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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=750254217-14112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Kris's car got broken into last Thurs. at the PAA meeting;
it was parked in the church parking lot. I bet that the rubberband/spark plug
trick was used on her car. Read on. Lee Loe</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Mary Needham [mailto:mn@rti-hou.com]
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 14, 2007 9:07 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mary
Needham<BR><B>Subject:</B> FMC News Letter - street crime<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">I have seen many more young men on bicycles
in WP as well, and more shattered glass on the street, so it is here and now
with us as well as First Montrose common.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">So come to the Nov 27<SUP>th</SUP> General
Meeting at St. sTephens!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: aqua; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Below is a story
from First Montrose Common, November 2007 News Letter. They are
located between Richmond & West <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alabama</st1:place></st1:State>, and east of Montrose, west of the
spur 527. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: aqua; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What do Rubber
bands, Spark plugs, & Bicycles have in
Common?</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white">As the sun begins to set earlier and
earlier each day now, the cool, clear Autumn evenings bring lots of folks out to
enjoy some of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Houston</st1:place></st1:City>'s best weather of the year.
Unfortunately, not everyone shares the same the idea of how best to enjoy the
early evening hours just after sunset.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Just as
they have in previous years, young men on bikes have taken to cruising the
streets of FMC shortly, alternating up and down our streets, block-by-block. It
seems so innocent, so healthy-almost
bucolic! <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">In
reality these guys are really just casing the neighborhood, checking to see if
anyone is watching. Once they find a quite, dark, area, they ride around parked
cars-slowly circling. They pull a spark plug and a thick band from their pocket,
pause their target vehicle, pull the spark plug back, and aim for a window. POP!
It's done! Your windows crumbles in a shower of shatter safety glass-without
making a sound audible above the background noises of the freeway in the
distance. A quick peak in side, and they grab whatever is left within reach on
the seats. Then, just as quickly as it began, they ride quietly, calmly out of
the neighborhood to survey their ill-gotten loot! You, on the other hand,will
most likely not even know anything has happened until the next morning-when you
discover $200-$700 worth of damage to your
car.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">A
number of us attended the Neartown Association meeting Tuesday, October 23, City
Council AT-Large 2 Member Sue Lovell took a moment from her campaigning to warn
us of the huge increase in this specific street crime that has recently begun to
plague neighborhoods all around Neartown & Midtown. She told us that since
most vehicles now sport darkly tinted windows, it is no longer easy for thieves
to look through the glass to see what's inside. So, they just cruise down the
block, popping out windows of each car until they hit the
jack-pot.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Leaving
FMC around 8 pm October 24th, I noticed two men in their 20's to 30's riding
along the 600 block of Sul Ross, and the 3900 block of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Greeley</st1:place></st1:City>. Feeling
suspicious, I circled the neighborhood once to catch one standing beside a
parked car onSul Ross- bike laid down alongside the curb in front of the car.
Although I called in to HPD, by the time the officer arrived 20 minutes later,
both were long gone. The Officers could not find any evidence of damage. The
next morning, however, I retrieved 11 heavy-duty rubber bands scattered down the
middle and curbs of <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Jack
Street</st1:address></st1:Street> - from the 3800-4000 blocks. Mere
co-incidence? You be the Judge.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">By
Steve Longmire/ First Montrose Common<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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