Neighborhood Watch

From: Cathy Busler [mailto:cbusler33@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:50 PM
To: tgnwatch@bellsouth.net
Subject: RE: CAR THEFTS IN TEAGUES GROVE

On May 9, 2012, at 9:58 AM, "TEAGUES GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH" <tgnwatch@bellsouth.net> wrote:

We have had some car break ins last night. I have had reports of 3 car robberies that happened around 4:30 am. One incident included a rock being thrown into a car window. Another incident included the garage door being opened due an opener left in the car.

Please, please lock your car when you exit it and don’t leave your garage door opener in a vehicle that is parked outside.

If you see/hear anything suspicious outside your house, please check it out and call the police and let me know as well.

May 9, 2009 - Report from several neighbors:

5 houses got hit with car thefts. Vehicles were parked outside and some were left unlocked. One vehicle had a rock thrown through the window. Another had their garage door opener left if the car and opened their garage door. Several items taken. Report of 2 white males walking through neighborhood around 4:30 am.

June 2 - 2009 - Report from a neighbor:

I just wanted to get the word out that our dog’s electric collar was, I am assuming, stolen this pass Sunday between 6:30-8:00PM. Robert talked to the neighbors and they said they saw a young unknown male in our yard within that time frame. Our black dog, Buddy, had his collar on when our daughter left and was gone when we returned. The collar clicks on and does not readily come off even when the dogs wrestle. A further search of the yard did not yield the collar.

I like to think that we live in a fairly “safe” subdivision so I let the dogs out in the yard with their collars and this has not been an issue in the close to 6 years that we have lived in Teagues Grove. I will continue to believe that the subdivision is safe and that this is a rare incident. I would like to just remind everyone to stay aware and alert and to help keep our subdivision a safe place to raise our kids and pets.

Thanks!

October 19 - 2008 - Report from a neighbor:

"I have witnessed several unsafe driving issues that I would like to make you aware of. There is a teenager who lives in the neighborhood and drives a silver car with Illinois license plate and parks on the street in front of the house. I have witnessed him peeling out of the driveway and flooring his vehicle down Cider to the stop sign however not stopping, making the turn on two wheels and then flooring it again to the end of the subdivision and coming to a screeching halt at the entrance to let his brother and sister off at the bus stop. Yes, there were other kids at the bus stop as well. Hence my concern. I have witnessed the unsafe driving and excessive speed on many occasions both in and out of our subdivision.

There are alot of small children in our subdivision and he apparently has no regard for any of them.

It is frightening to witness this and to think what might be the outcome."

Email October 15, 2008 -

We need to address speeding in our neighborhood.

We have had several complaints of people speeding on the long stretch of Wineberry and the hill on Cider Lane.

The complainants have said the people speeding are people that live in our neighborhood.

Just a reminder, the speed limit is 25 mph.

I have noticed that if you don't ride your brakes going down Cider Lane, you could very possibly be going faster that 25 mph.

Also there have been several complaints of 1 vehicle in particular (teal in color) speeding up and down Wineberry. There was almost a serious accident with a pedestrian and this vehicle.

If you see people walking or playing on the road or vehicles parked on the road, please slow down!!

Please - let's keep our speed down to 25 mph or below!!

Thank you,

Teagues Grove Homeowner's Association

August 15 - 2007 - Reported to police a suspicious girl on bicycle today around 3:30 going through mailboxes and approaching houses. I saw her at my mailbox and she left when I pulled up in my car. I approached her at a neighbor's home and asked why she was at my mailbox. She did not seem to speak very good English & spoke with a Spanish accent. She had a notebook saying she was selling children's books. She was riding a purple bicycle with a basket on the front and had on a red t-shirt, brown shorts and wearing a ball cap. She looked to be early twenties. She just acted like she was busy looking at her papers, then got on her bicycle and left. UPS had just delivered a package to us right before she pulled up as well, but my husband came out to get it and also saw her at our mailbox. UPS had also just been parked in front of the neighbor's home also.

We watched her as she left and she went down the street some and saw us watching her, she parked her bike and walked up toward another home, but never went to the door. She then got back on her bike and headed down the hill toward Pedigo. We called the police & asked them to come and check for her. My husband then got in the car and drove down Wineberry and she was gone from the neighborhood.

We need to keep our eyes open - I will let the neighbor that I mentioned know what happened.

August 1, 2007 - A neighborhood reported that she saw a girl in a green Ford Explorer going through homeowners' garbage bins on Friday morning. Please shred any important papers before disposing of them.

March 21, 2007 - A neighbor reported that a friend who lives in Broad Acres witnessed a man in a RED PICKUP TRUCK was driving slow through their neighborhood. There was an ice cream truck with some kids on one side. The red truck pulled up on the other side who tried to ask some of the kids for directions. An adult witnessed this and ran toward the kids and red truck screaming to get their attention. The red truck sped away very quickly. BE CAREFUL with your kids playing outside as this maybe an abductor.

