Animal control has been making regular sweeps throughout the neighborhood and impounding any stray dogs.  If you own a dog, per Dallas code, the dogs should not be allowed to roam free.  A lot of the dogs that the city has picked up are domestic dogs and have owners.  At night, if they are unsecured, they do what their instincts tell them to do:  they find other dogs, run in a pack, and kill cats for sport.  If the city impounds them and their owners claim them, the owners are fined and a chip is placed on the dog.

Until the situation clears up, do not allow your cats to roam freely, especially at night.  If you see any stray dogs, call 311 immediately.  They are instructed to call animal control.

Old East Dallas Early Childhood PTA

Do you have preschool age children or grandchildren? Are you a new parent or expecting your first baby soon?  Meet other neighborhood parents with young children by joining the Old East Dallas Early Childhood PTA.  The OEDECPTA encourages friendships among families and provides support to Lipscomb Elementary School .

The first General Meeting of the school year is being held September 23 at 7pm in the Lipscomb Elementary Auditorium. There is an exciting guest speaker – ‘Coach Patty’ of Play Wisely. Check out the ECPTA’s yahoo group to see what they’re all about and download a Membership Form, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OEDECPTA/ !

Crime Alerts for Junius Heights

Burlgaries

• A house in the 5600 block of Worth was broken into on Thursday, August, 27 and items were stolen.
• A house in the 6300 block of Reiger was broken into on Wednesday, August 26.  An unidentified suspect(s) used a power drill on the side window to gain entry.

Offences involving vehicles

• An unidentified suspect threw an object at a vehicle causing damage in the 5900 block of Columbia on Thursday, August 27
• A passenger-side window was broken in a vehicle parked in the 5900 block of Victor on Tuesday, August 25.
• A vehicle’s driver’s side window was broken in the 4800 block of Junius and items were stolen on Tuesday, August 25.
• An unidentified suspect attempted to remove and steal items from a vehicle parked in the 800 block of Nesbitt on Monday, August 24.
• A rear window was broken in a vehicle parked in the 1600 block of Abrams Road on Friday, August 21.

Criminal Mischief

• A window was broken in a house in the 700 block of Skillman by an unidentified suspect on Tuesday, August 25.

Volunteer Patrol Training

The Dallas Police Central Division will be holding a Volunteers in Patrol Class on Saturday, September 19 from 9 am to 3 pm.  This class will include a tour of the City of Dallas 911 facility.  There will be a guest speaker who will discuss crime prevention ofn the Katy Trail .  This course will be held at 3535 Travis Suite No. 100.

Space is limited so Email your Volunteer Application and Volunteer Waiver early to reserve your space.

You may also fax applications/waivers to 214-670-4031 C/O Sr. Cpl. Comstra

The school will also have a Meet the Teacher Open House on Thursday, August 20, from 5-7 p.m. at the school.  Rooms will be open for students and parents to meet their teachers.  The Enrollment Team will be on hand to take enrollment forms.  YMCA will be available to sign up students for the after-school program and pass out information about other YMCA Fall Programs, such as Adventure Guides and sports teams.  The PTA will be selling spirit T-shirts, sweatshirts, bumper stickers and PTA memberships.  School supplies will be distributed to those of you that purchased them at the end of the year, and we will have a few extra on hand to sell.

Home Tour Committee to Meet August 17

The Junius Heights Home Tour Committee will meet on Monday, August 17, at 6:30 at the home of Marsue and Bill Williams, 5612 Reiger.  If you are interested in being on the tour committee or chair of committee, please come!  We never turn down any volunteer hours!  This is a good way to meet your neighbors.  If you would like to nominate a house to be on the tour (you may nominate your own house), please contact Rob Canas at RCanas@dallascounty.org, Marsue Williams at marsue@touchstonerealty.com, Helen Manning at hmanning25@sbcglobal.net or René Schmidt at reneschmidt@att.net.

Crime Alerts

Every neighborhood has its time and we certainly have had ours with the latest surge in crime.  However, things are looking much better this week thanks to our vigilant police department and alert residents.   The police arrested a juvenile in connection with an armed robbery that took place in the neighborhood and were able to connect that individual to vehicle burglaries.  The police were also able to stop a house burglary on Worth and were able to arrest the suspect.

Burglaries of Vehicles

There were two car burglaries this week, down from a high two weeks ago of an average of two car break-ins a day, and down from an average of one car break-in per day last week.  However, two vehicle burglaries is still too much, particularly if it happened to you.

• Thursday, August 6.  Window was pried open on a vehicle parked in the 6400 block of Gaston and the stereo was removed.
• Sunday, August 2.  A door lock on a vehicle parked in the 5600 block of Victor was popped and items were stolen.

Robberies

• An unidentified suspect pointed a gun at a victim and stole property in the 7200 block of Gaston on Monday, August 3.

Burglaries

• A residence in the 4700 block of Worth was broken into on August 7, Friday.  An alert neighbor noticed and called the police.  The police responded rapidly (at 12:03 p.m.) , blocked off the street, and were able to arrest the suspect.  Hurray for our police and the alert neighbor!!  Even though this is just outside the boundaries of JH, success, like crime, knows no boundaries!

Criminal Mischief

• An unidentified suspect(s) used black spray paint on a garage in the 5200 block of Victor on Thursday, August 6.

Provocative Fliers

• An unidentified person dumped provocative fliers in front of a house in the 5400 block of Worth on Tuesday, August 4.  Freedom of speech is something we all cherish.  However, this is harassment, not freedom of speech.  If you saw anything that morning, please call 911.

]]> http://www.juniusheights.org/crime/calling-all-parents-of-lipscomb-elementary-students/feed 0 http://www.juniusheights.org/lipscomb-elementary/lispcomb-meet-and-greet-rescheduled http://www.juniusheights.org/lipscomb-elementary/lispcomb-meet-and-greet-rescheduled#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:27:34 +0000 admin http://lipscomb.juniusheights.org/blog/?p=80 The Lipscomb Meet and Greet, originally scheduled for Feb. 6, has been changed to Wednesday, Feb. 13th from 9:30-10:30 at Lipscomb. This Meet and Greet is for any prospective new student and their parents who are interested in attending Lipscomb. For more information contact Pauline Mayfield at 214-827-5859.

2008 J. L. Long Middle School Meet and Greet

Current 5th Grade Parents are invited to a Long Middle School PTA Meet and Greet on Thursday, Feb. 7 with social time beginning at 6:30 and the presentation at 7:15. The event will take place at the home of Patrick and Maria Luna, 2411 Auburn Ave. Dallas, TX 75214. For questions, please contact Jennifer Schmieder at 214-766-7021. RSVP is not necessary. If you know any private school parents whom you think might be interested in exploring Long, please extend this invitation.