From: Joanne or Jim Brown <jrbjob@comcast.net>

Subject: Remember to Lock Your Car!

Date: May 27, 2014 6:29:21 PM EDT

To: Margot Welch <margot.welch@verizon.net>

Hi, Margot,

If appropriate, please pass this on to the neighborhood listserv.

This morning when I went out to get into our car, which was parked in our driveway on Avon Hill Street, the driver's side door was not entirely closed.  When I opened it I realized that someone had been in the car -- things were spread across the seat.  The only thing missing was my husband's watch, which we had hidden and had forgotten to bring inside.  There was also a bicycle propped against a bush near the driveway -- maybe the person was surprised and fled without the bike??

We reported this to the police. They wanted us to be part of filing a police report -- they explained that it is important to have a record of things like this.  The officer who came said that there has been a pattern in the past of someone entering only unlocked vehicles (I guess I forget to lock the car) in our neighborhood.  We agreed that in the scheme of things we were lucky that we lost only a moderately valuable watch and had no damage to our car.  

So please remember to lock your car, and do report any incidents like this to the police.


Joanne and Jim Brown