If you haven’t done so already, please save the date for our 3^rd annual CPW-NW Community Fall Festival – Saturday, October 10^th, 2009 from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. – in the CPW Park!

Check out our planned Festival Attractions:

Arts & Crafts and Storybook Nook for kids

Beekeeping Demo

Cardio Exercise & Strength Training Demo

Food!

Information!  Information!

International Sampler!

Live Music!

Self-Defense Demonstration

Sports & Games

Cost = $5.00 for ages 12+, $20 per family

Please invite your neighbors, especially if they don’t have e-mail and will not be receiving this reminder!

We look forward to seeing HUNDREDS of you on Saturday, October 10^th, 2009!

Sincerely,

Rex Powell and Zari Malsawma

CPW-NW Coordinators

We have received the following reports of multiple auto break-ins over the weekend (September 19-20, 2009):

<< While walking my dogs in the 9200 block of Limestone this morning, I noticed the window glass from a vehicle in front of [a home on] Limestone.  A short time later I saw one of the residents of that block.  She told me that a car was broken into on Limestone last night and she saw the police taking a report.  The incident occurred in the area where I saw the glass.  The neighbor also told me there was another similar car break in over the weekend. >>

<< My wife was leaving this morning and found someone’s ID in our grass.  We had a feeling that it was due to an auto break-in since they are so commonplace these days.  We also had a feeling it belonged to the college rental house on the corner of Bridgewater and Marlborough Court and asked several students standing out front.  They said the ID did belong to someone that lived at the house and that all the cars from the residence that were parked on the street (4-6 cars) were broken into last night.  PG County Police took a report and just left a few minutes ago. >>

Please be on the alert and report any suspicious activity and suspicious persons to the police right away at 301-333-4000; call 911 if you think crime is about to be committed.  Also, please encourage victims of these crimes to notify us (CPW Neighborhood Watch) after they have made a report to the police.

Zari Malsawma

CPW-NW Coordinator

CITY OF COLLEGE PARK CONTRACT POLICE SERVICE

August 12- August 17, 2009 

8/12     Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Stop Sign Enforcement) at Old Calvert Road at Edmonston Road.  4 citations were issued

8/12     Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Stop Sign Enforcement) at Guilford Road at Hartwick Road.  3 citations were issued

8/12     Contract officer responded to a call for service at 5000 block Pierce Ave for a report of a residential premise alarm.  Incident verified – check secured

8/12     Contract officer stopped a suspicious person and discovered he was wanted on an outstanding warrant.  Placed under arrest

8/12     Contract officer conducted premise checks throughout the day in the 9600 block of Baltimore Ave in reference to the ongoing problem with theft from auto’s.

8/13     Contract officer responded to a call for service at 4900 block Iroquis Street for a report of a residential premise alarm.  Incident verified – accidental by cable person

8/13     Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Stop Sign Enforcement) at Saint Andrews Place at Duke Street.  7 citations were issued

8/14     Contract officer responded to a call for service at Depauw Place for a report of a residential premise alarm.  Incident verified – check secured

8/14     Contract officer observed two suspicious persons at Knox Road at Yale Ave and conducted a field interview.  Warrant check was negative and a Field Observation Report was completed.

8/14     Contract officer and Code Enforcement Officer responded to 8500 block Potomac Ave in reference to a loud party.  Music was turned down.

8/14     Contract officer conducted a traffic stop on a reckless driver in the 6600 block of Baltimore Ave.  The driver was placed under arrest for several traffic offenses.

8/14     Contract officer responded to RJ Bentley’s and assisted the District I Investigators with 2 Robbery arrests.

8/15     Contract Officer conducted bike patrols in the communities of Old Town, Calvert Hills, and College Park Estates.

8/15     Contract officer responded to 7500 block Citadel Drive in reference to a loud party.  Party was shut down

8/16     Contract officers responded to the domestic related homicide at 8900 block Rhode Island Ave and assisted the on duty units.

8/17     Contract officer conducted a traffic stop in the 8900 block of Rhode Island Ave and placed the driver under arrest for possession of a stolen tag.

