We've also had a couple of burglaries over the past month in our streets,
and given the deteriorating economic climate, this will probably get
worse.

Although I have been sitting on my hands over the last couple of years, I
remain a member of two Safer Neighbourhood Team ward panels (Hornsey and
Crouch End) and still attend their meetings, and am also (at least
nominally) neighbourhood watch co-ordinator for the Morrsh area.

I intend to try and beef up the neighbourhood watch scheme over the coming
weeks - to remind people that we exist and remind them what they can
usefully do to help deal with these problems. Anyone up for this?

Bruno



> I don't know if anyone else has had this happen, but there's also the guy
> who offers to cut your hedge/prune in the garden. He turned up on my
> doorstep one evening, completely pissed, asking to 'borrow' a tenner to
> take his daughter to the Whittington. He's white, in his forties,
> mid-height and slim.
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> AND there's the guy who lives further down Rathcoole Gardens I think (my
> neighbour saw him and recognises him), who has harassed me on more than
> one occasion, either when I'm gardening out front, or one evening ringing
> on my doorbell at 9.30pm (also pissed, very), complaining about my
> (regularly trimmed) hedge being in the way, why didn't I cut it down
> altogether and threatening to report me to the council!! He got short
> shrift from me. He's also white, shortish, dark hair, forties and Irish.
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> Finally, last summer, I had several of my plants stolen from my front
> garden whilst I was away by someone who knew what they wanted as they took
> my Wisteria and my olive tree, amongst other things. I was not only
> furious but upset as they were presents.
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> Anyone had any trouble with these two?
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> Elena
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> --- On Sat, 10/1/09, Kenny Jones <kenny@...> wrote:
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> From: Kenny Jones <kenny@...>
> Subject: [LocalWatch] Well spoken black lady & the mini cab fare scam is
> back!
> To: "LocalWatch@..." <LocalWatch@...>
> Date: Saturday, 10 January, 2009, 10:10 AM
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> She’s back!.. Eager as ever.. The well spoken black lady who rings your
> door bell at 1.30am claiming to be your neighbour from up the road and
> asking for one reason or another to borrow the fare to pay the mini cab
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> This is an old one I know...but I just thought I’d put a message out to
> let it be known she’s back and trying it on over the other side of the
> Rathcoole block this time..  So watch out for her!
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> I wonder if she’s local or if she commutes over here to work!? Heh!
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> Happy New Year all..
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