Crimewatch Meeting Minutes

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Major Elder received many compliments on the new email blast.

 

He gave the state of the District, currently 82 officers total in the whole 3rd NOPD District. Pre-2005 it was over 100.

Currently 8 National Guardsmen per shift as a supplement to patrols. Note: There are 3 - 8 hour shifts.  

 

He cited lack of space for juvenile offenders, total of 24 spaces for the whole city.

Resulting in many juvenile offenders being let out for anything less than murder, this is the reason for the increase in juvenile offences.

 

He announced the 3rd NOPD District (which is still in trailers on their Pre-Corp of Engineers debacle site of 1700 Moss street) will be moving to trailers in the parking lot of the UNTO building within the next 2 weeks. The UTNO building is in the 4600 block of Paris Ave, right off of Mirabeau.

The City is in Negotiation with UTNO in the purchasing of this building, it will not be entirely for the 3rd NOPD District.

Talk between State, City and National Guard has ceased for keeping the location at 1700 Moss Street location where police have called home for decades.

 

**Major Elder informed all that Armed Robberies have increased in the last month. Police believe most of the perpetrators are spilling over from other districts. MId-City has taken the brunt of these crimes. NOTE: 3rd district ends at Carrollton Avenue.

Businesses -ONE HUGE CLUE that he pointed out, if you see someone overly dressed for the month of July's 90 something degree weather to call 911 immediately. There is a good chance that this individual is up to no good and could possibly be casing a business.

 

**Pedestrian armed robberies have been by small groups of street walkers, late night or early morning hours that happen to catch you in front of your home or as you are running out to get something forgotten in your vehicle mostly late night.

 

Anyone wishing to help the 3rd District either individually or as a group a NEW SUPPORT group has been formed called COPS3.

You can go to  http://groups.google.com/group/nopd-3rd-district-email-blast/files?hl=en to find out more. Email nopd...@gmail.com or call 504 460-1104 for further information.

 

Want to see all the latest information on crime activity in the 3rd District you can go to http://groups.google.com/group/nopd-3rd-district-email-blast?hl=en

 

Val Cupit,

Lakeview Crimewatch and Safety Committee

 

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