM. Entrance is on 2nd Street through the red doors just west of 39 Erie St. Thanks much on behalf of Pam, one of the founders of the Downtown Jersey City Watch, who is away on vacation. Dale Downtown Jersey City Watch downtownjcwatch@gmail.com -- This email was brought to you by the Downtown Jersey City Watch (downtownjcwatch@gmail.com). "We watch out for each other." Please send in any information about suspicious events or crimes to this address. To be removed from this list please respond to this email and type "remove" in the header.

A sizeable group in attendance tonight. Curious to hear peoples' thoughts on Councilman Fulop's reassurances. Feeling confident about downtown's future safety?

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You are correct, super_furry!

The correct Non-Emergency # is:
201-547-5470

Sorry, as the East District Command # is:
201-547-5408

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Super_furry: the # we show above is correct

(201) 547-5408

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Note that the JCPD non-emergency number is 201-547-5477.
Program that number into your cell phone.

Downtown Jersey City Watch [downtownjcwatch@gmail.com] Thu 6/21/07 1:50 PM Please be aware of suspicious actor and update on robbery at Varick. Please note that at 10:30am, a suspcious actor that fits the exact description of 2 other events in the past 2 years has attempted to open a resident's door on 4th Street between Monmouth and Coles Street. Description: Olive complexion male - possibly Italian American Dark haired - clean cut hair style Mid twenties - white polo shirt Has been described as good looking This description also fits the man who burglarized a home while contractors worked on her house. He stole Identification and laptop in 2006. This description also fits the man who attempted to open a door on 6th Street in 2005. ALSO, UPDATE FROM HARSIMUS COVE Officer Reilly reported the Robbery by 2 Juveniles on Varick. They have witnesses and are working on this case. If you have additional information, please email Officer Reilly at jcpdeastdistrict@yahoo.com. COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM WITH JCPD - meeting with all JCPD Community Officers and Community Leaders Al, Teresa, and I plan to attend this meeting tonight. Please email any incidents to report at this time.Hopefully, we will get more info on the CCTV Citizen Commission. Thanks! Pam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [...] Date: Jun 21, 2007 11:56 AM Subject: To: Downtown Jersey City Watch <downtownjcwatch@gmail.com> Are you aware of this? Hello neighbors, In case you haven't heard, there was a robbery Monday night at 8:00 on Varick between York and Bright. A woman (I don't know her, sorry) who lives on the corner of York and Bright was attacked at 8:00PM!! She was pushed to the ground by two young men, robbed, and ended up in the hospital with stitches. I think she had some damage to her teeth. That's all I know. I just called the police dept. and found out that there were witnesses and that they have the names of the people who did it, that is all the info they had at present. We are all savvy city slickers and get the fact that living in an urban area can be dangerous, but I just want to put out a reminder as well as some friendly suggestions about what you can do to make yourself and your neighborhood a little safer 1. Keep your eyes open and be aware of your surroundings, especially when you are alone (ipod users especially) 2. Call the cops if you see something or someone suspicious. Don't feel dumb, your call could help. (non-emergency # below) 3. Voice your concern about crime in your neighborhood to the police.(community relations # below) 4. Pass this email around Be not afraid, but be smart and take action. Don't just protect yourself, protect your neighbors. Peace out - [...] NON-EMERGENCY POLICE NUMBER 201-547-5408 PROGRAM IT IN TO YOUR CELL PHONE NOW. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT YOU CAN'T USE IT COMMUNITY RELATIONS (Officer Reilley 8:00-4:00) 201-547-5470 Captain McDonough is said to be very receptive to hearing from the public so you can also ask for him or his email, which I am told he will respond to.

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How would someone know? Drive by any house using any wifi detector you can pick up from staples for $30 or so. Encryption? They don't need to care about encryption, just the signal strength and whether anyone is home. And with a lil more sophistication they can probably tell that too even if your signal is encrypted. They just need to tell whether packets are moving.

Timmy the crackhead? These guys go after your top-end electronics and are pretty discerning about what they take and what they leave.

If you choose to believe that the folks committing these crimes are simple opportunistic idiots, then you're not likely to find them. These guys know what they're looking for, and if they have that much intelligence, at least credit them with having done their homework.

