Last updated 5/20/12 

Citizens On Patrol (C.O.P)

Our C.O.P. currently has 23 volunteer members. However, we need more members to patrol our community (539 homes). If you are interested, please contact C.O.P. Director Clarence Wilson at 410-655-4259 or email him at clarence.wilson@kingspark21133.org.  A two-hour training class at the Baltimore County Police Department is required.

C.O.P. members (we) patrol the community day and night looking for criminal activity, unsafe conditions, and Baltimore County Code violations. We can not enforce the law, but report incidents to the proper authority. Also, we handle complaints from the community. However, we do try to resolve Baltimore County Code violations with the residents before contacting the appropriate authority. A letter from the Kings Park Association is sent to the resident notifying them of the violation, giving them sufficient time to correct the violation, and provide a contact number if they have questions or need an extension to correct the violation. If there is no response from the resident and the violation still exists after the due date in the letter, then we have no choice but to report the violation to the Baltimore County Code Enforcement Office. Usually, the latter only occurs for about 5% of the C.O.P. cases.

C.O.P. Report UPDATE -

As of January 9, 2012, the 40 cases from 2011 are closed. For 2012, 8 cases reported by our C.O.P. members. These cases include the following violations and current status:
• 1 - expired tagged vehicle in driveway (closed)
• 1 - unattached trailer on street (closed)
• 2 - tree limbs, debris, and trash in yard and driveway (all closed)
• 4 - excessive grass length, which includes 3 vacant homes (all open)

** Please see below the "Angel Crier" newsletters. This monthly newsletter includes important information shared during the Precinct 2 Police Community Relations Council (PCRC) monthly meetings. Our community is represented at these meetings, usually by C.O.P. members.

What can you do as a Kings Park Estates resident to make our community the ideal place to live? 

    • Keep your house and yard properly maintained

   • Donate your old unused vehicles to charity

   • Put your trash in rodent proof containers with tight fitting lids

   • Support your C.O.P. 100%.

Remember, violations are issued to maintain a safe and healthy standard of living in our community.

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****Crime Tip ALERT****   !new!

Deception Burglars Target Woman 

Read article here

 http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/News/policereleases/0426deceptburgpct7.html

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Copper Thefts   

As a reminder, Please keep an eye on vacant homes in your neighborhood. We are still having unknown suspects remove copper piping from these locations.

If you see any suspicious subjects, vehicles or work vehicles at these locations call 911. We can determine if these subjects are legitimate workers or not. Try to get a good description of the subjects along with vehicle descriptions and tag numbers to give our 911 dispatchers.

PLEASE DO NOT GET INVOLVED JUST BE A GOOD WITNESS, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS

We are continuing to add vacant homes to our list, if you know of any new ones in our neighborhood please send me the addresses.

Thanks for your assistance.
Ofc.Alisha Helphenstine #3872
Woodlawn Precinct
Community Outreach Team
Randallstown Sub-Station
ahelphenstine@baltimorecountymd.gov

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Angel Crier Newsletter

Please check out the monthly publication from the Precinct 2 Police Community Relations Council - minutes, news, updates, trends, prevention and more...

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Warm Weather Crime Prevention Tips   !new!

http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/police/media/crimeprev_homes.html#.T2NDKx_jVeQ.email

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From Officer Deb McAulay

Driveway paving Scam targeting older residents 

Everyone,

It is that time of year that we begin to prepare for the winter. One of the ways we do this is by repaving or sealing our driveways. Please Only Use Reputable Companies!!!!!

Check their credentials; ask to see other jobs that they have completed. The honest contractor will do this. The other kind won't!!! Always check for a contractor’s license!!!!

It’s that time of year that the scam artists are out approaching the older residents in communities and telling them they need to have their driveways, etc. redone and charge them large amounts of money to complete the task (i.e. repaving the driveway). These people give a quote for one amount and then give the victim an invoice for a higher amount and usually badger the victim into paying the new amount. In many cases after the victim has paid them the money the contractor disappears and does not finish the job.

So far, Woodlawn Precinct has not seen any of this but there have been two cases on the East side of the County. The suspects use Red trucks with "Maryland Asphalt", "County Asphalt", "Country Asphalt", "Maryland Pavement".

Please be alert that the people constantly change their names. The best way to prevent becoming a victim is to do the hiring yourself instead of people knocking on your door and telling you what you need and pressure you into doing something you really don't want or need done.

Another way to help is stay in touch with your older community residents and watch out for them. Be neighborly. Stay Alert to what is going on in your community!!!!


CALL 911 whenever you see suspicious people or vehicles in your community!!!!

