HOLMBY NEWS
November 18, 2016
From the Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the Holmby Westwood community since 1960.
1. Residential Burglary Alert
2. Package Theft Prevention
3. Helicopter News
4. Premiere in Westwood – Street Closures
5. The Giving Spirit
6. Upcoming Community Events
7. HWPOA Communication and Ad Policy
8. Resident Ads
9. HWPOA Contact Information
1. RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY ALERT
From the LAPD:
Since late October there have been a series of residential burglaries occurring in the Westwood area and vicinity. The methods of entry vary from prying windows or doors, entering unlocked doors, smashing windows and entering through a doggie door.
Immediate detection is crucial to the prevention and apprehension of suspects in these crimes. Please take a few moments to view this news story: http://ktla.com/2015/08/28/after-attempted-home-invasion-in-valley-village-lapd-looks-for-suspect-for-hours/.
With the passage of an additional Prison Early Release Program, there is no room for complacency. Every effort MUST be taken to safeguard and secure property and valuables.
- ALARMS: Ensure that security alarms are in good working order and set when not at home whether leaving for 10 minutes or 10 hours. Accessible upstairs doors & windows should have alarm sensors and upstairs rooms should have motion sensors to include the master bedroom.
- ALARM RESPONSE: Consider a private patrol alarm response to enhance your current alarm and security system. In many cases private patrols are already contracted in many neighborhoods or associations.
- SURVEILLANCE/SECURITY CAMERAS: Web based surveillance and doorbell camera systems will allow homeowners to view and monitor activity from any smartphone or computer which are motion sensor activated and will alert your device when there is activity. They will also lend valuable information and clues to the investigation.
- MOTION SENSOR LIGHTING: Install motion sensor lighting around your home to illuminate normally dark areas around the home. This will also alert residents to outside activity around the home when motion lights are activated.
- FRONT AND SIDE GATES: Ensure that all gates and access points to the side or rear of the residence are locked and secured.
- DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS: Ensure that all doors and windows are locked and secured with sturdy secured locks and that there are second locking mechanisms securing all doors and windows as a second line of defense.
- MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU’RE HOME…Even when you’re not. Use lighting timers.
- NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Monitor suspicious activities in your neighborhood and alert your neighbors. Should the activity escalate to a crime about to occur, crime in progress or crime that just occurred, CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY!
- SECURITY PATROLS: Consider after hours on site security at construction sites or major remodel projects. Many neighborhoods contract with private security patrols which monitor neighborhoods and can quickly respond to burglar alarm activations or reports of suspicious activity when they occur.
Sign up to receive Crime Alerts at www.crimemapping.com. In the upper right corner click “Receive Alerts” and complete the fields and parameters. You will receive notification alerts when crimes are reported.
E-Policing: http://www.lapdonline.org/e_policing
Nixle: www.nixle.com Send text to 888777 and type WESTLA8A29 in message.
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY: 1-877-275-5273
All other City Services: 311
Christopher Ragsdale, Senior Lead Officer
West Los Angeles Community Police Station
Office: 310-444-0741
Email: 26690@lapd.lacity.org
Website: www.lapdonline.org
The West Los Angeles Area Burglary Detail is investigating these crimes. Additional resources are being directed to the address this crime trend. Anyone with information on these crimes may contact the West Los Angeles Area Burglary Detail at 310-444-1580. Anonymous tips may be reported to www.lacrimestoppers.org or 1-800-222-TIPS.
- 10400 block Le Conte Ave. 10/26/16, 5:00 PM to 8:30 AM. (Construction) Television.
- 500 block Dalehurst Ave. 10/26/16, 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM. (Construction) Tools.
- 400 block Dalehurst Ave. 10/26/16, 5:30 PM. (Construction) Appliances, Electronics.
- 400 block Warner Ave. 11/14/2016 @ 8:45 AM
2. PACKAGE THEFT PREVENTION
What comes after Black Friday and Cyber Monday? “Package Theft Wednesday”, the biggest day of the year for package thieves.
It is never safe to leave packages by your front door. Please have packages delivered with “signature required” or have them delivered to another location (such as a business office) where it can be handed to a person directly.
