Idlewild Neighbors,
Please read the following information that was sent to me by Ben Griffith. It is of great concern. Please consider being a part of the Neighborhood Watch program. Ben's contact information about this very important program is included. I know everyone is very busy but please consider calling Ben to at least find out what it is all about. Please help to keep our neighborhood safe!
Theresa Diven
Duck-E-News Editor
At our last HOA Meeting, there was discussion about initiating Neighborhood Watch within the Idlewild Community. I was asked to chair the effort, and Idlewild residents were asked to volunteer as Block Leaders. I met with Joey Duggan, the City Police Dept's Neighborhood Coordinator, and encouraged our HOA Board to consider several ideas intended to gather interest in the concept. Unfortunately, it seems that many of us are too busy to take on another task...
But do our neighbors know that just a couple weeks ago, there was a series of early morning break-ins in cars that resulted in a rather hefty haul for the culprit. Fortunately for those of us who were victimized, one of our neighbors caught a glimpse of the robber's car, and that bit of information was what local law enforcement needed to solve the case. How fortunate for us.
If you will send this bit of information to all our neighbors, there may be a few who may consider that NOW IS THE TIME to get NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH moving in IDLEWILD! For those who may be interested in helping, they should email me at bdgriffith@ftc-i.net . With a few commitments, we'll get together and develop a strategy to move forward.
Incidentally, the Police Department is still holding a set of Golf Clubs that were stolen during the recent break-ins. Nobody has come forward to claim them, perhaps because the owner does not yet realize they are missing. Any neighbor missing Golf Clubs should contact the Sumter Police Dept, and identify the Clubs.
Thanks,
Ben Griffith
803 469 6800 (O) or 803 469 0686 (H)
