10/29/2023
Neighbors,
It appears that all three of our mailbox ātreesā were pried open last night (27/28 October).
Brian has made a police report (Here is where non-violent crime is reported: https://southsound911.org/online-police-reports/)
The front gate has also been acting up again. Guardian will hopefully be out next week to identify the problem. It seems like intermittent failure, almost like an electrical short.
When we moved here, the builders said, āThis is not a security gateā¦ā. That may be true, but all of us feel some degree of comfort with an operating gate.
āThe lock keeps honest people honest.ā Sadly, we are seeing a much more nefarious situation with all of the property crime/theft that is happening all over Lakewood. Our community lawn mower was stolen from the locked shed earlier this year. Bicycles have been stolen from backyards, sheds broken into, and now our mail.
Brian will talk with the LPD on Monday to see about securing the back of our mailboxes with an additional bar or any other means of security.
In the mean time, please:
1. Lock your vehicle doors.
2. Point any camera you have to capture as much of the street in front of you as possible.
3. Get your packages/mail off of your porch as soon as possible, and your mail as soon as possible. (Mail seems to arrive around 1300 most days.)
4. Look out for your neighbors. We may need to get each otherās packages, mail, etc as we move into the holiday season, and the darkest part of the year.
Please give brian a call/text, or send us a message here on communityās page or group if you need further information. Brianās: 253-226-3597.
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