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911 Reported Incidents in Kings Park Estates, Feb - Apr 2012   !new!

Abandon Vehicle
• 9700 block Plowline Rd - car with expired tags on street
• 10000 block Paxton Rd - car with expired rear tag and no front tag on street
Animal Complaint
• 9700 block Mendoza Rd - American bulldog loose and barking at people passing by
Burglary
• 9800 block Clanford Rd - door knob taken off rear sliding glass door, laptop missing
Destruction of Property
• 9900 block Hoyt Cir - vehicle window busted, no items missing
Disturbance
• Kings Point & Gunstock Rds - 16 year old black male threw a 8 year old black onto the ground;16 year old went down Plowline Rd
Parking Complaint
• Hernwood Elementary School - ice cream truck loitering in front of school, causing parking/traffic problems
Suspicious/Miscellaneous Condition
• 9700 block Mendoza Rd - 8 to 9 gunshots heard and car sped away
• 9700 block Plowline Rd - receiving calls from someone in Jamaica saying won sweepstakes
• 3600 block Kings Point Rd - receiving harassing calls from unknown agencies
Suspicious Subject
• 3500 block Kings Point Rd - 2 Asian males walking and may be soliciting
• 3600 block Kings Point Rd - black male looking in resident's car in driveway
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd - 2 females and 1 male walking in neighbor's yard with flashlights
Suspicious Vehicle
• 9900 block Hoyt Cir - car parked in block
• 9900 block Hoyt Cir - noise coming from vacant house and unknown truck parked by house
Theft
• 9800 block Mendoza Road - vehicle tags
Trespassing
• 9700 block Ames Ct - juvenile trespassing on property and threatened resident
• 9900 block Hoyt Cir - 3 black males walking around a vacant house; got out of a unknown red car
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd - 2 black females walking on resident's property, looking for lost keys

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This report is an improvement compared to the 27 incidents reported for October 2011 - November 2011, but we are still in need of more C.O.P. members! If interested, please contact C.O.P. Director Clarence Wilson at 410-655-4259. Stay safe and alert!
Keith Dyson
President, Kings Park Estates Community Association

911 Reported Incidents in Kings Park Estates, Dec 1, 2011 - Jan 31, 2012 !new!

Animal Complaint
• 9700 block Eustice Rd - grey and white pit bull on resident's porch; she can not leave house
• 9700 block Mendoza Rd - neighbor's two dogs running loose and scaring residents 
Burglary
• 3600 block Kings Point Rd - resident returned from out of town and television missing from house
Destruction of Property
• 9800 block Kerrigan Ct - vehicle damaged, no other details
Noise Complaint
• 9800 block Clanford Rd - unknown person is shooting at birds in back of house
Parking Complaint
• 3600 block Laguna Ct - large white commercial vehicle parked on residential street, ongoing problem
Property Damage
• 3500 block Kings Point Rd - vehicle ran into tree
• 9900 block Marriottsville Rd - two-vehicle accident
Suspicious Condition
• 9800 block Clanford Rd - resident came home and sunroom door was open, no other details
Suspicious Subject
• 9700 block Mendoza Rd - white male knocking on residents' doors saying he is selling solar panels
Suspicious Vehicle
• 9700 block Plowline Rd - vehicle with expired tags parked on street for over a month
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd - unknown vehicle parked in the block
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd - unknown white van with two people inside parked for 20 mins, vehicle running, and lights off
Theft
• 9800 block Kerrigan Ct - vehicle stolen, but found in Baltimore City
Traffic Stop
• 9900 block Marriottsville Rd - traffic stop, no other details

911 Reported Incidents in Kings Park Estates, Oct 3, 2011 - Nov 28, 2011

Animal Complaint
• 9700 block Kerrigan Ct – vicious pit bull prevented resident from getting out of vehicle
• Kiska Ct – dog barking excessively

Assault
• 9700 block Eustice Rd– resident’s 18 year-old brother was assaulted by young male

Burglary
• 9600 blockMendoza Rd– no details
• 3600 block Marriottsville Rd –tried to break into vehicle

Destruction of Property
• Hernwood Elementary School– spray painted a private body part on rear door
• 9700 block Eustice Rd– hit and run vehicle accident
• Hernwood Elementary School – spray painted graffiti on dumpster
• Kiska Ct – resident’s neighbor hit vehicle twice out of jealousy
• 9900 block Hoyt Circle – resident’s neighbor hit vehicle
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd – 2 vehicle tires slashed

Noise Complaint
• 10000 block Paxton Rd– youth playing basketball and very loud in neighbor’s backyard, but neighbor is not home

