19th Ward Public Safety Committee

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We meet every LAST Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM at The Rochester Presbyterian Home at 256 Thurston Road. The meeting is immediately followed by Councilman McFadden's Thurston Road Street Watch.

Location: 256 Thurston Road, Rochester, New York
Members: 23
Latest Activity: May 13

August 11, 2011 19the WCA Public Safety Minutes

August 31^st 2011 19thWCA Public Safety Meeting

In Beechwood the CPOs and community together have put the resources of probation and parole at burglary incidents. The RPD has partnered with specific neighborhoods. Flyering, \community involvement and working with neighbors is a multiplier when combating crime.

The Thurston and Roslyn corner store has been the scene of problems and drugs sales in the vicinity. A Blue Light camera has been installed. The question was asked if the camera Is being monitored and how does the monitoring work . A note was made to ask the NSC office about that store.

On Hawley Street at a drug housea portable camera was set-up.

There are unintended consequences to cameras because the drug traffic moves elsewhere out of the cameras range.

Gangs: (which are now apparently called “loosely associated youth groups”) Gang incidents can multiply because retaliations cause a cycle of problems and crimes. The RPD does intervention as best as it can.

If you look at the number of incidents involving gunshot victims, it is at or below a 10 year low almost every month since last September. 2011 is 38% below last year in reports of shooting victims.

There does not appear to be an increase in gang activity. There is an increase in intervention by the Rochester Youth Intervention Program working with Pathways to Peace, Parole, Probation, Camp Good Days, and Strong. These groups meet together once a month and try to go after people involved in acts of violence.

John Borek, Committee Chair

Discussion Forum

Minutes of Public Safety Meeting, 19th Ward, August 29, 2012

Started by Marian Boutet Aug 31, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Present: Chief Sheppard, Deputy Chief Wood, Commander List, Crime Preveintion Officers Dimaria and Dickerson. Councilman Adam McFadden. Chair John Borek. Frances Johnson, Lee Crist, Brenda Goff, Richard and Ellen Delaney, Terry Burdett Davis,…Continue

19th Ward Public Safety Committee/McFadden Street Watch Minutes January 25th, 2012

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January 25, 2012 19thWCA Public Safety Meeting/Thurston Road Street WatchPresent: Marcy Klein, Richard Schaeffer, Marian Boutet, John Boutet, Tom Ellis, Bill Nichthauser, Laura Suda, Berta Goff, Joan Roby-Davison, Diane Watkins, Deborhal…Continue

In preparation for the February 29 Public Safety Meeting

Started by John Boutet Feb 28, 2012. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Hopefully we will see the Meeting minutes from the January 25th meeting posted before our February 29th meeting. For those of you who were not able to make it to that meeting, let me touch on the main focus of the meeting. After the usual RPD…Continue

McFadden’s Street Watch Meeting August 31st, 2011 7 PM

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McFadden’s Street Watch Meeting August 31st, 2011 7 PM The meeting was devoted to burglary prevention. A crime technician was invited to Councilman McFadden’s public safety forum to discuss what he would look for at the scene of a…Continue

June 29th, 2011 19th WCA Public Safety/Street Watch minutes

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19th Ward Public Safety Meeting June 29th 6:30 PMRPD report: Lt. Dearcop, Officer DickersonOfficer Kris Runyon is recovering from surgery. She would appreciate hearing from all of us.A welcome to our newest Community Policing Officer,…Continue

19thWCA July 28, 2011 Public Safety Meeting Minutes/Thurston Road Street Watch Meeting Minutes

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Public Safety Meeting Minutes July 28, 2011Police Chief Sheppard was in attendance.Crime Incident Report: Lt. DearcopBurglary on Penhurst in which a quantity of guns were stolen. Robbery arrest on Somerset July 17th. Gun pointed at…Continue

Guns from Penhurst

Started by Mark Sweetland. Last reply by Diane Watkins Aug 5, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes

14 guns including short and long were stolen from Penhurst St. Reports were all over the news today. Most important is that they believe they will be sold locally. Interesting thing is that they were well-secured, so someone knew they were there. …Continue

RPD 6 Month Review - Crime is down

Started by John Boutet Jul 19, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Ijust received the RPD 6 month Crime review that Chief Sheppard discussed at a press conference today. Most crime is down. The last slide in particular contradicts most impressions that people have about the long term crime problems in the…Continue

October 27, 2010 - 19th Ward Public Safety/Thurston Road Street Watch Meeting (w/ the Judges) Minutes

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As I find meeting minutes that had been posted elsewhere prior to this 19th Ward Public Safety Committee group being set up in January of 2011, I will put links to them in this group's Discussion Forum.…Continue

May 25, 2011 19WCA Public Safety Minutes

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19th Ward Public Safety Committee, May 25, 2011Present: Landy Atkinson, John Boutet, Marian Boutet, Lt. Ray Dearcop, Ann Marie Dinino, Lisa Elim, Berda Goff, Frances N. Johnson, Marcy Klein, Margaret Austin-Lowry, Adam McFadden, Betsy Romson,…Continue

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Comment by Marian Boutet on May 13, 2013 at 11:04pm

Here are some notes that I took at the Public Safety Meeting of April 24, 2013, 6:30 PM, at the Rochester Presbyterian Home:

Summary of criminal activity

Ofc. Carl Dickerson briefly discussed notable events:

There has been an increase I the number of armed robberies in the S. Plymouth Avenue area. Police have assigned a foot patrol to cover the areas of the pedestrian bridge, the UR housing on Plymouth Avenue and the Elmwood Avenue bridge. An officer will walk a circuit every night until 3:00 AM
An arrest was made at Chili Avenue near Depew Street. The suspect is a known gang member. 86 bags of marijuana and a 9mm pistol were seized.
1062 Genesee Street at Congress (across from the corner store). Shots fired. The residence is a known drug house. Police investigation is continuing.

