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There is a Special Meeting tonight hosted by Glenoaks Canyon Homeowners Association (GOCHA) and the Glenoaks Canyon Neighborhood Watch and presented by the Glendale Police Department.
The meeting is tonight, Thursday, March 1st from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park.
Please join us and your neighbors and learn how you can protect yourself and help make our canyon a safer neighborhood for all of us at this important meeting.
Click here for more information.
There was a residential burglary on Tuesday on Mt. Carmel which occurred between the hours of 8:50am and 11:00am. The point of entry was a bedroom window accessible from the hillside. The front door was the point of exit and was left shut, but not locked. Items taken include: two large screen televisions and jewelry. All bedrooms were ransacked.
The Glendale Police Department is talking to neighbors and working leads. The previous residential burglary was late in the day on a Friday (January 27 between 5:00PM-7:00PM) at the top of the Canyon.
Things to be vigilant about:
Last week, we had thefts from several unlocked cars. Interestingly, a block captain several neighborhoods over (Glenmore and Trenton) called in at 3:30am to report a male in a hoodie carrying a backpack trying door handles….How much do you want to wager that the next place he headed was up the Canyon?
Fellow Glenoaks Residents:
We continue to have break-ins and burglaries in our canyon. Please read this important message from Glendale Police Officer Sue Shine.
Four vehicles were broken into overnight on Feb 15 in the Canyon. Here is what I have:
On Coutin Lane: vehicles were left unlocked and parked on street. Contents were rummaged through and miscellaneous items (ID, credit cards) were taken from one.
Up on East Glenoaks, another car was locked and access was made by unknown means (possible Slim Jim type tool). Items shuffled and sunglasses taken. In the same area, there was a report of entry to a home through a garage on Ashburton. Once inside, thieves took surfboards and a bike.
These do not sound like seasoned thieves. I think we are dealing with some young, possibly drug addicted youth looking for folks who are easy targets. Usually, they go back to the same well until it is dry. Please tell your neighbor who has a habit of leaving the car unlocked to lock it. Also, remind folks to remove EVERYTHING that even LOOKS valuable from the car every night. Lastly, shut your garage unless you are in it and if you are one who comes or goes in the wee hours, be watchful. Most of these crooks are on foot and operate between 0100-0500hrs. If you see anyone not otherwise occupied walking a dog or jogging, call 818-548-4841 and report the description, location, and what they are doing (walking up driveways, carrying a flashlight and looking into cars, trying door handles of cars, etc).
Be careful and stay vigilant. If we all keep an eye out for each other and report suspicious activity, eventually these criminals will get the message and move out of the canyon.
Be safe.
Yesterday afternoon, a Glendale resident reported a group of people assertively walking onto their property, making inquiries about rentals and asking to look in back yards. The incident occurred near Verdugo Woodlands School. Last month, a male claimed to be from the "Water Company" near Adventist Hospital and attempted to gain access to the home and yard of the resident. Based upon the description of the individuals, the method they are using to gain access, and the out of state plate obtained yesterday (Ohio), it appears we are experiencing new gypsy scams. Some of these scams will appear legitimate (door to door sales of fertilizer, driveway repair solicitors, "city" workers doing inspections), but all types are criminal. Many use multiple people, including children in an effort to confuse or distract the victim. Other groups will use numbers and force their way into a home after their ruse has failed. The goal is to relieve you of cash or property. What can you do? If anyone comes to your yard or door soliciting ANYTHING, ask for their City of Glendale Permit. Chances are, that will be enough for them to move on. If you see them going door-to door and suspect criminal intent, see if there is an involved vehicle and write down the plate. Then call (818) 548-4841 to report the details of the scam to dispatch. Please be patient if it takes us awhile to respond. We are responding to calls citywide and it may be some time before an officer can break to respond. If you have the description and a license plate, your statement should be all they need.
If you would like more information on what our City Clerk does permit, or to verify one shown to you, their number is: 818-548-2090
Come join Officer Sue Shine and your Glenoaks Canyon neighbors for a Neighborhood Watch training and burglary prevention meeting.
While the crime in our canyon is extremely low, the Glendale Police Department wants to help us institute a neighborhood watch program so we can keep our canyon safe for all of us.