Found Property
• Plowline & Cabot Rds - .22 handgun found in street

Suspicious Condition
• 9800 block Marriottsville Rd –resident came home and garage door open, no other details

Suspicious Subject
• Kerrigan and Laguna Cts - black male, but no other details
• 9800 block Kerrigan Ct –unknown male sitting on curb
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd – 2 unknown black males walking up street towards Eustice Rd knocking on doors

Suspicious Vehicle
• 3500 block Kings Point Rd –unknown vehicle at end of resident’s driveway for 20 minutes with flashers on

Traffic Stop/Complaint 
• Marriottsville & Granite Rds – intoxicated driver weaving on and off road along Marriottsville Rd
• Kings Point & Mendoza Rds – traffic violation, but no other details
• Kings Point Rd & Kerrigan Ct - traffic violation, but no other details
• Kings Point & Gunstock Rds – traffic violation, but no other details
• 10000 block Paxton Rd – unknown vehicle blocking resident’s driveway
• 3600 block Kings Point Rd – intoxicated white male driver hit curb, nearly hit mailbox, and fell down twice after exiting vehicle
• Kings Point & Gunstock Rds – traffic violation, but no other details

Trespassing
• 9600 block Mendoza Rd– 3 gun shots heard coming from the woods, possible hunters

• 9700 block Eustice Rd – several youth loitering in front of house

911 Reported Incidents in Kings Park Estates, Aug 1, 2011 - Oct 3, 2011

Animal Complaint 

• Hoyt Cir & Kings Point Rd – resident fought off attack by a roaming dog
• 9700 block Kerrigan Ct – roaming Rottweiler in yard
• 9800 block Marriottsville Rd – roaming Rottweiler attacked resident’s dog in yard; resident shot at dog and it ran

Burglary

• 9700 block Ames Ct – when resident arrived home, window was open and house ransacked
• 9800 block Kerrigan Ct – lock cut off shed and stole gas powered lawn equipment and generator

Disturbance
• Mendoza & Cabot Rds – older children outside playing and screaming loudly
• 9700 block Kerrigan Ct – five young adults outside loitering and being loud, ongoing problem
• Mendoza & Kings Point Rds – two males fighting in street

Suspicious Condition
• 9900 block Hoyt Cir – male appears to be breaking into a vehicle

Suspicious Subject
• Cabot & Mendoza Rds – two males wearing street clothing, yellow vest, and hard hats stated they are BGE sub-contractors; BGE said no one working in area

Suspicious Vehicle
• 9700 block Eustice Rd – two males sitting in a vehicle in front of vacant home, ongoing problem

Theft
• 9700 block Eustice Rd – jewelry stolen from home
• 9800 block Kerrigan Ct – GPS stolen from vehicle
• 3500 block Cabot Rd – identity theft
• 9700 block Mendoza Rd – identity theft

911 Reported Incidents in Kings Park Estates, June 2011 - July 2011 

Animal Complaint
* 9900 block Hoyt Circle - pit bull loose and children outside playing

* 9900 block Hoyt Circle - snake in house

* 3500 block Kings Point Rd - large great dane and smaller dog roaming neighborhood; caller knocked on owner's door, no answer Assault
* 9900 block Hoyt Circle - 2nd degree assault (not domestic abuse)
Burglary
* 9700 block Ames Ct - mountain bike stolen from yard
* 9700 block Eustice Rd - broke in shed while resident was on vacation
Destruction of Property
* 9900 block Marriottsville Rd - vehicle window busted out
Noise Complaint
* 10000 block Paxton Rd - loud noise while playing basketball in backyard Note: This is an ongoing problem and Officer McAulay is addressing it.
* 10000 block Paxton Rd - loud noise while playing basketball in backyard
* 3600 block Kings Point Rd - loud talking in back of house
* 3500 block Kings Point Rd - loud noise and music coming from neighbor's house
* 10000 block Paxton Rd - loud music
* 10000 block Paxton Rd - playing basketball after dark, ongoing problem
Suspicious Condition
* 9900 block Hoyt Circle - resident found screen pulled away from window; no entry gained to home
Suspicious Subject
* 9700 block Eustice Rd - 3 people standing under the carport of a vacant house
* 9800 block Plowline Rd - male sitting on curb and acting crazy
* 9700 block Eustice Rd - several males in front yard of a vacant house, ongoing problem
Suspicious Vehicle
* 9700 block Plowline Rd - boat on trailer parked in block
* 9900 Marriottsville Rd - vehicle parked in block and someone sitting inside vehicle
* Gunstock Rd & Hoyt Circle - male sitting in minivan with lights off
* 9900 block Hoyt Circle - vehicle parked in block overnight; male appears to be sleeping in vehicle
Theft
* 9600 block Mendoza Rd - 2 rings missing from house
* 9800 block Clanford Rd - IPAD missing from house
* 3500 block Cabot Rd - van stolen
Trespassing
* 9700 block Mendoza Rd - 2 teenage males pushing bikes through resident's backyard, after being told previously not to come through yard

