Lincoln/Barrett Neighborhood and Park Watch: May 2014

Greetings all and happy Memorial Day weekend!

I hope you all are out enjoying the neighborhood, and getting your summer rituals of barbeque, sitting poolside, gardening, and fun in the sun in full gear. Just wanted to pass on some recent notes from the last Sheriff's Community Meeting at Del Campo (thank you to everyone who goes to these meetings and make our presence known), a recent experience in Jan Park, give you some info on a family friendly day with the Sac Sheriff's Dept., and let you all know about a new way of keeping in touch that our local law enforcement use.

Jan Park Animal Control

Thursday morning a cat was attacked and most of it's insides eaten , then a skunk was spotted by the bathrooms in the same condition. We are not sure what happened to theses animals, but be aware when walking in park. If you see anything out of the ordinary call the non-emergency number 874-5115. Hopefully this a one time thing, but be careful especially around dark.

Thank you to many of our street coordinators and active neighbors (including BHNA officers) for sharing this information.

Nextdoor and other Important Ways to Connect

https://lincolnbarretthills.nextdoor.com/news_feed/

I know there are so many ways to keep up with the neighborhood and so many different social media options that it can easily get overwhelming. We will continue to do our best to keep you connected with the most important safety information here at the blog, but always want to offer our readers the opportunity to connect with each other and the community in different ways. Nextdoor is a website where you can directly connect to updates from the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept. and other neighborhoods in our area, and offers a wide variety of topics to connect with fellow neighbors about. We also have a Facebook account that we keep updated with Sacramento Sheriff's posts, County updates, utilities commentary, local shelters, and other pertinent information. You can connect to the Facebook page by clicking the link on the top left sidebar, or hit this link:

https://www.facebook.com/LincolnBarrettNeighborhoodWatch?ref=hl

While we are chatting about social media and websites, don't forget the 311 is now in use and able for you to utilize. Simply call the 311 number to report county ordinance infractions or get help for a variety of concerns. You can even download their smart phone app to make reporting easier!

http://www.311.saccounty.net/Pages/default.aspx

Fun For the Family with Sacramento Sheriff's Dept!

Subject: SHERIFF'S COMMUNITY EVENT SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 10am-2pm AT GIBBONS PARK

Hi... Sometime during the week of May 25th, Sheriff's Youth Officers will be
stopping by your school to introduce themselves and to drop off some fliers
promoting a Sheriff's Department event. You can quickly read about the
details below or simply click on the Gibbons Park flyer attached to this
email.

I also wanted to let you know the Sheriff's Youth Services Unit is working
with the Carmichael Recreation and Park District to sponsor a summer
basketball program for 5th-8th grade students. Details about this FREE
program is attached as well.

We are looking for any assistance you can give us in promoting each of these
programs via morning announcements, on your Facebook page or other web-based
medium, etc.

If you have any questions about either flyer, feel free to email back or
call me on my cell (916) 730-5111 (Not for public use).

Thanks so much and I hope to see you next week.

Mike

Deputy Michael Saigeon
Youth Services Unit
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

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Unity In The Community
Sunday, June 1st, 2014
10:00am - 2:00pm

Gibbons Park
4701 Gibbons Dr, Carmichael, CA

. Free BBQ Lunch
. Bounce Houses
. Face Painting
. Finger Printing
. Crime Prevention
. Dept. Recruiters
. Youth Service Officers
. POP Officers

Bring your whole family to this community picnic event and meet Sheriff
Jones and other Sheriff 's Department personnel.

See demonstrations and static
displays by the Sheriff 's K9 Unit,
Air Operations, SWAT Team,
Bomb Squad and much more.

Notes from the Sac Sheriff Community Meeting for May:

1.       New POP (public oriented policing) is : Rebecca Purdy  rpurdy@sacsheriff.com   Dennis Peyton has been assigned to the Antelope area

2.       Homeless issue discussed once again. Bel Air parking lot, Safeway parking lot, Save Mart parking lot and others mentioned where the person(s) are disturbing the community residents while they are shopping. The POP stated that effective June 15, 2014  there will be a new county ordinance regarding panhandling . This activity will no longer be permitted and it will be a treated as a misdemeanor.

3.       County residents may no longer grow marijuana on their property effective June 15, 2014.

4.       Sacramento County Sheriff is requesting those homeowners with outdoor video systems to please register them with the Sheriff’s Department. The video recordings could possibly be used to assist in capturing the perpetrator of a crime.

5.       Sacramento Sheriff joined Nextdoor (www.nextdoor.com) on May 15, 2014. This is a private social network for neighborhoods to build safer and stronger communities. This integration will enable the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department to communicate online with Sacramento neighborhoods.