The meeting will be held on June 29, 2011 at the Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park.
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:00 Arrive early for introductions
6:00 - 7:00 Burglary prevention slideshow/Crime overview
7:00 - 7:30 What is Neighborhood Watch?
7:30 - 8:00 Meet neighbors and sign up
Click here to see the Flyer.
Officer Sue Shine and GOCHA have decided to cancel Thursday evening's meeting due to the conflict with Glenoaks School's Open House. It will be rescheduled and we will let you know the new date as soon as it has been arranged. Sorry for the last minute notice but we want the kick off meeting to be as well attended as possible. Thank you for your interest in this new program. We will see you soon.
Officer Sue Shine from the Glendale Police Department will be at Joe Bridges Clubhouse at Glenoaks Park this coming Thursday, May 26th from 6-8 PM to help us set up a Neighborhood Watch Program here in the canyon. Hope you can join us for this important meeting.
Thanks to the efforts of GOCHA, the Glendale PD, the Glendale FD, and the City Council, a new ordiance was passed closing "fire hazard severity zones" or open hillsides between the hours of 10pm and 6am. This will hopefully curb partying and other activities in the hillsides that pose potential fire hazards. The ordiance is not just for our canyon but for all of Glendale.
Here is the ordinance:
9.20.165 Closure of specified public property and facilities. No person, except peace officers and city employees, shall be or remain on, between the hours of ten p.m. on any day and four a.m. of the following day, the property as described in this section which is owned, operated, administered or maintained by the city unless that person is on the property pursuant to officially sanctioned city business, or such person is engaged in a scheduled activity of the city, or the person has written authorization of the director or city employee who has responsibility for the property: A. Any public park, playground, recreation facility, or recreation facility grounds;
B. The Civic Center Square;
C. The libraries and library grounds;.
D. Any fire hazard severity zone, or hillside open space area, access to which is controlled by means of a gated fire road, except that persons may enter the property after Four a.m. on any day for the purpose of jogging or bicycling thereupon. SECTION 2. If any portion of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.
Come join Lt. Todd Anderson and Officer Sue Shine to discuss our Glenoaks Canyon Neighborhood Watch Program.
Event will be held Thursday, May 26th, 2011 from 6pm-8pm at Joe Bridges Clubhouse in Glenoaks Park.
I got an email last week from a canyon resident recounting a story they experienced recently at their home:
On Friday morning 12-3-2010 about 11AM a green jeep pulled up in the cul-de-sac on our block of Delcourt. Two men got out and walked up the middle of the street in front of our house and walked into our open garage. My daughter just happened to be standing in the kitchen to witness this and threw open the kitchen window and yelled for the men to "get the hell out of our garage". The men took off running toward the intersection of Hollister and Edwards. Upon seeing this, the green jeep parked on Delcourt "peeled" out, quickly stopped in the intersection to pick up the two men and fled. Our daughter called 911 and alerted the police. They responded immediately to our house and searched the canyon, but the men were long gone. The police reported that there have been a number of residential burglaries reported in Glenoaks Canyon and that they have increased their patrol in recent weeks and will increase it even more with this incident.
About 1 month ago, the house across the street from us was burglarized. It was on the market to be sold and the burglars cut the lockbox off the front door and removed the keys and let themselves into the house.
Let this be a reminder to us all that even though we all feel very safe in our canyon, there are people that come in to our canyon that do things to disrupt our comfort and safety. Please keep an eye out for this kind of activity and call the police if you see anything of concern.
[UPDATE] I spoke with Glendale Police Officer Sue Shine earlier this week and wanted to clarify some facts. According to police reports, the burglary mentioned above in the empty house was actually a false alarm. Police responded to the alarm but found no forced entry and nothing out of place. Officer Shine also wanted me to relay that while it is important that we always be vigilant, crime is very light in our canyon compared to other areas of Glendale.
As you can see at crimemapping.com, our canyon is a very safe sanctuary. Our police officers frequently patrol our canyon and help keep it that way. If you want to be alerted via email about crimes in our area, you can sign up at the crimemapping website to receive email alerts.
