I always read the mails and am happy help if I can.
Nothing much to report from Oakley Gardens apart from a window-
breaking incident which was a dispute between ex-lovers and hopefully
a one-off.
Rubbish stil being dumped at the top of Harvey Road but there seems
little that can be done about that. Also dog mess now and again but
again unless you see who's doing it what can one do?
Trying to support our local shops to stop them all closing...
Julian


--- In LocalWatch@..., bruno.dore@... wrote:
>
> 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.
> >  
> > 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.
> >  
> > 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.
> >  
> > Anyone had any trouble with these two?
> >  
> > Elena
> >
> > --- On Sat, 10/1/09, Kenny Jones <kenny@...> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> > (waiting in the road) is back!..
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > I wonder if she’s local or if she commutes over here to work!?
Heh!
> >
> > Happy New Year all..
> >
> > Kenny :-)
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