To Strathcona Block Watches:
This has been the quietest year I can remember in the past 15 or so in terms of break and enters. Let's hope we can keep it that way but the weeks before Christmas have always shown upticks in activity for those and the other major problems that we encounter: people come down here to buy drugs for Christmas parties so dealers are busier; johns want to celebrate the season by purchasing sex; thieves break into cars; the more violent and cowardly ones will snatch purses or mug seniors; people in general drink more and get into trouble driving or being noisy or by being robbed.
As the nights continue to lengthen, watch out. When out shopping, be careful where you park and remember to lock your doors. I've noticed more than a few piles of auto glass around recently--a sign that we have people prowling the neighbourhood looking for cars to steal from or sometimes on cold nights to sleep in. Don't leave anything of any value in plain sight in your vehicle.
Above all keep a watch on your street and have an attentive ear for someone in trouble, a neighbour's house being burgled or glass being broken.
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