8th May 2008

Mark your calendars

Neighborhood watch information: May 17th from 12-2 pm at West Crossing Amenity Center

Oak Hollow Neighborhood Watch meeting: May 24, 2008 6 pm at the Star Bank in Anna.

Hi everyone! We are teaming up with other area Neighborhood Watches to try and get more of our neighbors to sign up and show them how much our watches can help. Our current Neighborhood Watch members stand at 111 families. We would love for you to bring your neighbors by our table and sign them up or just let them ask questions!

We will be at West Crossing Amenity Center May 17th from 12-2 pm. This will be a great event where there will be other Neighborhood Watches that we can all talk to and get ideas how to make our neighborhood the best! We will also be able to meet other city organizations and other members of our community. There will also be Bounce Houses, Prize Drawings, and Food available from the Malt Shop.

We could also start a Yahoo group for our neighborhood to be able to post information pertaining to our neighborhood this would also allow people to post other activities going on without using peoples email. Everyone can choose their own personal preferences to either have every post sent to them, one digest a day sent or none they can log in as they choose. Just another idea to get everyone communicating. It is free and is easier than having a full website.

Also Lynn and I have setup our first meeting of the year on May 24, 2008 6 pm at the Star Bank in Anna.

Oak Hollow Neighborhood Watch working together to keep our neighborhood safer!

Kat

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28th April 2008

Anna Police Activity Report April 20-27, 2008

On Sunday, April 20, a 16 year old male juvenile pedestrian reported being assaulted while he was walking on FM 455 near Wildwood Trail @ approximately 9:30 PM.  The victim reported that a white male occupying a black Mitsubishi 2-dr pulled the vehicle over near him, exited, and assaulted him by punching him in the face at least twice.  The victim knew the suspect by first name only and reported that the suspect lived in Farmersville.  The victim did not know exactly why this had occurred, but believed it had something to do with a relationship both he and the suspect had with a female in the past.  The case is under investigation. 

A 12 year old female resident in the 1300 block of Oak Hollow was taken into custody for assaulting her mother over “doing her chores” @ approx. 1:00PM on April 20.  The juvenile female suspect began to throw things around the residence after refusing to obey her mother’s orders to complete chores.  One of the items thrown about struck the mother causing her “pain” and the 12 year old was taken to Collin County Juvenile Detention for assaulting a family member. 

A female resident of the 500 Block of Hilltop Drive reported that someone had used her identity to open an account and make charges at a business identified as “Moon Tans.”  The victim advised that she opened no account and that her maiden name was used to open the credit.  A report was filed and there are no suspects in the case. 

The stop of a suspicious vehicle at approx. 3:30 PM on April 22 led to a Possession of Marijuana arrest near the Anna Mobile Home Park on Hwy 5.  An 18-year-old white male resident of Sherman was arrested when Anna Patrol Officers found on or about his person a quantity of marijuana during the stop.  Justin Newby of Sherman was charged with possessing less than 2 ounces of marijuana, a class B Misdemeanor. 

An Anna Police Officer, backed by a Van Alstyne Police Officer, served a felony probation revocation warrant at the Anna Mobile Home Park.  Olin Foster, W/M/38 was arrested on outstanding warrants from Dallas County.  The arrest was made without incident and the suspect was booked into the Collin County Jail on April 22 @ 9:30 AM. 

A truck driver reported that someone broke the small vent window on his Freightliner truck-tractor while it was parked at Love’s Travel @ FM 455/U.S. 75.  This occurred while the driver reports that he was inside the store getting coffee at about 9:30 PM on April 21; No suspects in the case. 

A residence in the 500 block of Creekside Drive was reportedly burgled while the resident was home on April 25 @ 8:45 AM.  The resident reported that while she was in another room of her house, she heard her alarm beep, signaling the opening of a door.  She investigated and discovered that the back door was standing open and several jewelry boxes were strewn about in the bedroom.  Only one ring was reported missing along with some prescription painkillers.  Officers were on scene quickly and the neighborhood was canvassed.  No witnesses were located; no suspects identified. 