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 Baltimore County Code Violations

We all can agree that a home purchase is one of the most valuable investments that we will make in our lifetime. As residents and members of the Kings Park Association, it’s our duty to uphold a high level standard of living to protect this investment. To accomplish this, your cooperation is key! Complaints are too often received of neighbors who fail to maintain their properties to this standard. To address these concerns, letters were issued to those who are in violation of Baltimore County’s housing code as it pertains to homeowners and their responsibilities in the community. These letters are legitimate and serve as notifications to inform you of the specific violation. But, please be informed that action will be taken against all violators who do not comply. You are encouraged to address these issues as stated in the letter. Any questions may be directed to the COP Director, Clarence Wilson for further explanation, if needed. We would like to thank all who have taken action to correct their situations.

For your convenience,  here's a brief list of code violations.

 Baltimore County Violations

 Typical Residential Zoning Violation

 1. Unlicensed Motor Vehicles
 2. Inoperable Motor Vehicles
 3. Junkyard Conditions
 4. Open Dump Conditions
 5. Service Garage
 6. Kennel
 7. Contractor's Equipment Storage Yard
 8. Accessory Structure Placement
 9. Recreational Vehicle Parking
 10. Rooming House
 11. Home Occupations
 12. Commercial Vehicle Parking

 Typical Housing Code Violation (Owner Occupied)

 1. Premises Unsafe or Unsanitary
 2. Rubbish/Garbage Not Stored in Trash Receptacles
 3. Exterior of Dwelling not Structurally Sound
 4. Defective Roof, Steps, Chimney, Windows, Doors, Fences
 5. Peeling/Flaking Paint

Note: Property must really be a hazard/blight on community before propery owner will be cited.

 Typical Buildig Code Violations

 1. Vacant Building Open to General Public
 2. Vacant/Rental Property with Broken Windows, Holes in Roof, Missing Porch/Shutters
 3. Permit Required to Construct, Enlarge, Alter or Demolish the following: 
     A.) Deck
     B.) Shed
     C.) Garage
     D.) Addition
 4. Construction Site Must be Kept in a Safe/Sanitary Condition and Free of Excessive Accumulation of Trash/Debris

 Typical Livability (Rental) Code Violations

 1. Unsanitary Conditions of Common Areas, Structures and Premises
 2. High Grass and Weeds
 3. Improper Disposal of Bulk Items
 4. No/Garbage Containers
 5. Trash Cans:  No Lids, Not Rodent Proof or Watertight
 6. Defective Roofs, Windows, Frames, Stairs, Porches, Handrails
 7. Defective Exterior Paint, Walls, and Foundation
 8. Rodent/Insect Control

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****Crime Tip ALERT****

MVA Emergency Contact Information Registry

The emergency contact option is now available online. It only takes 5-10 minutes to register your emergency contact information.  The MVA recently announced that it has added an emergency contact option to Maryland driver's licenses. Maryland drivers can now add up to three emergency contacts to their driver's license. The emergency contact information is stored electronically on your license and will only be available to authorized law enforcement agencies and medical personnel. It's easy to sign up - just go to www.mva.maryland.gov.

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****Crime Tip ALERT****

Recently, senior citizens in Baltimore County have been calling to inform us that they have received phone calls from unknown persons claiming that their annual property taxes are unpaid and delinquent. The unknown callers demand that additional funds be mailed to them immediately. In at least one call, the senior citizen was asked for his banking information including his routing and account number.
     
Please remember that the Police Department advises citizens to:

* Never give out personal or banking information over the phone.

* Always attempt to verify the identity of unknown callers, and if possible, obtain a

   callback number.  Remember, the phone number could be linked to a fraudulent  

   location.

* Never mail currency or checks to an unknown business or person(s).

* Alert a close family member/friend and contact the police if the call appears to be

   suspicious.

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Sex Offender Compliance and Enforcement in Maryland

By calling Maryland's toll-free Sex Offender Alert Line at 1-866-559-8017, you can sign up for telephone notification any time a registered sex offender moves in the area. The Alert Line is designed to contact individual homes, schools, daycare centers, recreational centers and churches registered by zip code when a sex offender moves into the neighborhood or if there is a change in the offender's compliance status. Visit the website at www.socem.info .