Next Meeting

The next meeting for the Creekside Neighborhood Association is on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Homecoming Apartments.

Look out for Squatters

With many empty houses, our City has a new problem. Keep your eye out for people illegally living in these homes. If you suspect squatters occupying a home, call the non-emergency police number at 264-5471.

Residential Burglaries

Creekside's police officer reported at the Feb. 18 Association meeting that the number of residential burglaries have also increased. These are happening during the day, primarily between school hours. The burglars are going into the backyard and going into the house through side doors and windows.

Burglary Update from Captain Hahn with SacPD

Hello Community Members,

This information is provided so you can have a timely snapshot of significant events in our community. It is my intention to list suspect apprehensions and crimes of interest (i.e., robberies, assaults, burglaries, homicides), traffic enforcement efforts, and conditions caused by natural events (flooding, road closures, etc.) You may share this information with your fellow community members. The crimes reported here are preliminary investigations, taken in the field by patrol officers, and may or may not be assigned to a Detective for further investigation.
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Natomas Auto Burglaries

I have a received several recent inquiries about auto burglaries. Between 2/1/09 and 2/19/09 there have been 49 report vehicles burglarized in all of Natomas. This number is probably lower then actual burglaries because all of the reports have probably not made it through the computer system or beenreported yet. In January during this same time frame there were 39 auto burglaries.

So, what does this mean.....we are seeing an increase recently in vehicle burglaries (in addition to other property crimes such as residential burglaries). Please remember to keep an eye out in your neighborhood for suspicious activity and call it in. I have listed a few facts about the recent auto burglaries in Natomas. I have also attached a map of these crimes so you can see where they are occurring.
* 31 have occurred in N. Natomas
* 15 have occurred in S. Natomas
* 3 have occurred in Gardenland/Northgate
* Most frequent day they occur is Sunday (18)
* Second most frequent day has been Tuesday (9)
* Most occur while it is dark

Reminders:
* Keep valuables out of sight in your car (ie keep in trunk, glove box, etc.)
* Park in well lit locations
* Park in your garage if possible.
* Call in suspicious people in your neighborhood that might be casing homes or cars.
* Keep your porch light, side light or any light on or on motion detector.
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If you observe a crime in progress call 9-1-1. If you have information regarding some of the above crimes please call Crime Alert at 443-HELP or 1-800-AA-CRIME. (You can remain anonymous)

Captain Daniel Hahn
Sacramento Police Department
Patrol Division - North Command
3550 Marysville Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95838
(916) 566-6401
dhahn@pd.cityofsacramento.org

Upcoming Meeting

Wednesday, February 18
7:00 p.m.
at the Homecoming Community Center
on Kokomo

Meeting Agenda

1. Police Update from the Officer assigned to our Association

2. Election - Our regular election will be in November, but at this time, we need to fill an open seat on the Board. The position is for a "member-at-large." If you are a Creekside resident and are interested in running, please join us at the meeting.

3. Creekside Neighborhood Association Blog Update

4. Community Happenings Update which includes planning the 3rd Annual 4th of July Block Party

5. Chat and Adjourn

Regional Park Tree Planting October 18th

Calling all Creekside Neighbors,

As you may have noticed, there has been considerable activity going on at the Regional Park. Bike/Jogging paths have been installed and beautiful trees and landscaping have been added.

As a continuation of this great progress, Friends of the Park has just announced a tree planting in the North Natomas Regional Park on Saturday, Oct 18th from 8:30-12:30. They will plant over 50 trees with the help of the Sac Tree Foundation and support from Ray Tretheway's office. The effort will require over 100 volunteers. Please click on the flier below w/ all the pertinent information for the event day. Please spread the word to your friends and neighbors.

See you there!

Please contact Beth MahonyFriends of the Regional Park 204-8945 for more information.

Message from the President: Join us Tomorrow Night!

Tomorrow night is the Creekside Neighborhood Association meeting at the Homecoming apartments, upstairs in the community room at 7pm.

On the agenda:

I. update from Sac. PD - Officer Ave Lallemant
II. update from North Natomas Crime & Safety Leadership (Resource Center) - Angelique
III. Creekside October - Festival (Family Fair) discussion - Michelle Kille (Lewis)
IV. Presentation on Tsakopolous Development - Bryan Deblonk

Should be a lot of great information - see you all tomorrow night.

Angelique