Burglaries

There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood over the last week or so, so here are the reminders:

-If you live in an apartment and have fire escape - please remember to LOCK the windows facing the fire escape, and the ones next to the fire escape too. Every year as the weather warms, folks leave their windows open and come back to apartments that someone has ransacked. Do not let people you do not know into your apartment building. Make sure your building has security cameras.

- If you live in a house - make sure the basement has bars in the windows, and they they are secure. Make sure all the ground floor doors and windows are LOCKED not just closed. Make sure you have good lighting, security systems and cameras help too.

Report suspicious activities. If you suspect someone has been in your house - do not enter, call 911. The burglar may still be inside. Even if not, the police can preserve the crime scene better. According to Deputy Inspector Sprague (of the 66th, he spoke a few days back to folks in Kensington), they solved a number of recent burglary cases using DNA left at the scene.

The next regular Community Board Meeting with the 70th Precinct is next Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at 7:30 PM in the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City's Community Room at 175 Lawrence Avenue. Call 718 851 5557 or email 70PctCC@gmail.com for more information.

70th Precinct Phone Numbers are as follows, more info and community board minutes here.

Main Number
(718) 851-5511

Community Affairs
(718) 851-5557

Community Policing
(718) 851-5556

Crime Prevention
(718) 851-5504

Detective Squad
(718) 851-5553

Domestic Violence
(718) 851-5563/5503