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Hello lower Scotland Avenue Neighbors!
I have created this blog to keep everyone informed and connected. I plan to post important or interesting neighborhood information here,and I invite you to post your own or e-mail me with your comments,suggestions, and important information about neighborhood happenings.I will be passing out a contact information checklist for updates within a few days. Please include your e-mail so that you may receive notification of neighborhood incidents such as crimes or lost pets, as soon as I receive them. If you do not have e-mail, or do not wish to participate, please indicate in the space for e-mail address, and I will try to make sure you receive a hard copy of any such reports at your door, as soon as possible. Needless to say, e-mail saves time, paper, and money, so please participate if you have e-mail.

Sincerely,

Lower Scotland Blogger

Lost Cat

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Recent Incidents and Reports

From: Scott Swimmer
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 7:21 PM
To: Nelson, Laura
Subject: activity

Hello Laura, What can you tell me about all of the incidences in the neighborhood lately? Getting a lot of nervous emails... Also, How many and how often do the bike patrol officers cruise the neighborhood?

Scott,


The biggest problem in Eastover right now is breaking and entering. One of the main suspects has been recently arrested and is still in jail-Eric B. Salley.You can see his pretty face on-line at the Mecklenburg County Sherrif's Office homepage if you would like. Mr. Salley should be in there a while-he has been charged with robbery, breaking and entering, and some other smaller charges. He is not the only suspect that breaks into houses and steals things off of front porches. The police department has many suspects in mind, and the breaking and entering detectives are always available for questions and concerns. The breaking and entering detective for the Eastover Neighborhood is Detective Muriel Reid-her office phone number is 704-943-2509.

The bike patrol has a 30 square mile district that they ride five days a week. Normally the bike patrol picks a district "hot spot" and will ride there several days...then they will pick another area and ride there for a while. Officer Danny Graham is my point of contact for the bike unit. Officer Graham can be reached by e-mail at wgraham@cmpd.org or by phone 704 943-2417. If you send him an e-mail advising him that you haven't seen the bike unit in Eastover, he will make arrangement to ride over there for a couple of days. I will also express your concerns to him and I'll ask him to patrol over there more heavily.

Laura Nelson
Providence Division
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
704 943-2433