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| CRIME ALERTSJune 2007: Attention Homeowners: March 2007: WE HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF A MAN APPROACHING CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. * * * November 2006: (A Message from the Baltimore County Police) * * * August 2006: Since the end of July we have seen a significant increase in auto thefts throughout the Parkville area. We have seen these thefts all over the Parkville map. The thefts have occurred in private communities and apartment complexes from the city line to the country. Mainly targeted are Chrysler products (Dodge Ram truck, Jeep Cherokee, Plymouth Voyager van, Dodge Neon, Dodge Caravan, etc.). Most of these thefts are occurring during the overnight hours on every day of the week. The suspects have used every type of method to steal vehicles from breaking windows and destroying the ignitions to stealing cars with unlocked doors and cars with keys in the ignition and engine running. We have made several arrests; however, the thefts keep occurring and we need your help. Please pass this along to everyone in your community and ask them to be extra vigilant in securing their vehicles. Lock the doors, take the keys and use an anti theft device. Please report any suspicious persons and/or activity immediately to police by calling 911. Please keep an extra eye out during these times around your neighborhood. * * * March 2006: Please be aware of a robbery that we just had last March 22 at 6:27pm in the Revere Park Apartments (north of Joppa off Harford Road). We had similar robberies in the same area at the end of 2005(November and December to be exact). The incident last night involved a black male in his 20's. He was 6'1" 190lbs and was wearing a faded green/brown camouflage jacket, faded jeans that were rolled up, black boots, a black hoodie and a black mask. He approached the victim and demanded money. The victim didn't speak English very well and didn't understand him so he grabbed her purse and ran away. The purse was recovered a short distance away; however, it was missing money and credit cards. The robberies in November and December 2005 were on Swampscott Court also in Revere Park Apartments and also involved a black male wearing either a hoody or a knit cap. Both of these robberies involved the displaying of a gun. Please call us if you have any information to provide or you see anyone acting suspicious or fitting the above description. Please also be aware of your own safety. February 2006: We just experienced a deception burglary in the Perring Park Community. Typically, these types of crimes start when the weather gets warmer. The way this worked is that a white male in his 50's 5-09/190 came to the victim's door posing as a water department employee. He said he needed to check his water for pollutants. They went to the basement of the house where the man made a call on his cell phone (signaling his accomplice to enter the home). For 20-30 minutes the man flushed the toilet and looked around. He then left the location and the victim discovered that his entire 1st floor had been ransacked. The time frame was between 1-1:30pm. No other suspect information was known. These types of crimes commonly involved gypsies and they pose as some type of utility worker (water inspector, BGE, contractor). If you are approached by someone posing as an inspector, request identification and call the company they claim to be from to determine if the work is authorized. Report anything suspicious to police immediately.
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