Anna Police detained two Hispanic male subjects for riding a go-cart on the public roadway (CR 365 and 366 intersection) on April 26 @ about 1:30 PM.  After being warned for violating the traffic laws governing the operation of unauthorized vehicles on the roadway, a warrant check was performed on the occupants.  Both of the subjects were found to have multiple outstanding warrants.  Jose L Cruz and Antonio Villarreal were arrested for the warrants out of McKinney and Tarrant County and transported to Collin County jail. 

On April 26 @ about 2:30 AM, a female resident on Roseway in the Anna Mobile Home Park reported to Anna Police that an unknown Hispanic male had broken into her trailer through the front door and when she woke up, he was touching her.  The suspect spoke only Spanish to her and she reports that he verbalized his intent to sexually assault her.  The victim’s children were at home at the time and were awakened by the suspect’s presence.  The suspect then fled through the front door.  He is described as being about 5’8” tall, weighing approx. 180 lbs, and was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and a gray and white bandana over his face.  The investigation continues. 

On April 27 @ 4:28 PM, a 15-year-old resident of the 200 block of Niagara Falls was taken into custody for assaulting a family member.  The victim, a 52 year-old male, was involved in verbally disciplining the child when the 15 year old assaulted him.  With probable cause to believe that an assault had taken place and with reason to believe the assault could continue, the juvenile was taken into custody and placed into the Collin County Juvenile Detention Center. 

A resident in the 900 blk of Westfield Drive reported that potted plants and flowers valued at approx. $65 were damaged by vandals.  These vandals also “toilet-papered” the residence.  This offense was reported on April 27 to Anna Police. 

On April 27, Anna Police had another “toilet-papering” incident reported to them from a resident in the 100 block of Pagoda.  Both incidents are possibly related and the victims listed the same suspect.  The investigation continues.Chief Jenks 

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22nd April 2008

Old Scam Resurfacing

Call forwarding scam - Cons posing as police

Published: April 22, 2008 01:18 am

By BRAD KELLARHerald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE - Scammers are again active in Hunt County, this time posing as police officers in a scheme which can result in people losing control of their home phones.

The Commerce Police Department issued an alert Monday, warning of the call forwarding scam, where suspects make calls telling the resident that a family member has been involved in an accident and asking the resident return a call to a Department of Public Safety Trooper or Police Sergeant.

The number the scammers give to the residents begins with “*72″, which, when dialed, allows the suspect to utilize the victim’s phone number to make calls and charge the calls to the number.

This ruse, called the “Jailhouse *72 Phone Scam”, has been around for several years, but is just now starting to surface in the Commerce area.

The Caller ID of the phone number being used now shows to be a prison in Chicago, according to the release from the Commerce Police Department, although the caller is using the Houston area as the origin of the calls.

The Commerce Police Department is urging residents NOT to use “*72″ unless they are fully aware of who they are talking to and wish for their phone to be forwarded to another number.

“We have been in contact with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Criminal Investigation Division,” said Police Chief Kerry Crews. “They tell us that this scam has been around for a while, but what’s occurring in Commerce is a new twist to this scam.”

In a warning issued during November 2004, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reported the scam was active in the Dallas area. Abbott said the victim’s teenage son took a call that seemed to be a wrong number. The caller implored the boy not to hang up, and proceeded to tell a hard-luck story about being detained by police and urgently needing to get a call through to his family. Abbott said the caller persuaded the boy to dial *72, leading to the family’s phone has being tied up with a steady stream of calls by inmates of the local jail to their friends and associates, and the inmates’ calls being charged to the family’s phone number.