Heck, the car thieves know where to punch a hole in your car door with a screwdriver to make the car think it's involved in a crash and "fail-open" - unlocking your trunk, doors and rolling down your windows. James effing Bond :)
What makes you think house burglars are less smart?

Sure, maybe doing it right by the school was a bit on the dumb side, but don't we have bigger issues to deal with?

Afterall, it was just "chalk"?

Written in chalk? Last time i checked, chalk washes away in the rain.

*NOTE*
Graffiti removal (Thanks to Mia Scanga)

There has been a rise in Graffiti on personal property. Please contact Oren Dabney of the JC Incinerator Authority or his assistant, Crystal Fonseca, via email. They have responded to removing it. If you have any problems with graffiti or know someone who does, please email :

o.dabney@jciaonline.org and c.fonseca@jciaonline.org.

Downtown JC Watch

Attention To All Our Neighbors On 8th Street
Obscene Graffiti Written On Sidewalk & On Street
In Front Of #318 & #319 8th Street.


At approximately 3 a. m. on Sunday night (Monday morning) obscene graffiti was written in "chalk" on the sidewalk & in the street in front of resident's property at #318 8th Street, & also in the street in front of resident's property at #319 8th Street, by a group of approximately 6 young caucasian males.

If anyone witnessed this graffiti done, or sees any graffiti in progress, please call the local East District immediately with any information.

East District Police Dept. : 201-547-5477

Thank you!

Jan
Hamilton Park

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I doubt this is really relavent, maybe if your burglar was James Bond yes, but not Timmy the crackhead.

Firstly, how would someone know where the wireless signal was originating in an area as squashed together as Downtown JC? and then be able to break your encryption, unless of course you don't have your encryption turned on which is kinda stupid in a built up area.

If you are not encrypted, don't go posting your credit card details on that wireless LAN anytime soon. FYI

Being a victim of burglary myself, I have a couple of personal theories on this:

1. I had a recent visit from a local cable service engineer.
2. I had a wireless lan that people outside the residence could use to detect activity. (Your wireless lan not only tells people that you're likely to have tech goodies, but can also indicate whether ur at home on not to a tech-savvy burglar).

Worth posting similar patterns/experiences if u have them.

Subject: Robbery/Burglary @ #316 8th Street, Saturday, June 2, 2007
Tue 6/5/07 12:23 AM

Hamilton Park Residents:

Please be advised that a robbery/burglary occurred at #316 8th Street on Saturday, June 2, 2007 between approximately 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.

Person (s) entered the apartment building, went up to the 3rd Floor Apt., broke into the apartment's front door and robbed the owners of their jewelry, watches, etc.
All small pocket & carry items.

If anyone witnessed this burglary on Saturday, or has any further information, please call the local East District immediately. 201-547-5477.

Thank you.

Jan
Hamilton Park


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Downtown Jersey City Watch [downtownjcwatch@gmail.com]
Mon 6/4/07 7:44 PM

Next meeting is Monday, June 11th, and JCPD Block ID Numbers

Hello all. Sorry I confused everyone, the next meeting is Monday, June 11th at 7pm at Grace Van Vorst Church on Erie St. Enter through Red Doors on 2nd Street. The Police will arrive at 7:30pm.

BLOCK WATCHER ID NUMBERS

Please be advised that the
Hamilton Park BlockWatch ID begins with E03 followed by four additional
numbers of your choice, i.e. E031234.
Those who wish to be listed
as Harsimus Cove will be E04....(with four additional
numbers they choose),
those who wish to be listed with
Van Vorst will be E08....,
and those who wish to be
listed with Downtown Watch will be E02....

Then, email Officer Reilly at jcpdeastdistrict@yahoo.com

Please follow up with an e-mail containing your ID
number that you have selected as well as contact information, address and
telephone number.

I suggest that Wayne Street Area, Monmouth Street Area, Bright Street Area residents use the Downtown Watch ID since we will be calling together. If you live outside of the downtown area, you can email Officer Reilly and ask for your Community Relations Person.

Thanks!
Pam

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Fri 6/1/07 1:55 PM

Hello everyone.

For the months of March, April, and May - the crime reports were as low as zero for auto theft, break/theft into auto, robbery, and burglary in the Van Vorst Park area and Harsimus Cove Area. This has been an all time low for those areas. This email box did not receive any reports except for that I was begininning to think that we should cancel our next meeting. Within the past 2 weeks, I've been receiving several emails from victims or neighbors of victims of 2 robberies, 1 auto theft, 1 bar problem, graffitti, disorderly groups, drinking with open containers, and getting our caller ID numbers from the police.

We will meet with the police on June 9th at 7pm at the Grace Van Vorst Church to discuss the recent activity.

For those members who are on the list, please make sure that victims have filed a police report AND follow up with this emailbox with file number, date and location of crime. Also remind all witnesses to contact us if they have not been contacted by the police about their witness report. Victimization reports that are compiled by us help us compare with the reports of the police.

Below are some recent incidents that have been brought to our attention:

1) 5/30 - Attack on 2nd and Coles Street - If anyone has information, please reply to this email.**NOTE** Please send to Downtown JC Watch list below:

2) 6/1 - A member's neighbor parked his GF's car (Honda CRX)on 3rd just in from Erie across from side of C-Town and in front of new condo bldg on that Northeast corner. Sometime between Thurs mid-day and Friday morning the car was stolen. This was 3rd time car stolen, they have both club and "kill switch" and even so it's gone. They reported it to police and filed report.

3)Two (2) Burglaries on Brunswick Streets

4) Burglary to Auto on Brunswick Streets

Thanks!
Pam
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Simple advice. It's JC, don't
leave anything in you car. Period. Even if your car is
cluttered with stuff you don't think is important,
people will assume you have things of value stashed in
it, or you forgot to take out.

Car alarms are annoying, but they help, even if you
just have a simple blinking light on your dash. It
will deter people from breaking in.

Also, I know it looks, like a "Young kid" thing to do,
but tinted windows, aren't a bad idea. Then people
can't see inside your car. People won't risk breaking
into a car, if they can't see anything worth stealing.
Rain guards help too. On most late model cars, or cars
with frameless windows, theives just use a
screwdriver to pry the window open slightly and stick
a metal hangar in to unlock the door. If you have
plastic guards on the windows, this becomes a much
harder task.

Downtown Jersey City Watch [downtownjcwatch@gmail.com] Sat 5/26/07 11:25 PM The weather is getting warm so we must all be ready to report any suspicious activity. Below is a report from Hamilton Park but this can happen in any area. We have had 0-3 reports in Harsimus Cove/Van Vorst Park areas of auto theft and Burglary/Theft to auto but we may now see a rise due to the warm weather. Also, vandalism/graffitti is not reported to us. Don't forget to call in "drinking with open containers", "disorderly group", and "fighting". Thanks to a recent members, several drug arrests have been made in the Harsimus Cove area. Be very descriptive to the Operator and always remember the time you've placed the call and the Operator number. If you have not received a Blockwatcher Caller ID number from the East District, please respond to this email. Officer Reilly has again reminded us to please REMOVE all GPS Devices plus holders from vehicles. Thanks to our members who reported the Street lights out on www.pseg.com plus letting Officer Reilly know. Pam On 5/25/07, JNord5852@aol.com <JNord5852@aol.com> wrote: Urgent Notice To All Hamilton Park Residents: Please be advised that there is a current rash of car break-ins in the Hamilton Park area! According to neighbors, the vandalism has occurred between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. All their cars have had the window smashed, interior rummaged through, and the radios inside their cars stolen. If anyone has witnessed these cars burglarized, or sees a car burglary in progress, please call the local East District immediately with any information. Thank you. Jan Hamilton Park According to neighbors, between the hours of 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., cars windows have been found smashed and their radios inside the cars stolen. This email was brought to you by the Downtown Jersey City Watch (downtownjcwatch@gmail.com). "We watch out for each other." Please send in any information about suspicious events or crimes to this address.