3. HELICOPTER NEWS
Helicopter noise continues to be problematic across many areas of Los Angeles, and our neighborhood stands out as one of the most besieged, as noted below. Each month, zip codes 90049 and 90024 consistently are among the top 10 reporting areas.
Please continue to report disturbances, either with the free smartphone app HeliTracker, online at http://heli-noise-la.com/webtrak/, or by phone at (424) 358-4354.
October 2016 – Zip Codes with 100+ Complaints
90068 (1810) Hollywood-Griffith
90814 (572) Long Beach
90005 (460) Koreatown
91423 (371) Sherman Oaks
90049 (323) Westwood Brentwood
90717 (319) Lomita
91607 (307) Valley Village
90003 (270) Harbor Freeway/Florence
90024 (207) Westwood
90275 (174) PV
90026 (154) Echo Pk Silver Lake
90803 (150) Belmont Shore
91605 (134) North Hollywood
91436 (111) Encino
4. PREMIERE IN WESTWOOD – STREET CLOSURES
MKG is planning the premiere of “NETFLIX GILMORE GIRLS” to be held at the Regency Bruin Theatre, located at 948 Broxton Ave, at 7:00 PM on Friday, November 18, 2016. There will be various sidewalk and street closures around the area of Broxton Avenue between Weyburn Avenue and Le Conte Avenue.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact Wendy Diaz or Marguerite Pellegrin of 4Wall Entertainment Lighting at 818-252-7481.
5. THE GIVING SPIRIT
The Giving Spirit provides aid to these vulnerable and fragile lives by assembling and personally distributing survival kits to the children, women and families living on the streets of Los Angeles. These kits contain over 70 individual items providing sustenance to the homeless in their time of need.
Please join us to be a part of The Giving Spirit’s Winter Out Reach 2016 event! There are various shifts available from December 8 through December 11. All shifts commence at Brentwood Presbyterian Church, 12000 San Vicente Blvd, LA 90049.
For more information and to sign up, please click here:
The Giving Spirit Winter Outreach
6. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
Warner Ave. School Holiday Boutique – Thursday, December 1, from 8am-4pm in the teachers parking lot on Woodruff Ave. (Parking restrictions on the surrounding streets near the school will be lifted.)
Get your holiday lists ready for our biggest Holiday Boutique yet!! Warner Ave School will be hosting one of the largest Holiday Boutiques we’ve had in the last decade! Come shop with more than 40 vendors to choose from with gifts for all your family and friends! We are welcoming clothing, jewelry, housewares, kids’ clothes, toys, accessories, food vendors, and much more! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the school.
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Concert Series @ Westwood Library – Sunday, December 4 at 2:30 PM at Westwood Library (1246 Glendon). Don’t miss the fourth and last concert in the 2016 Season of our popular Concert Series @ Westwood Library, featuring the Fiato String Quartet, Westwood Library’s Quartet in Residence. The Fiato String Quartet will be joined by Claire Brazeau, principal oboe of the LA Chamber Orchestra, to present a fascinating program:
- Edwards – Two Pieces for Solo Oboe
- Haydn – Quartet no. 53 in D major, Op. 64, no. 5 (“The Lark”)
- Mozart – Quintet in C minor, K. 406 (for oboe and string quartet, arr. Lucarelli)
- Selection of Holiday Tunes
All concerts are FREE, with free parking at the library. Garage and library doors open at 2 p.m. Concerts last approximately one hour, with no intermission. After the concert, meet the musicians and enjoy a complimentary reception hosted by Fresh Corn Grill, Diddy Riese, and the Friends of Westwood Library.
Download the flyer at: http://www.lamusicalsalon.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LibraryConcert_December-e-r.pdf
7. HWPOA COMMUNICATION AND AD POLICY
Please direct all comments, questions or issues regarding the Holmby News to hwpoa@aol.com.
Ads for plumbers, housekeepers, garage sales, etc. will be posted in the weekly News. Emergency situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found pets, traffic alerts and similar situations will continue to be published during the week as received.
When placing an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for the Holmby News moderator to review. Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA.
8. RESIDENT ADS
SEEKING GUTTER REPAIR
I am looking for a qualified person to repair small gutters. Please call Marie at (310) 600-4726.
9. HWPOA CONTACT INFORMATION
HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 49180
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-470-1785
Email: hwpoa@aol.com
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org