Councilman Adam McFadden has a weekly call-in on Tuesday mornings from 9-10:00 on WDKX FM, 103.9 FM.

Nuisance Point discussion with City Attorney Amy Nichols

Refer to § 3-15 of the Rochester Charter: http://ecode360.com/documents/RO0104/RO0104-C.pdf

Page down – it’s a long document.

The City attempts to “do the right thing” for all parties involved in a nuisance prosecution, weighing the need for maintaining viable housing and businesses against the effects they have on the surrounding community and the individual circumstances of the property owner. Once a case reaches the attorney’s desk, the time frame for resolution can be immediate, in the case of a property presenting imminent danger to the public, or 6-9 months or more depending on its complexity. Some examples:

599 Chili, “Ballers,” has been closed permanently for chronic drug sales.
Genesee/Frost corner store has been the target of an ongoing investigation for drug sales and will be resolved soon.
Classics/Rite Aid parking lot, corner of Thurston and Brooks. The unsecured Rite Aide lot is the source of regular fights and shots fired from the patrons of Classics who park there. Marian Boutet will provide Lt. Bob Hill with a copy of the contract between Rite Aid and the 19^th Ward Community Association where Rite Aid agreed to secure the lot after hours. She will also introduce him to Meredith S. who lives across the street from the Rite Aid store and has first-hand knowledge of the activity there. Lt. Hill reiterated that there have been no nuisance points levied against Classics this year.

Abandoned and vacant properties.

If a property is empty because the owner(s) has died, very often the City is unable to take any action against the estate until and unless they are ready to sell the property. Cases where there are multiple survivors who do not agree on the disposition of the property are especially difficult.

Foreclosed properties are written off by banks, but they do not routinely remove the liens against them. The City can put pressure on the banks to remove the liens so that the properties can then be sold to potential homeowners or investors. Ms. Nichols will provide David Hawkes with a document that elaborates on the legal concepts of “abandoned” and “vacant.”

Future Topics

There was a discussion about requesting a representative of DSS to come and address the group about rules and regulations regarding their clients. David Hawkes will provide John Borek with a current list of County employees for contact purposes.

Comment by John Boutet on October 30, 2012 at 11:23pm: Note that the October 31, 2012 19th Ward Public Safety Committee/Thurston Road Street Watch meeting is CANCELED.

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Comment by John Boutet on September 21, 2011 at 11:54pm: Melody,

Have you joined the Barton Street Block Club and been in touch with Jesse Knoth? I would also suggest getting in touch with the Crime Prevention Officers in the NSC office. You can find all their contact info at this Public Safety sub-tab SW NSC/CPOs/PAC-TAC. You can also meet them at the PCIC meetings which are the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Staybridge Suites, or at the 19th Ward Public Safety Committee meeting which is the last Wednesday of the month ad the Rochester Presbyterian Home at 6:30pm , The next Public Safety Meeting is September 28th and the next PCIC meeting is October 12th.

Comment by Dan DeMarle on September 21, 2011 at 7:13am: Hi Melody

First welcome to the neighborhood. Second sorry about your bike. Third thanks for posting. There is a lot going on in the neighborhood to address crime and other related issues. There are two facebook groups that you should consider joining, if your on facebook. The first is the 19th ward crime alert page. The second is the 19th ward and southwest rochester good things are happening here page. I will post a longer comment later today in response to your its so sad post.

Comment by Gone on September 20, 2011 at 3:13pm: Although I won't be able to attend the meeting this month, I'd like to share a few brief issues with the group. While living on Barton street for just the past three months, someone came and stole my bike off of our front porch. The bike was LOCKED to the porch so someone had to have had some bolt cutters. The day it was taken there was only a 20 minute timeframe in which someone wasn't home. It bothers me because SOMEONE in my neighborhood has to have seen something and yet no one reported it to the police at the time. Since then, I'm finding chicken bones that don't belong to anyone in my household strewn all over our porch steps. The bike has been reported, is on the national bike registry and the serial number is with the police. I saw it today and reported with the police on the suspect. If there is a neighborhood watch in effect in my area of the ward, I'd like to know who's in charge. I'd also like to see some more active recruiting of those on my block so that when things like this happen it's reported. The event happened between 4:10pm and 4:30pm so it was in broad daylight and I feel incidents like this can be easily prevented with an increase in diligence amongst community members. It's a shame what I'm watching happening around me and I haven't even lived here that long. Let's work together to keep vandals and thieves out of our homes and off our streets!

Comment by John Boutet on June 11, 2011 at 6:26pm: School 16 playground equipment damaged by fire, June 8 (plus or minus a day)

I received a note yesterday that the school 16 playground had to be closed yesterday because apparently a vandal set a significant enough fire inside the heavy plastic tunnel playground equipment that it left behind dangerous damage to the inside of it. Keep your eyes open for a firebug. The last thing our kids need is to have their playgrounds vandalized.