Stolen Bikes

Last night, a resident on Laurel Canyon, accidently left their garage door open overnight.  When they woke up in the morning, they found that 3 bikes had been stolen.  One of them (pictured below) was a custom fitted bike for a young girl who participates in triathalons.  Sadly, they discovered the bike had been stolen just 1 hour before her race!  They also found several "parts" to one of the bikes scattered in nearby streets.

Another family, a couple of weeks ago, had their 10 year old's bike stolen on Mill Valley Lane.  Police suspect kids or teenagers are doing this...but they need our eyes & ears to help them.  If you see kids wandering the streets really late at night, I encourage you to call the non-emergency
801-840-4000 number to report suspicious activity.

If anyone sees this bike in the neighborhood, please contact me at summitneighborhoodwatch@yahoo.com !  Let's keep our eyes open for our neighbors! 

The custom tailered bike looks like the picture below - except it had mountain bike style handlebars:

    

Let this be a reminder to check our garage doors & to turn on our porch lights before we go to bed!!!On your way to bed, please remember to check your garage door to see if it's been left open.  Look out the window & check your surrounding neigbor's...& if it's open CALL THEM!  I would much rather have a late night phone call then wake up to stolen property!!



National Night Out 2012

Save the Date - Tuesday, August 7, 2012

For the past several years, our Summit Neighborhood Watch has participated in

National Night Out!

National Night Out is an event designed to:
• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

If you have any questions, or would like to donate, email me at summitneighborhoodwatch@yahoo.com
 

WVC PD

The story about Officer Peck helping out an injured woman, who was hit by a bus, really touched my heart!  People always have something negative to say about the police, but for me...this is just ONE example of the fine people on the West Valley City Police Department!!  Thought I would share!

And on the national level - Good Morning America!

Community Service Project

Saturday, October 22nd

8am - Noon

We will be painting the concrete wall on 6200 South {between Laurel Canyon & High Bluff} to cover up the "Patchwork Quilt" of painted over graffiti.  A great big THANKS to West Valley City, they will be providing the paint!  Bring the whole family & be sure to wear clothes that will be ok if they get paint on them.  If you have any paint sprayers, please bring them - to help fill in the crevices on the wall!  If you have a paint roller, please bring that too!  We'll also be cleaning up garbage in the field.  Parking will be available! 

FYI - Neighborhood Alert

****Update - July 19, 2013...the suspect was caught & sentenced to 5 years in Prison.****

With the permission of the family involved, I wanted to let you all know that a home on Mill Valley Lane was broken into yesterday morning {September 12}. It was about 10:30 am when this occured. Thankfully, the next door neighbor happened to be leaving their residence & saw a suspicious car that alerted them. Then they saw the person coming & going from the home...which led them to call the police.
The suspects broke a basement window to enter the home... WVC police & forensics came to collect information that will hopefully lead to the arrests of these people.

I am unsettled by how brazen this crime was & how it was early in the day...just reminds us to always keep an eye out for our homes & our neighbors, too! The neighbor did all the right things:

1. Noticed an unfamiliar vehicle in front of the home
2. Kept a watchful eye & tried to get a license plate
3. Called the police! As neighbor's we can look out for each other!

The suspects drove a black grand am, with front end damage & were described as being in their early 20's.

Wow!

What a wonderful NNO event we had!!!  We had about 350-400 people come to our neighborhood block party.  I think the highlight of the event was the West Valley City Police K9 Unit that did a demonstration for us.  We were excited to also have in attendance our WVC Police & Fire Chiefs!  I was glad to see so many people take a moment to approach them with their concerns.    A great big thanks to the great residents of our community that helped this block party be so successful! 

Thanks to Steve T. for taking this video!

National Night Out 2011

The Summit Neighborhood Watch invites all Diamond Summit residents to attend our annual

National Night Out

Neighborhood Block Party!

Tuesday, August 2nd

6:00 - 8:00 PM

Pine Valley Lane

 

National Night Out against crime is an event designed to:

-Heighten crime & drug prevention awareness

-Strengthen neighborhood spirit & police/community awareness

 

WVC Police Chief will be attending.

If you have any concerns or questions about our neighborhood or city, NNO will be the perfect time to ask him your questions or voice your opinion! 

 

Join us for a light dinner!

Activities include:

Visits from the West Valley City Police & Fire departments, Community Preservation, City Council & others. We'll also be having a K9 demonstration, face painting, kid games, family water games, cotton candy & more!! Please bring a favorite treat or a plate of goodies to share! So, come on out...get to know your neighbors & bring the kids for some good, summer time family fun!

Some pictures from past NNO's: