Lincoln/Barrett Neighborhood and Park Watch

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Update From Sherrie Carhart

Hello Everyone in Carmichael,

1. Our next Sheriff Community meeting for Carmichael is Sept 16^th. We hope that you can attend.

2. National Night Out is next month on August 5^th. If you are interested in participating, please sign up and return the application right away.

3. All Outdoor Marijuna grows are now completely illegal.

4. Panhandlers no longer can beg or request money from you and they can not approach you in places where you are vulnerable; this includes gas stations, intersections, bank ATMs, check cashing businesses, entrances to parking lots, medians or sidewalk within 200 feet of an intersection, bus stops, light rail stations, or anytime that you are in your car; where ever you are.

Sherrie Carhart, North Crime Prevention Specialist

Sheriff’s North Patrol Division

scarhart@sacsheriff.com

All documents pertaining to this update (panhandling ordinances, National Night Out application, outdoor marijuana grow ordinance) as well as other important documents from the Sheriff's Dept. and National Neighborhood Watch orgainzations are in a folder that can be accessible through my Dropbox account. Just click this link and it'll take you to all the helpful PDFs.

Be safe and careful this holiday!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3wx4dgykz6ziunb/AAABt1B9bUlN1XfCfjS0eMqca

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Crime Reports 6/25/2014

Go to https://www.crimereports.com/ to find this information and use their mobile app on your smartphone for up to date info. Other great apps for smart phones and webpages to keep up to date on the most recent crime and safety concerns in our area are:

Lincoln/Barrett Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/LincolnBarrettNeighborhoodWatch

Lincoln/Barrett Nextdoor Page:
https://lincolnbarretthills.nextdoor.com/news_feed/

Tip Submit-an anonymous tip to law enforcement app our Sheriff's Dept uses:
http://www.tipsoft.com/index.aspx

311 for County General Services and to submit a quick report:
http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/General-Services/311

Follow Crime Alert on Facebook or Twitter:
http://www.crimealert.org/

You can even submit a tip via SMS text message:
http://www.sacsheriff.com/Pages/Services/Tips.aspx

Suspicious behavior, loitering in the park, vandalism/graffiti, dumping, and alcohol/drug use at Jan Park

I am very sorry to report friends and neighbors that with the warm weather comes problems in the park. As many of you have seen, we had a very sad experience of having graffiti sprawled all over our rock park signs and the new message board at the Slate/Jan entrance recently. With a lot of work and care by the Carmichael Recreation and Park District folks, much of it has been cleaned up, but I know it was an upsetting shock for many of us.

I also wanted to let everyone know that a recent request to the Carmichael Recreation and Park District was made and performed to remove a park table and bench set from the far end near Ranger Way due to excessive use of the table as a "hang out" space for young adults who were habitually dumping trash from cars, using alcohol and drugs, communicating about future drug deals, and entering the park after hours. Several calls were made to the Sheriff's Dept regarding this activity (one of the individuals lives in the neighborhood), and we hope that the removal of the table will reduce the congregating for less than pleasant purposes :) As always, please call the non-emergency Sheriff's Dept number to report activity of this type, and let us know here so we can report repeated activity to the Carmichael Park District to request a ranger.

I also wanted to copy here a recent post from one of our neighbors from Nextdoor.com:

https://lincolnbarretthills.nextdoor.com/neighborhood_feed/

6/24/2014:
Came out to find a white woman early 30s and a Hispanic man in 30s as we'll, with totes, crates, mounds of trash and what appears to be household items in boxes and packages. Most of there stuff piled on sidewalk, as the lady tried to stuff several things into a very jammed trunk, to which she couldn't get the lid closed as it spilled over, with trash sitting on curb. While she feverishly worked on jamming this stuff, the gentlemen suspiciously walked down the sidewalk, with head looking nervously in every direction, and out of the park towards Manzanita and neighborhood on far side of jan park. He came back shortly later carrying two brown bags with what looked to be empty milk cartoons and a white rod. He asked if I had a problem and I said "yes, actually I do!" I told him and her I was tired of people pulling into neighborhood and leaving piles of trash. I said I've never seen them in our neighborhood and their behavior was very suspicious that time of the day. She said she would find a trash can. The whole thing was bazaar, and it truly looked like they had either grabbed stuff out of garages or had been dumpster diving. I drove down the block and parked and 10 minutes later they passed me. They did take their trash with them but beware about leaving garage doors open. Lots of questionable activity when lots of us our rushing out the door to work and easily distracted and in a hurry.

We need your help making sure we keep the park safe by being a part of the Jan Park Watch. Please report here, via email to Olivia or Carmen, or on Nextdoor any suspicious behavior or signs of vandalism, camping, loitering, drug/alcohol use in the park and be sure to contact the Sheriff's Dept. on the non-emergency number 874-5115 or 911 for crimes in progress. If we all are active, present, and responsive, we know that we can keep our neighborhood clean, safe, and beautiful for all of us to enjoy. Thanks so much to everyone for caring and taking the time to be great neighbors!

Fourth of July -Pet Reminders!

Hi friends,

Just wanted to remind you to be really careful with your animals this upcoming holiday and make sure they are secure and safe. The animal shelters get filled every 4th with animals that panic and run because of the fireworks surrounding our Independence Day. Please share this little reminder with friends and neighbors and have a safe and happy 4th of July!

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/fourth-july-safety-tips

A note from Susan Peters-Fourth of July Fun!

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Dear Friends,

This year there will be two local parades held on Independence Day, the Fourth of July. Enjoy the celebration by either viewing the fun as a spectator or joining in as a parade participant.

Arden Arcade’s 13th annual parade will start at 10 a.m. beginning at the Sacramento County Building, 2700 Fulton Avenue. The route goes south past El Camino Avenue and turns on Cottage Way continuing west to Bell Street where it will turn north and finish at Howe Park. Afterwards there will be food, fun and family activities at the park. The Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District is coordinating the event. For more information and an entry form, please visit the Fulton-El Camino Recreation and Park District’s website.

Carmichael’s celebration kick-offs with a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Kiwanis Club from 7 to 11 a.m. at Carmichael Park followed by the 56th Annual Elks Club Parade on Fair Oaks Boulevard starting at 10:30 a.m. at Marconi Avenue and continuing to Manzanita and Cypress Avenues. The parade features floats, antique automobiles, marching bands, equestrian entries, and much more. For parade entry information, please contact Jim Warrick at jdwarrick@lanset.com or call the Elks Lodge at 489-2103.

And fireworks will later light up the evening sky over Carmichael at the La Sierra Community Center, 5325 Engle Road. The first sky rocket is expected to go off at approximately 9:30 p.m. but before the big show you can enjoy plenty of free activities starting 7 pm. To learn more about all the Carmichael fun, please visit the Carmichael Recreation and Park District’s website.

Happy Fourth of July!

SUSAN PETERS
Supervisor, Third District

District 3 - Susan Peters

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Lots of updates!

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.