Lock Your Doors, Open Your Eyes
My neighbors on Arlington La. and I woke up yesterday morning to something that was disturbing on several levels. Three of our cars at three different houses had been entered, ransacked and burglarized overnight and mine had been vandalized. The items stolen included a camera, Tom-Tom GPS unit, a satellite radio receiver, 2 EZ pass transceivers and our (obviously misplaced) sense of security. All three of the cars were unlocked; Locked cars were passed over. In addition, permanent magic marker was used to scribble all over three windows of my truck, including the words "F%@# You N$&##%@". Since I am not black, this probably doesn't qualify as a hate crime -just a stupid one.
In subsequent conversations with members of the NCPD and others, I have learned that there have been a substantial number of these incidents in Bayville recently, including several just last week. Had we had that information before hand, we likely would have been more careful. There have also been a marked increase in these break-ins in Nassau County as a whole. GPS receivers seem to be a popular target.
A couple of years ago, a similar series of break-ins were connected to a group of local teenagers - though no charges were brought against them. At this point, it is unclear whether these more recent crimes are being committed by locals, or outsiders targeting Bayville because we normally don't have a significant incidence of crime and are subsequently somewhat lax when it comes to security. I have to admit, I made it ridiculously easy for them.
What is clear, is that the residents of Bayville need to be more vigilant. Obviously, lock your car doors. This will not only protect yourself, but will have the added benefit of making them have to work harder and longer to find what they want, making them more susceptible to being caught. If they are from outside of Bayville, they are also less likely to view us as an easy target. Also, open your eyes. If you see something that looks suspicious, do something. Take down a plate number, notify the police, let people know. Post information about any other incidents that have already occurred and any that occur in the future. Timely information is needed.
Hopefully we will see an increase in police patrols down our residential streets at night and the residents will report what they see. During the winter, Bayville's streets are as quiet as it gets; it's not like we would have to pick these people out of a crowd at 2AM.
Catching them would be the best revenge for the most valuable item that was stolen - our sense of security.
Barry E. Lamb
Bayville
thanks for the heads up!I guess we aren't in Kansas anymore.
I'll pass the word to my neighbors.
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A childs bike was stolen from soundview drive. the bike was in the driveway when taken
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Thanks for the heads-up; I always leave my car unlocked.
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Thanks for the heads up, but why in God's name would anyone leave their car doors open? Bayville or not, it's really not a hard task to lock your car doors. Most cars today are equipped with keyless entry; making it even easier to lock all of your doors simultaneously. Just because we have to cross a bridge to get home doesn't mean a perpetrator can't!
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Barry,
Sorry to hear about the damage and loss of items, that's terrible. I thought I'd pass along a tip I saw on News 12 regarding GPS units. On the South Shore, especially at train stations, thieves look for the suction cup marks left on windshields, indicating there most likely a GPS unit somewhere inside the car. So, even if the owner has taken the unit off the windshield and locked the car, a determined thief can still smash the window and rummage for the unit. Be sure to wipe off those suction cup marks!
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I often leave my car open. It is a habit I developed while working in the Bronx. If thieves want something, they will get it - locked doors or not. The common wisdom was that the theft of a radio or (at the time) tape deck was bad but having a broken window made the theft worse.
A friend family's business was installing radios and alarms. All the alarms he had did not prevent his Firebird from being stolen in Bayside.
Now, with remote keyless entry, I lock my car (but old habits are hard to change).
By the way, I bet the vandalism was home grown. Thieves who look for gps or satellite radios ply their trade in malls and shopping centers.
There is a level of petty lawlessness that exists in Bayville. There are the feckless skateboarders who arrogantly skate in front of moving vehicles. There are the kids on the gasoline scooters and mopeds who fly up and down Godfrey Avenue often running against traffic and ignoring basic safety. Add to that the adults who make illegal turns, don't stop for stop signs and red lights and fly past the school doing forty mph.
We seem to have an administration in place that is interested only in village beautification and seeing that all the store signs are the same color.
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Woody says:
"We seem to have an administration in place that is interested only in village beautification and seeing that all the store signs are the same color."
What does the Village administration have to do with Nassau County police under-ticketing, (in your opinion) those who make illegal turns, run stop signs and red lights, etc? I fail to see the connection.
