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UP ON THE ROOF...Again

artman
artman
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
Two guys on the roofs (rooves???) Park Place between Van and Underhill. Cops were called an hour and a half ago...no response...if you have fire escapes be sure windows are secure.

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  • arlette
    arlette
    reporting 2 guys on a roof wont get a quick response. that is a low priority call put in as suspicious person
  • hexatron
    hexatron
    couldn't it just be some people with roof access?
  • whyfi
    whyfi
    Hexatron wrote: couldn't it just be some people with roof access?
    There was a rash of break-ins a few weeks back, all with the same MO - gain roof access, go down the fire escape and enter through unsecured windows. Also, that block is mostly brownstones - with so few units in the building, you know whether or not an individual belongs in the building/on the roof.
  • bkchickie
    bkchickie
    ARTMAN: were these people on your roof, or people whom you spotted on someone else's roof? Wonder if a "Hi! Howya doing?" directed at the potential trespassers might have scared them away.

    Thanks for looking out for our hood!
  • niner
    niner
    It's going to be a long summer if this is starting already.

    I love the part about how the cops didn't bother to respond.

    If I see someone on a roof and they don't appear to be hanging out, doing repairs, or seem shady my solution will involve a paintball gun.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    I you state that they have burgarly tools (crow bar, screw driver, hammer) you may get a quicker response.

    ...you should only say this if you see such items, of course.

    Identifying yourself as the super may help as well (if you are a super, of course)
  • paraderest
    paraderest

    Subject: Re: UP ON THE ROOF...Again

    Artman wrote: Cops were called an hour and a half ago...no response...
    Can you provide any details that support that statement? It's an often uttered and often inaccurate statement. The police don't just "not show up" to 911 calls.
  • artman
    artman
    yes two neighbors were there when the call was made. the perps climbed from house to house once discovered and ran like blazes-- not the action of do gooders, at least not in my experience (and i am old and infirm...)
  • paraderest
    paraderest
    You didn't actually provide any details other to say that your neighbor was there.

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