From: Downtown Jersey City Watch [downtownjcwatch@gmail.com] Hello all! There has been a rise in Graffitti on personal property. A few members have contacted Oren Dabney and his assistant, Crystal Fonseca, via email. They have responded almost immediately in removing the graffiti. If you have any problems with graffitti or know someone who does, please email : o.dabney@jciaonline.org and c.fonseca@jciaonline.org. If you have anything to report to the police, please email Captain McDonough and Officer Reilly at jcpdeastdistrict@yahoo.com. Also, on June 2nd at 1pm, (we) will have our first block party in the alley located on Coles Street between 4th and 5th Streets. Please email coles45@yahoo.com for more information. We would like to have a free raffle so if you have any items to donate for a gift basket that would be great. It's potluck so email to let us know what you will bring or bring $ for the collection. Congrats to the East District, [redacted]for working together and getting their Drug dealers arrested. Pam From Linda: Hey all, Just wanted to forward this message from JCIA so you could see how responsive they are on graffiti removal. I emailed Oren & his asst. Crystal a photo of the graffiti and they got back to me the same day. Linda Begin forwarded message: From: "Crystal C. Fonseca" <c.fonseca@jciaonline.org > Date: May 22, 2007 5:12:39 PM EDT Hi Ms. Zimmerman, I will have the graffiti removed as soon as possible; I have already forwarded your request to the graffiti department. As far as the telephone booth go, the owner of the corner store must contact PSE&G or that phone company to remove the wires that are underground. I will keep you posted as to when the graffiti is completely removed. Crystal C Fonseca Administrative Assistant to CEO/Assistant Board Secretary This email was brought to you by the Downtown Jersey City Watch ( downtownjcwatch@gmail.com). "We watch out for each other." Please send in any information about suspicious events or crimes to this address.

Monday - May 14th - Next meeting with the Police at 7pm.

Hello all!

Just a reminder that our next meeting with the police is Monday, May 14th, at 7pm at Grace Van Vorst Church (Erie between 2nd and 3rd Streets). Please enter through the Red Doors on 2nd Street.

The police usually arrives at 7:30pm. We should discuss the following:

Agenda
Discuss with police - how to file a complaint anonymously while the actors are outside your house

June 2nd Coles Street Block Party (we need your help!)

Next patrol in Wayne Street/Jersey Ave Area (we need residents in that area to volunteer)

Monmouth Street lunch patrol - is someone available during the day?

Website Maintenance

June 9th Meeting - tentative Parking Authority

Fall 2007 meetings needs host while I attend class

Summer is almost here!

Thanks!
Pam


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[HPNA-JC-Public] East District Community Police Bulletin -Flim Flam Scam

Mon 4/16/07 9:48 AM

Notice from Captain McDonough:


To Community Groups,From: Captain Brian McDonough, East District Commander

This is an information bulletin that I would like to share with residents in the East District:The week of April 9th there was white male whoImpersonated a Police Officer on both 4th and 5th sts.The suspect is male Hispanic, mid 20s, 5'10, cleanshaven, husky, lsw wht sweatshirt w/blk letters, baggyjeans, b/b hat. Actor flashed gold badge "FugitiveApprehension Force" stating he was investigating counterfeit money in area. He asked to see victimscash, advised that it was fake and would have to takeit to precinct. Victim refused and actor stated his secretary would pick up victim in ? hr. Actor fled without proceeds. Anyone that may experience a similarincident is advised to contact the East Detectives at201-547-5065.

Second Similar Incident:Poss. "Flim-Flam" and Impersonating a Police Officer,in the East. On 3/25/07, 1000hrs, 283 4th St,Multi-Fam Dwelling. Suspect: W/M, 40, 5'11", heavyset,balding w/blk hair, shiny blk waist length jacket w/unk gold shoulder patches. Actor rang doorbell, via intercom stated "I'm a police officer, come to the door". He was not let into building.Actor seen leaving in a late model green, 2dr Ford Bronco w/unk NJ Lic Plate, west on 4th St.

Third Incident But Unrelated to 1 and 2:Poss. "Flim-Flam", East Dist, 4/10/07, at 400 MarinBlvd (Shoprite). Suspect #1: B/M, late 40s, tall,thin, brn brim hat, brn sports jacket, tan pants.Suspect #2: B/F, late 50s,short, plump, brn brim hat.Actor #1: stated his boss won $90,000 and will split the lottery ticket proceeds if money were received upfront. Actor used a dark color car to take victim tobank to get funds. Victim then dropped off back at Shoprite and advised male with lottery was at Bed,Bath, Beyond. Victim went inside, actors left scene.Anyone that may experience a similar incident or have knowledge is advised to contact the East Detectives at 201-547-5065. BOLO Event: 07-076625 File #: 07-010782 Auth: Lt. Petersen Dist: N,S,E,W,C,X, Exp: 04/30/2007