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Woody,
The village hardly appears as if the Village gov't is overly focused on beautification and coordinating signage. as far as i can see, there is no standard for signage, or none enforced. Beautification is a joke...Bayville is a great place to live and raise a family but we won't be winning any awards for our outdoor aesthetics.
Lisa is right, the petty lawlessness you point out is the domain of NCPD, not the Village Govt.
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At the monthly village meeting, after the regular business had been addressed, the Mayor mentioned that pedestrian visitors to the Bayville Amusement Park had close calls with drivers who failed to yield while they were in the crosswasalks. Some drivers barely slow down. She asked the people what should be done and one suggestion was to put up a sign reminding drivers that NY State law says that drivers must stop when people are using crosswalks. Other ideas were discussed and the Mayor said it was an issue where drivers had to be educated. She ignored completely the obvious solution: that NCPD should be down there issuing tickets.
I feel that the Village government needs to be more proactive. If a citizen calls the police about skateboarders or vandals, there may or may not be a response. If the Village government talks to the police they will most likely get a response and some action.
Similarly the mayor mentioned that there were sidewalks that had not been shoveled. She asked the assembled group if the Village should undertake cleaning sidewalks. Some people said they had no sidewalks and others said let the compliance officers issue summonses. All the summonses in the world won't remove the snow.
I was glad to see that the Mayor knows about the snowy sidewalk problem but, again, I feel the Village could do more. Perhaps a letter to the owner or maybe a visit by the compliance officer to see if there is a problem would be more helpful than issuing summonses.
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Side walks are a problem. I lived on Bayville Ave for 17 years and had a snow blower. I would blow the snow from Garden street to school Street if the snow was not slush. Soon after I was finished the County plow would come by at 40 miles an hour and cover the walk again, now I had to deal with 6 inches of wet snow. My snow blower would struggle though it again before it froze. About 6 pm the plow would come though again at 40 or so, but now the slush would freeze. Well a few days later we all get warning notices on our door knobs. This happened at every major snow storm. Do I deserve a summons for that?
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Every other Incorporated Village leaves the responsibility of shoveling snow on sidewalks, removing leaves and fixing sidewalks infront of your home as the home owners responsibilty. I do believe it should remain the same.
I would like to see imrpovements in speeding all over town, the only answer is tickets. Hit people where it hurts and they will think or be "educaed" the next time they "fly" down Mountain Ave. at 7:30am when kids are standing in a school zone at a bus stop.
The NCPD should be doing whatever the Mayor and the people want, didn't she just pass the cell tower proposal for their new equipment? Relations should be on the up and up, one would think.
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By State law the speed in a school zone is 15 mph. This is clearly marked on the road surface of Godfrey as you come up from Perry Avenue. The speed limit should be painted on the road surface of Mountain Avenue as well. There are signs on stanchions indicating the speed limit but I doubt anyone can see them.
Speeding seems to be the norm in the village but unless and until the Village Government takes some steps to mitigate the problem, by working with NCPD, the speeding will continue. I personally feel that the Mayor and Trustees would rather not be the bad guys by calling in the police who would ticket residents.
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Dear Margaret,
My children take the bus on Perry Avenue. I have been at the bus stop everyday for the past 3 years, I must say so many people speed down that road I am always afraid someone will get hit, I so surprised no one has yet. One day I followed a TEACHER who was driving so fast down Perry Avenue, I went in and reported it to the principal, I was so angry, she understood and since then it's been a little better. But sadly it's a lot of mothers that are driving fast because everyones in a hurry. Get the police out there giving tickets!!! Down by the amusement park, Mountain Ave. Perry Avenue. It's not about being educated it's common sense to drive at a normal speed on these roads. Mothers should be setting an example for their children and stop speeding and parking in handicap spots. MOMS STOP SPEEDING AND GET OFF THE PHONES!!!!!!!
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Susan, I hear you on TEACHERS speeding. In nice weather i walk my child up to Mountain Avenue to the bus stop. I see a TEACHER in a silver volvo station wagon in the morning carefully driving, turning from mountain ave onto wansor, and dropping her baby at a house where the child is babysat. Once HER child is safely out of the car, she BACKS out of the driveway at an alarmingly high speed, and speeds back up wansor, and onto mountain ave to school. In the afternoon it's the reverse, she speeds to the babysitters house, by the time her kid is back in the car i am long gone, but i am fairly certain she drives nice and slow once her child is on board.