Please put this information out to your friends and neighbors so they are not victimized by this. Chief Jenks

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18th April 2008

Report a Crime Where It Occurred

Many times when we get the call to respond to a burglary, the person reports that credit cards or checks were included in the theft of their property.  If those cards or checks are used, the police department with jurisdiction where they are used (or attempted) needs to be contacted and a report filed with them immediately.  If it happens to you or a friend of yours, please remember to contact the Agency with jurisdiction where the cards or checks were used.Chief Jenks  

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16th April 2008

The Falls Crime Watch and McGruff Safe House Meeting

Tomorrow night is The Falls HOA Crime Watch and McGruff Safe House informational Meeting.  If you have interest in becoming a Block Captain or Volunteering to be a Safe House for our McGruff Program please attend.  The meeting is at 7:30 at the Anna First United Methodist Church.  We would ultimately like to get 20 Safe Houses in The Falls for our children and this will be the first meeting in the process.
 
This meeting is very important for our community and we need a good showing as Chief Jenks and our Neighborhood Police Officer, Officer Reeves will both be in attendance.  Please attend if you can!  As many of you know there has been a lot of change recently in the Anna Police Department and we are currently unaware how that is going to affect their involvement with the neighborhood organizations.  Please show them that this is important to you.
 
If you know anyone else in The Falls that you can forward this email to PLEASE do.  I have not yet received the list of volunteers from RealManage that was solicited at the Annual HOA meeting last week, so you may have interested neighbors that are not on this email.  Make sure that they (and you) RSVP, I need to have enough forms.   If you are interested but unable to attend please reply and let me know, I will get you the forms.

If you are not on the distribution list to receive this email but are receiving this post and would like to attend please PM me to RSVP through the Anna City Forums.
 
Deb Dennis
The Falls Crime Watch Chair

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14th April 2008

The Falls–Car Burglaries

There were multiple car burglaries and even a car stolen in the Falls this weekend on Helmoken Falls Dr. Most of the cars were left unlocked, but at least one had the window broken out to gain entry. The suspects stole CD’s, XM and Sirius Satellite radios, cell-phone chargers, and change. Some people report leaving their wallets in the car and they were stolen (access to ID, Credit Cards, cash, etc.). A gold 2000 Toyota Camry (Tx plate 448KCG) was stolen after the suspects found the keys to it in the owner’s other vehicle that they burgled. Please do not leave valuables or items of interest to thieves in your cars overnight!!!!! If anyone saw anything suspicious, please call us and let us know: 972-547-5350 to reach dispatch. Chief Jenks

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10th April 2008

Tara Farms Crime Alert

A gentleman in the 300 blk of Bonnie Ct was using the Internet to engage/solicit prostitution.  He was arrested 4/10/08.

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6th April 2008

Tara Farms Alert - Vacant House

The house at 2705 Melanie is vacant. There have already been instances of vandalism.

If you see anything suspicious, please call (972) 547-5350 for the Collin County Dispatch or 911 if you see something in progress.

On Saturday, April 5, 2008, a white male was seen running from the house and got into a beige older model Oldsmobile.  There was evidence inside that they were making “blunts” and smoking them.

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27th March 2008

From (SGT) Howard Day

Hey everyone - it’s been a little over 24 hours now since I submitted my resignation and I wanted to take a moment to thank each of you for your heartfelt support. I was both humbled and honored as I read the blog posted by draxOr and the replies that followed.Unfortunately, the stories and rumors have already begun and sadly, detract from the sincere efforts I believed would benefit our community. I apologize that my frustration with on-going issues was not handled in a more appropriate manner, which led to circumstances resulting in my resignation. It is with great sorrow that I realize I will no longer be in a position to serve you, the citizens of Anna, who have enthusiastically embraced the Community Policing vision and partnered with me to address the needs of our community. This incident has caused me to re-evaluate the meaning of trust and friendship. However, in reading your words of encouragement and support, I am reassured that many still hold those same values dear, and that my efforts were not in vain. I am unsure as to what my future holds, however, I will always be honored by your friendship and trust. Thank you! Howard

hday8202@aol.com

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25th March 2008

Sgt. Day has resigned

Please read the following beautifully written entry on the resignation of Sgt. Day.

Anna Texas Online Blog

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