MD State Citations: 47

Warnings: 19

ERO: 3

Parking: 0

Citations in Lieu of Arrest: 0

Criminal Arrests: 1

DWS Arrest: 1

DWI Arrest: 0

Warrant Arrest: 2

Full Time Contract Officers (portion of above)

MD State Citations: 3

Warnings: 2

ERO: 3

Parking: 0

Citations in Lieu of Arrest: 0

Criminal Arrests: 1

DWS Arrest: 0

DWI Arrest: 0

Warrant Arrest: 1

Acronyms:

DWI – Driving while intoxicated

DWS – Driving on suspended license

ERO – Equipment repair order (headlight out, etc)

SOW – Sent on way

GOA – Gone on arrival

PWID- Possession with the intent to distribute (illicit drugs)

Note:  This list does not include routine incidents handled by the officers.

It’s September 1, 2009 – Doesn’t it seem like the weather knows it?!  We hope you’re enjoying this beautiful, pre-fall day – may it be a harbinger of good things to come!!!  J

Please save the date for our 3^rd Annual Community Fall Festival:  12 noon to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 10^th, 2009 in the CPW Neighborhood Park.

We covet your input as to what we can do differently this year to spark everyone’s interest and get them to come to the festival, so please e-mail us with your ideas & comments.

A detailed announcement of planned activities will be e-mailed to you in about three weeks, so let us have your input as soon as possible!

Rex Powell and Zari Malsawma

CPW-NW Coordinators

Celebrate 100 years of flight at College Park Airport!  .

Saturday, August 29, 2009

10 am–5 pm

Food and fun for all ages
Admission: $4 for adults, $2 for ages 2-17
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

The airport is easily accessible by Metrorail – just a short walk from the Green Line’s College Park/University of Maryland station.
For more information, call 301-209-1390

Join us for an exciting air show featuring aerobatic performances, and 100 years of flight at College Park Airport, the world’s oldest continuously operating airport. Airplane rides* will be showcased, along with aircraft displays, children’s activities, food and craft vendors, entertainment and refreshments. See the plane that started it all – a 1909 Wright Military Flyer will be unveiled at the AirFair!

Bring an envelope or post card and get a special airmail cancellation commemorating 100 years of exciting aviation history.

* Please note that a government issued photo ID is required for all flight rides.

The easiest way to attend AirFair 100! is to travel by Metrorail – the airport is just a short walk from the Green Line’s College Park/University of Maryland station.

To get to the airport by car, take I-495 to exit 23, Kenilworth Avenue, towards Bladensburg. Turn right onto Paint Branch Pkwy. The airport is located just off Paint Branch Pkwy. AirFair parking signs will direct you to the parking lots you may use. Parking will be available in satellite lots near the airport; FREE, continuous shuttle service will be provided between satellite parking lots and the airport.

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Please note the following closures and restrictions for Saturday, August 29 during AirFair 100!:

• Paint Branch Parkway Community Park, including all facilities in the park, will be closed from dawn to 6 pm.
• Lake Artemesia is open, but will have limited access.
• Ellen Linson Aquatics Center will be closed on Saturday, August 29 until 4 pm. Operating hours, this day only are from 4-10 pm. The Dive-In Movie feature is Top Gun starting at 8:30 pm. Fee is $5 adult resident, $6 adult non resident and $4 child resident, $5 child non resident.

The 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant remains temporarily closed.

A resident on the 9300 block of St. Andrews Place has sent us the following report:

<< We live [on the 9300 block of ] St. Andrews Place and on August 19th at approximately 7:30 a.m., we discovered our cars had been broken into.  We believe this occurred sometime between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.  The alarms did not sound for either car.  One was parked in the driveway – it was broken into, vandalized and items from glove box and pockets were strewn all over the car.  The other car was on the street immediately in front of the house — the passenger side window on that car was broken, the contents  strewn all over.  We called the police, they came and took a report and inspected the cars.  They advised us this was their second call of the morning for vehicle damage. >>

Mary Cook, our District 4 City Councilmember, has asked Bob Ryan, Director of Public Services for College Park, to increase contract police patrol of our neighborhood, and Bob informs us that an investigation is on-going on the happenings of last Wednesday, August 19th.

In the meantime, please continue to be on the alert and report all suspicious activity, persons and vehicles to the police — 301-333-4000 for non-emergies and 911 for anything you sense is worth police attention right away.

