Crime Alert & Land Use Update

[Michelle Friedman]

1. Town Center Land Use Proposal has been withdrawn (via StandUp
DeKalb)
2. See more info below regarding a Crime Alert (via Woodland Hills
Neighborhood email list)

Dear Residents,

I wanted to updated you that crime has been increasing in our area.
Below is an update from Officer Miller. Also i want to make you aware
of the countywide crime website.

http://www.crimemapping.com/map/ga/dekalbcounty

Once you are on the site, you can type in a specific address at the
top of the page; zoom in and out on the map to see the entire county
or just our neighborhood; sort by range of dates; or click on
individual reports to see types of crime. The information on this site
reflects how the initial 911 call was reported. In some cases, the
report may be changed to a different category or removed all together
depending on the on-going or final outcome of investigation by police.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep Woodland Hills safe by not
hesitating to call 911.

From Officer Miller:

There has been an increase in burglaries in the Lavista Park, Sagamore
Hills, Merry Ln, Melinda Dr, Biltmore areas and there have been
numerous arrests. We have made over 10 burglary arrests since June but
the burglaries have not slowed down.

We are working hard with detective on any leads we can get on cases.
Any time a neighbor can call in a suspicous vehicle/ person that is
great. We are currently having a big issue with storage sheds being
broken into, and CID have warrants out on a possible suspect. That's
not to say there are several suspects breaking into storage sheds.

[Michelle Friedman]

I am currently waiting on a call back from J. Hightower - our Center
Precinct Public Education Specialist, regarding setting up a meeting
more specific to crime on Lively Ridge, Stephens, Biltmore, Southland
Vista areas. I emailed her months ago and she never replied. :
( Hopefully she can meet with us soon for our own crime update in
these areas.