Security Alert

I got this from another social media site and thought it was worth passing along.

From Officer Anthony Rogers, Columbus PD:

Suspicious Person

I have been advised that there has been several instances of a "well dressed black man" knocking on doors asking for money all hours of the day and night in the Knollwood Drive area.  I suggest that you don't open your door if you don't know/recognize the person knocking but do let the person know that you are home.

End Message

We have a No Soliciting of Any Kind sign at the entrance to our enclave, but in the past people have either ignored the sign or lacked the necessary skill to read it.  Should you get someone soliciting at your door, please call 911 and inform the dispatcher of the situation.

More Madness

On October 11th at approximately 1:00 AM I heard gun shots from the vicinity of the corner of East Livingston Avenue and McNaughten Road.  This time I counted 12 shots.  I think I'm going to start calling this trigger happy miscreant Two-Gun.  Judging from the cadence and the sound, I would guess it to be one shooter with two .38 revolvers.  This time he fired them simultaneously, one in each hand.

I didn't bother to call the police.

Midnight Madness

On October 7^th at 12:52 AM I heard six pistol shots from the vicinity of the bus stop at the corner of East Livingston Avenue and McNaughten Road.  Or, plainly speaking, in our side yard.

This isn't the first time I've heard shots fired from that area.  Some little miscreant has got himself a .38 revolver and likes to test fire it every so often, always around 1:00 AM.  I didn't bother calling the police - all they'll do is insist I get up and put in a personal appearance.  Who needs that aggravation?  Besides, by the time the police arrive, the midnight gunslinger will be long gone.

If anyone has any ideas, I'm all ears.

HOA Meeting

As a general announcement, the next director's meeting of the HOA will be held on Monday, September 25^th, 2017 at 1862 Misty Way at 11:00 AM EST.

Human Interest: Useful Links

Here are two links to sites that I've found useful.  Both are free should you decide to join.

Spot Crime

From the site: SpotCrime is a public facing crime map and crime alert service. With SpotCrime, it’s easier than ever to check crime anywhere in the United States and many other countries worldwide. Our daily crime maps allow you to learn about crime in your city down to the neighborhood, zip code, or street level. As the most visited crime mapping website, SpotCrime allows you to easily look up city and county crime data and reports -- all the way down to local neighborhood statistics.

Next Door

From the site: Nextdoor is the private social network for your neighborhood.
Nextdoor is the best way to stay in the know about what’s going on in your neighborhood—whether it’s finding a last-minute babysitter, learning about an upcoming block party, or hearing about a rash of car break-ins. There are so many ways our neighbors can help us. We just need an easier way to connect with them.

I use both sites, and I've noted from Spot Crime that McNaughten Village is the hole in the doughnut, so to speak.  I'm glad to see the low crime rate in McNaughten Village.

Users at Next Door were able to answer several questions for me in the past, such as finding a vegetable stand (2 on E. Main, but who knew?) and keeping me up to date about crime and criminal mischief.

Try these out.  I'm sure you'll find them useful.

Human Interest: Flowers in Bloom

The City Water Department are still hard at work fixing the leak on Misty Way.

Men at Work

City Water Department

These flowers must be low maintenance, as I never see our groundskeeper out doing whatever groundskeepers are supposed to do to make the flowers look nice.  We now have a few red ones in bloom, and the contrast is appealing.

I'll see what's in bloom next week.

News: Progress and Improvement

I happened to see a young fellow massacring the evergreens by the entrance, and so stopped to take a photo or two.  It seems that the evergreen bush in question needed to be removed.

Before Removal

After Evergreen Removal

After Removal

Here are two shots taken during the removal.

About Gone

Almost Gone