We wanted to notify all homeowners that the crime rate in our area has gone up and we need to keep an eye out for any suspicious activity. Please remember to either call the police or file an online police report for anything that looks out of the normal.
We had our second reported Home Burglary from our homes on 10/21/2009 sometime between 10am-2pm; the thief (s) opened the gate on the side of their home by reaching over an un-latching it and then proceeded to break the window to enter the home. This home-owner did not have their home monitored and having an armed and monitored security system could have given the police a chance to capture these criminals or at least would have scared them away and hopefully they will not try and burglarize another one of our homes.
If you do have a gate; please try and purchase a lock so you can only open the gate from the inside. We had another home burglary in the summer where the thief entered the second story window by using the recycle bin that was placed next to their home; unfortunately it made it very easy to jump and pull themselves to the second story. Please try and keep your recycle bins and garbage cans in a place where they cannot be used to gain access to the second floor of your home.
We highly recommend you also have your security system monitored. You can call ADT, Brink’s or any other security company to install a security system and all of them are great choices. Some people have gone with a local company Evergreen Security; because of their local service and they are very highly recommended. They can utilize all of your existing keypad’s, motion sensor and contact’s and if you do not have a land line they can install a GSM device that allows you to be monitored without having to purchase a land line for security monitoring.
Something we need to consider is adding lighting to areas of our community that are dark and attract thieves. We also need to try and put a fence or bushes to block access from the main road 19th ave se. We have a few community members that have access and work for security companies who can advise us on putting a Pan Tilt Zoom Camera on a light pole to hopefully scare criminals from our area. We will talk about all options at our next meeting which we are planning for early next year.
Please contact our HOA management company contact Geri Pentz from Samaras Associates with any concerns regarding the neighborhood watch program; and please again contact the Everett Police by calling 911 with even the small things that don’t seem right. We are going to
We will be creating a sign for our common area park that notifies everyone the park closes at dusk. This is actually the 2nd time we will be trying to accomplish this; the neighborhood kids kicked the signs in the first time and we had to scrap them. If you see anyone at the park after dark please either kindly notify them the park is closed and there is a sign posted that explains the hours or if you feel uncomfortable contact the police and notify them about our park rules. We already have a sign posted that notifies everyone this common area park is for “Bordeaux Home Owners Only” (Bordeaux HOA-Renters are included obviously) If you see people misusing our park please notify Samaras and we will try and enforce this rule to the best of our ability.
Unfortunately there is a rise in crime in our area; more and more criminals are taking chances and we need to come together as a community to send a message to these criminals that we will not stand by and allow them to think this community is an easy target. Continue to work with your neighbors and contact each other anytime something is out of the ordinary. A few other things that help secure your home is to purchase the window lock from lowes that will allow you to open your window and let air in but it will not open all the way to allow a human body to enter; many homeowners have purchased locks for the door from your garage so in case the somehow get into your garage they will not be able to enter your home. Other good habits are to lock your garage door each night from the keypad. Make sure that the red release rope from your garage is wrapped up and tucked away; the Everett police told us that many criminals break the small window reach through the garage door and pull the string down to release the lock on the garage door. Many times the garage door isn’t added onto the alarm system so that is why the lock is needed from the garage door to the home.
The HOA board attended a meeting with the Everett Police Block watch last month and we received a lot of great information on what we need to do to protect our community from thieves. His most important point he drove home again and again was to communicate to you the importance of calling the police for even the small things. If we can start to make this a habit then our community will become that much safer. Know your neighbors, keep an eye on anyone not from our community and email Geri with any issues you notice along with contact the Everett Police.
You may have seen the addition of the Block Watch/Neighborhood watch signs; complements of the Everett Police Block Watch program. We will continue to work with them to make our community safe.
If you want to take your security system to another level like some community members have you can add video cameras. There are some great DVR solutions from Costco. We need to try and get some photos/video of these thieves and one of the best ways is with video surveillance.
http://www.grouponenw.com/ You can find some great solutions if you search this site for CCTV options.
Sincerely, Bordeaux HOA Board Members (Geri, Demba, Milan and Jason)
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