March 16, 2007 - Another neighbor reported their mail was sifted through and opened. Looks like our mail theft girl might be back. Please be careful and get your mail as soon as you can.

July 8, 2006 - Pool Incident - A neighbor and a friend of his (former policeman) were at the pool and reported seeing a late 90's Honda Civic (silver) parked in the parking lot with two boys (early 20's). Our neighbor asked what the people in the Civic were doing. The two boys said they were waiting for someone. After a while, a early 2000's Mitsubishi Eclipse (silver) came racing from Pedigo Road to the pool and parked about 1 foot away from the Civic. They exchanged some things back and forth and then the Civic drove away. A girl from the Eclipse got out yelled using very loud profanity said "I better get the rest of my money!" The former policeman thought this sounded like a drug deal.

THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE.

Let's watch very closely for: 1) late 90's Honda Civic (silver) and 2) early 2000's Mitsubishi Eclipse (silver).

May 2, 2006 - Our mail theft girl maybe back.

Just got a report from a neighbor that her mailbox was open and it looked like her mail had been gone through two days in a row. If you see a dark green or black 1998 Nissan Altima with a girl with blonde hair driving slow through the neighborhood and/or going through peoples' mailboxes, CALL THE POLICE.

The USPS Inspection Service has been put on alert.

I would HIGHLY recommend:

1) get your mail as soon as the mail lady comes and

2) any personal that would include credit card numbers, checks or anything of that sort be forwarded to a P.O. Box.

April 23, 2006 - We had a report from a neighbor about some possible vandalism to their basketball goal. Here is the copied message: "About 3 weeks ago someone either tried to steal our basketball goal and weren’t successful or just wanted to vandalize it. There is an anchor thing that has to be pushed down in the ground to keep the goal from turning over. It had been pulled up and the goal must have turned over and hit the driveway. The rim was bent and scratched. The net was torn, but it looks like someone might have burned it with a lighter or something." Please be on the watch for any suspicious people driving slow or walking through the subdivision late at night particularly if you are up past midnight.

April 23, 2006 - We have had some obscene graffiti painted on the street in the front of the subdivision. Thanks to the neighbors who helped clean/pressure wash it off. Once again, please be on the watch for any suspicious people driving slow or walking through the subdivision late at night particularly if you are up past midnight.

Update - April 7, 2006 - If you received a letter from the Post Office today stating that any of your mail was stolen, call any credit card companies that you have cards with and see if any convenience checks have tried to go through without your authorization and stop payment on them ASAP. You might call anyone else you might be expecting checks (or any other important mail) that you have not received yet.

Also call me (765-0529)/email me and I will put you in touch with the Postal Inspectors to recover any stolen mail.

A neighbor had a credit card convenience check stolen and she called her credit card company. They said one of her checks was trying to go through for SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS!

Let me know of anything that happens so I can pass it on. -Kent Baker

Update - April 5, 2006 - Good News!! I reported the incidents to the U.S. Postal Inspectors. The girl WAS ARRESTED! They told me that they have been trying to catch her for a while. She has hit many other subdivisions in both Powell and in west Knoxville. She has stolen checks out of mailboxes worth over $5,000!! They found about 40 pieces of mail in her car including a check to a homeowner that lives on Cider Lane. If you are missing a check, call me at 765-0529 and I will get you in touch with the U.S. Postal Inspectors.

That is good news and not so good news. The Postal Inspectors said she will probably get out soon because the threshold is quite a bit more for her to go to the federal authorities.

They suggested to NOT EVER put ANY outgoing mail in your mailbox. If you have to put outgoing mail in your box, don't EVER put the flag up. If you prop up your piece of mail, the mail carrier will see it.

She drives a 1998 Nissan Maxima (dark green color). As described below, she is about 19-21 and has blonde hair and is average height and size.

PLEASE report any incidents to me by email or phone at 765-0529 so we can put her behind bars for a long time.

Reported - April 4, 2006 - A neighbor in the Cider Lane cul-de-sac reported that a girl with blonde hair driving a Nissan Maxima or Altima (either black or dark green) was going through peoples' mailboxes. This happened between 1-3 p.m. on Monday 4/3.
If you can, I would strongly recommend you get your mail as soon as it comes. And if you see a girl with the above descriptions, CALL THE POLICE.

Reported - April 3, 2006 - A girl about 19-21 years of age came to a neighbor's door asking to use the phone. She said she was involved in a car wreck. The homeowner stepped out
of the room during the phone call. He came back in the room to find the
girl gone as well as some money taken out of his wallet!! She had blonde
hair, was average height and had a t-shirt with a fleece pullover and flip
flops. She was driving a green 2001 or 2002 Nissan Maxima or Altima.
THIS COULD BE A SCAM GOING AROUND!
Be aware of situation and take precaution as you answer the door.

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