We have received the following report of a break-in & entering that occurred yesterday – Wednesday, August 19, 2009:

<< I live on the 3700 block of Marlbrough Way in College Park Woods.  I would like to inform you that around anywhere between 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. a Dodge Durango was parked in my driveway and a couple, most likely two or three, hispanic males broke into my house.  They stole a ton of jewerly and were in the process of stealing a TV when my son (coming back from Starbucks) saw the car in the driveway.  Thinking that it was a friend of mine’s car and that they were helping me move in, my son parked outside the driveway and when the thieves saw him, they drove off in the Durango really FAST. 

I’ve reported the incident to the police.  I would just like the neighborhood know that incidents like these are starting occur very frequently in our neighborhood — my son has friends that say that their house has been robbed on Duke Street – and we need to put an end to it, immediately. >> 

Please be on the alert – take note of suspicious persons and vehicles, record their descriptions and license plate numbers, and report them to the police at 301-333-4000.  If you sense that they pose an immediate threat, call 911 and ask for the police.  After you make such reports to the police, notify us as soon as possible so that we can alert the neighborhood.

CITY OF COLLEGE PARK CONTRACT POLICE SERVICE

August 5- August 11, 2009

8/5       Contract officer observed a suspicious person at 4800 block Erie Street and conducted a field interview.    Field observation report was completed and suspicious persons were SOW

8/5       Contract officer responded to a call for service for a Breaking and Entering Report at 7600 block Sweetbriar Drive.  Incident verified

8/5       Contract officer responded to a call for service for a report of a theft from auto at 9600 block Baltimore Ave.  Incident verified

8/6       Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Traffic Device) at Baltimore Ave at College Ave.  2 citations were issued

8/6       Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Stop Sign Enforcement) at Guilford Road at Hartwick Road.  3 citations were issued

8/8       Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Stop Sign Enforcement) at Saint Andrews Place at Duke Street.  5 citations were issued

8/8       Contract officers responded to several calls for service for numerous fights at Knox Road at Baltimore Ave.  Officers dispersed the large crowds.

8/9       Contract officers responded to several calls for service for numerous fights at Knox Road at Baltimore Ave.  Officers dispersed the crowds.

8/11     Contract officer responded to a call for service at 5100 block Berwyn Road (Campus Outfitters) for a report of a premise alarm.  Incident verified – check secured

8/11     Contract officer responded to a call for service at 10000 block 51^st Ave for a report of a stolen vehicle.  Incident verified

8/11     Contract officer conducted a traffic assignment (Stop Sign Enforcement) at Rhode Island Ave at Edgewood Road.  2 citations were issued

8/11     Contract officer responded to a call for service at 9800 block Narragansett Parkway for a report of a Breaking and Entering to a vacant house.  Incident verified – forced open

MD State Citations: 41

Warnings: 16

ERO: 5

Parking: 0

Citations in Lieu of Arrest: 0

Criminal Arrests: 0

DWS Arrest: 0

DWI Arrest: 0

Warrant Arrest:

Full Time Contract Officers  (Portion of above)

MD State Citations: 8

Warnings: 0

ERO: 3

Parking: 0

Citations in Lieu of Arrest: 0

Criminal Arrests: 0

DWS Arrest: 0

DWI Arrest: 0

Warrant Arrest: 0

Acronyms:

DWI – Driving while intoxicated

DWS – Driving on suspended license

ERO – Equipment repair order (headlight out, etc)

SOW – Sent on way

GOA – Gone on arrival

PWID- Possession with the intent to distribute (illicit drugs)

Note:  This list does not include routine incidents handled by the officers.

Dear Neighbors:

Good news!  We’ve received the following report on the lost cocker spaniel:

<<We found the owner yesterday evening. They live on Limestone, they put out a flyer and one of my neighbors saw it. Luckily I had chance to speak with this neighbor while distributing the flyer for N.N.O. and told her about the dog. It’s nice to have a happy ending to a neighborly situation.>>

Please remember that pets must be registered, and leashed with identification tags on them at all times when they are away from the owner’s property.

We have received the following report from one of our Block Captains: << I found a beautiful black Cocker Spaniel — I am sure the owner is looking for him. I’ve called Animal Control, but was not able to reach Abigail [Lightning, the city's Animal Control Officer]. Will keep you posted.>>

If you know who the owner is, e-mail me at LHMalsawma@comcast.net with their contact info and i will ask the finder to contact them.

Zari Malsawma, CPW-NW Coordinator