APD`s Clean Car Campaign
On behalf of APD, Major Williams of Zone 5 is soliciting your assistance with crime reduction by participating in the "Clean Car" campaign.
In 2008, Zone 5 arrested 114 subjects for breaking into cars. Collectively, those subjects have been arrested a grand total of 2080 times! Thirty of them are still in jail, but 84 are back onto our streets. Clearly arrests are not a deterrent.
APD is suggesting a more proactive and common sense citizen effort: Remove all viewable valuables from your vehicle before you leave! You will reduce the odds of your vehicle break-in by nearly 95%! Parking lot owners, managers, and attendants: Ask your customers if all valuables were removed! And everyone: Remind your co-workers, clients, residents, family, and friends to remove ALL items APD once had a vehicle`s window busted as a result of fifteen cents left on the console`s coin area! For an interesting website visit APD`s interactive Crime Map. They`re behind in updating (October) but it shows all arrests for the entire city with colored crime balloons. Select Zone 5 and the type of crime you`re interested in.
With APD`s Clean Car campaign, eventually we will all enjoy lower crime stats and insurance rates, and the quality-of-life that downtown Atlanta deserves, which will likely bring more conventions, businesses, and attractions to our area. And, unlike other initiatives and studies, this one is measurable immediately: we can assess how well we are doing and which parking lot, offices, and residents are participating. Please support this initiative, and encourage those who live and work downtown to get on board!
Visit the Public Safety page of the CHNA website for more information on the "Clean Car" Campaign, an Auto Theft Prevention flyer to place in your building and to sign up for the Neighborhood Text Alert system TODAY! LET`S BE PROACTIVE!!!
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Upcoming Events:
February 14 - Master Class Dance Series @ Studio Clout (every Saturday in February)
February 14 - Spoken Word @ Coffee Loft (2nd Saturday & 3rd Friday)
February 16 - CHNA General Meeting (3rd Monday)
February 17 - License Review Board (3rd Tuesday)
February 18 - Figure Drawing @ Studio Clout (every Wednesday)
February 18 - APD Job Fair
February 21 - WASABi Sushi Class
February 23 - NPU-M Meeting (4th Monday)
February 25 - UDC Meeting (2nd & 4th Wednesday)
February 25 - APD Job Fair
February 26 - BeltLine Quarterly Briefing
February 27 - Castleberry Hill 4th Friday Art Stroll
Thru February 28 - Dymond Wayz Month of Love & Savings
March 28 - Earth Hour. Turn Out. Take Action.
For updates to this information, additional information on the events and more visit the CHNA calendar here: http://www.castleberryhill.org/links_events.php
Upcoming Downtown Events & Street Closings:
CheerSport 2009 National Championships (GWCC) - February 13-15, 2009
Ringling Brothers Circus (Philips) - February 13-22, 2009 (various times)
Supercross (Dome & GWCC) - February 21, 2009 (Pit Party 12:30-6:00 p.m. Event at 7 p.m.)
Bronner Brothers International Beauty Show (GWCC) - February 21-23, 2009
14th Street Bridge Construction Update:
Please be advised that the Georgia Department of Transportation will reduce 14th Street in Midtown Atlanta to one westbound lane of traffic between Crescent Avenue and Williams Street starting February 14, 2009, and will not reopen it for about six months. Please visit www.14thstreetbridge.com for more information.
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