Dear Mountainbrook Neighbors.

As you know we experienced a 23.2% decrease in crime for 2009 for the entire South Division.  Response Area 1 or Beat 2211 is where you live. Our beat was # 1 for crime reductions September-December 2009 and finished # 5 overall crime reductions for year 2009.  That is out of 39 beats or response areas in the city.

This is excellent, but please don't let your guard down.  We normally experience between 20 and 30 car break-ins a month for response area one.  This is with the decrease from last year.  We want to see that number continue to fall for 2010. 

Mid-way through this first month, we experienced 13 car break-ins for the month of January.  This means that we are still having the same amount of car break-ins as this time last year.  We won't see a decrease in crime if this continues this year.

We are doing the best we can to target known offenders, conduct patrols of your neighborhoods, and try and catch these bad-guys in the act.

We need YOU to not let your guard down.  PLEASE CONTINUE TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR TO 911.

Please, remember to remove valuables from your cars every night when you go inside for the evening:

GPS

IPODS

CHARGER CORDS

SPARE CHANGE

PURSES (Or anything that looks like a purse)

LAPTOPS

BREIFCASES

CIGARETTES

MOBILE PHONES

CLOTHES

ETC.IT SHOULD LOOK JUST LIKE IT DID WHEN YOU RECEIVED IT WHEN YOU PURCHASED IT.ONLY STOCK OPTIONS VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE

Thanks and together we can see crime statistics fall even more this year!!!!

Officer Stephen A. Whitesel #1061

Community Coordinator-Focused Mission Team