Nice that someone responsible for the children of the town during the school day would be so reckless in the neighborhood where some of them live.
In the neighborhood where I grew up, eventually a child did get hit by a speeding car and he died. Will it take that happening here for people to slow down?
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The back seat is the incubator for future drivers. RU speeding, on the cell, RU an aggressive driver? RU turning around in your seat to yell at or get something for the kids?
Please think twice next time.
Kids see it, kids learn. Be safe.
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Barry,
Just so you know there were quite a few car break ins last summer up around Peter Ave, and Baldwin area. I'm not sure if it was in the Leader but it would have been nice if it was posted somewhere so people would know. Or maybe that emergency system that Bayville has at least everyone would know, maybe this could have been prevented. Sorry it happened to you.
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Susan,
One of the main reasons that I posted this was to start a thread where people could be made aware of these kinds of things. Obviously this kind of information is not getting to the residents; to my knowledge, these break ins never made it into any of the local papers. If we had known about the other incidents, my neighbors and I would have been more careful about locking our doors.
Barry
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F.Y.I. - A home was broken into on 15th Street in Bayville, on or around April 12th, 2008. The residents on and around this street are shocked about this, to say the least and for the past 6 days or so, everyone has been leaving their outside yard lights on all night long, and parking their cars as close to their houses as possible. I don't know all of the details of the break-in. I do know that no one was home when it happened and I also know that it took place in broad daylight. Entry was through the homes cellar door. I'd rather not say which house it is. I don't think the owner(s) would take kindly to that information being posted on the net. I'm sure that it will be listed in one of the small, local newspapers. Watch for it, and lock up good at night. I've been living here for 35 years and have always locked the house and cars up every night, as though we lived in gang territory. I think everyone should do the same. As one previous entry stated, "We are not in Kansas anymore".
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3rd St house just broken into today Tues Apr 22. between 2Pm and 4PM. A new macbook and case was stolen. There has been a police report filed. Plz email shanson421@yahoo.com if you have any information. Thank you and lock your doors!
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MDK, when you say the house was "broken" into, do you mean there was a forcible entry or was a door left open? There is a big difference. If there was forcible entry, that means we have a real perpetrator on our hands. If the door was left open, then it's probably a stupid kid doing these burglaries.
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that was weird, thought i posted an answer. so apologies if this ends up posting twice. UR correct, I should have said walk-in grand larceny, but somehow I think that stupid kids walking into other people houses to steal IS a serious problem (both for them AND their parents). and just a step or two away from forcible entry. lucky my dog wasn't inside.
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I think the majority of these break (or walk) ins are being committed by our own kids. There are plenty of bored, undisciplined teens roaming the streets of the Village, looking for something to do to pass the time. I recently received a note in my mailbox that a teen was seen opening unlocked cars on 16th St. and taking items from them. He was chased, but got away down 1st Ave. The note stated that this occurred at 2AM on a Weeknight. Where are this teen's parents? Do they not wonder where their child is at this time of night? Do they not notice their child suddenly and rapidly aquiring new, possibly expensive belongings? It's unfortunate, but far too many parents turn their heads to their children's actions these days. Our recent crime problems could be very easily solved, if only parents would occasionally ask their kids where they've been.
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I left my car unlocked once and my purse and video camera was stolen. arrrghhh!
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Another car was broken into on Jefferson Ave. on Sunday evening. The little dirt bags then went to the end of Dean's Lane by the bay beach and went through the stolen items. Many of the items were found in that area the following morning. If you saw anyone in that area between Sunday evening and Monday morning, please let the police know.
Barry
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Houses and cars being egged. multiple homes on Arlington last night. Also occurring in Oak Neck areas
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Homes and cars egged on Tildean Lane last night too.
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Nowadays we must lock our doors and we must observe our surrounding because now we do not know what they want in you or what are there intention in you
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We really need to observe in our surroundings specially to those who brings more accessories, you must protect yourself
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Heads Up. Unfortunately there was a breakin in the Valentine Beach area over the weekend.
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there's no such thing as a "walk in grand larceny" in New York, and whether someone "breaks" in or not, or does so at day or night isn't figured into the severity calculations Entering a dwelling with the intent to commit a crime is a C felony, do it armed and its a B felony.
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