Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch Incident Reports

Aurelius • 4/10 • pm Burglary from vehicle. Tried side door lock first, did not work so smashed rear window of van. Generator, tile installation tools and weed trimmer stolen.

Beckwith Way • 3/30 • 10:30pm Theft.

Cammeray Dr • 4/11 • 10:50am Vehicle Burglary.

Canelo Hills Dr • 4/11 • 1:15am Assault.

Canelo Hills Dr • 4/4 • 11pm Stolen Vehicle.

Cerromar Cir • 3/18 • 3:35am Simple Assault.

Chipwood Way • 3/1 • 10pm Vehicle Burglary.

Fair Oaks Blvd • 3/25 • 6pm Vehicle Burglary.

Tom DiGiacomo, President 536-4222 • e-mail: WoodmoreOaks@yahoo.com • May 2010

Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch Serving the neighbors of Orangevale, Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks

In This Issue:

Memorial DayCelebrationPage 2

President’s ReportPage 2

We Have Facebook!Page 2

Home Security:Garage DoorsPage 3

Pasta FeedFundraiserPage 3

ImportantPhone NumbersPage 3

Upcoming MeetingsPage 3

Fair Oaks Blvd • 4/7 • 8:15pm Stolen Vehicle.

Foxfire Dr • 4/7 • 5:45pm Drug smoking paraphernalia seen transported from car to garage.

Foxfire Dr • 4/5 • 1am Vehicle Burglary.

Hazelhurst Ct • 4/4 • 9pm Vehicle Burglary.

Juglans Dr • 3/25 • 9:25pm Vehicle Burglary.

La Salida Del Sol Ln • March Vehicle’s rear license plate stolen.

Mansfield Dr • 4/2 • 10pm Vandalism.

Oak Ave • 4/5 • 2am Stolen Vehicle.

Oconee Ct • 3/21 • 8pm Simple Assault.

Old Ranch Rd • 4/2 • 11pm Theft.

Old Ranch Rd • 4/3 • 5:40pm Breaking and entering.

Quailwood Way • 4/10 • 4pm Vehicle Burglary.

Quanah Way • 3/9 • 6pm Vehicle Burglary.

Red Maple Way • 3/25 • 1:30am Vehicle Stolen.

Sanwood Ct • 3/2 • 3am Vandalism.

Stone Canyon Dr • 3/21 • 6am Vehicle Burglary.

Sundance Park • April 5 lights out in park. SMUD was contacted and is in the process of repairing.

Sunrise Blvd • 3/31 • 11pm Strong arm robbery.

Sunrise Blvd • 3/31 • 5pm Theft.

Sunrise Blvd • 4/3 • 9:45am Vehicle Burglary.

Sunrise Blvd • 4/3 • 3:20pm Assault with a deadly weapon.

Sunrise Blvd • 4/7 • 8:15pm Theft.

Thunderhead Cir • 3/1 • 3am Vehicle Burglary.

Thunderhead Cir • 3/1 • 11pm Vehicle Burglary.

Wedgefield • April Ongoing suspicious vehicles coming and going all day and night.

Woodmore Oaks Dr • 3/8 • 11am Simple Assault.

Woodmore Oaks Dr • 3/23 • 3am Vehicle Burglary.

Residents of Sacramento County

Sheriff’s Service Center • 536-9880

Online at www.sacsheriff.com/online_reporting.

Please report all crimes to your street coordinator & your sheriff’s service center.

Residents of Citrus Heights

Citrus Heights Service Center • 727-4790

Online at www.citrusheights.net.

WOODMORE OAKSNeighborhood Watch

PRESIDENT’S REPORT By Tom DiGiacomo

“When you’re trying to live up to everybody else’s expectations, you can lose yourself. And when you lose your grip on who you are, your motivation fades. You get all caught up in the survival rut--working for other people’s dreams and not your own.

Your dreams are attached to who you are. So if you’re going to maintain your motivation, it’s important to stay away from people who cause you to doubt yourself.

Sometimes you can get sidetracked when you feel like you don’t really deserve to be successful. There are these big, ugly gorillas in your life that say you can never be what you dream you can be. They are the gremlins of your childhood, full grown. Maybe your gorilla is some damaging experience you’ve never managed to get past. Maybe it’s past failure or a person who always put you down and expected you to fail.

There will always be people like that. Learn to avoid them. Get help in throwing off the hairy

arms of these gorillas. They must be thrown off any way you can because they will kill your motivation. If you are still trying to live up to images of what Mom and Dad wanted you to be, you made need to make a few adjustments.

Only you can be responsible for becoming who you really are. Explore your own gifts and talents and pursue your own goals. Only you can decide what you want and what it will take to obtain it. Capitalize on your strengths. Learn to face your weaknesses and work on them. Don’t try to be anybody else--just be yourself!

I am excited to announce that the Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch is going to be on Facebook! It’s easy to sign up and share your

thoughts on various topics and ideas about our neighborhood. We hope that when you see suspicious activity, you can post this immediately so everyone can be aware. This is a social network and we hope we open more doors to the neighbors out there that feel a part of our program but yet not wanting to devote the time or energy to attend a monthly meeting.

We can appreciate that and we also know that you appreciate this newsletter that has been delivered to your door for almost twenty years now.

Until next month remember, “Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is Success!”

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MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATIONMount Vernon will be holding its 43rd Annual Memorial Day Tribute on Monday, May 31st at 11:00 a.m. All veterans, both past and present, will be honored at this event. The tribute will start with a jet fly over, followed by a flag folding ceremony, and the miss-ing soldier’s table performed by the California Guard.

The Navy 2 Bell Ceremony will be performed by the Pearl Har-bor Survivors. The 59th Army band will provide the musical salutes and our guest speaker will be Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Jon Cavaiani. Rounding out the tribute will be a skydiver carrying an Ameri-can Flag. There will be over 460 large American Flags decorat-ing the park as well as 1500 smaller flags.

Mount Vernon Memorial Park is located at 8201 Greenback Lane in Fair Oaks. For more in-formation call 969-1251. Event is free.

“Trying To Be SomeBody elSe!”

Now that we have a Facebook page, we want to hear from you! Our goal this first month is to have three hundred neighbors become fans with Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch on Facebook. Help keep your community safe and neighbors informed with what is happening around your neighborhood. Features on our Facebook page include:

•aThe Wall. Post your com-munity related comments here including suspicious activity or any neighborhood concerns.

•aThe Newsletter Tab. Find an archive listing of past newsletters as well as news-letter distribution sites.

•aThe Links Tab. Here is where you will find links to important information such as online crime reporting, crime mapping and sex of-fender information.

•aThe Events Tab. All up-coming meetings and events are listed here.

•aThe Boxes Tab. Here you will find numerous articles re-lating to our Page and Neigh-borhood Watch. Become a Facebook fan to-day! It is you who will make this page a SUCCESS!

SASD REPORT CARD 2009Visit sacsewer.com to see Sac-ramento Area Sewer District’s 2009 Annual Service Levels Report Card.

This report identifies how well SASD met its annual targets, including its responsiveness to customer calls, performance of its sewer collection system, and customer satisfaction.

The District reviews this report to see where it can adjust staff-ing, equipment, and processes to optimize performance in the areas that are most important for its customers.

FACEBOOK & WOODMORE OAKS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

Login to Facebook and search for “Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch” or if you do not have a Facebook page, go to www.facebook.com and click on “Find Friends” and search for “Woodmore Oaks.”

I understand that this is not a tax deductible contribution, but I still want to do my part in helping the Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch program!

Mail to: Bennie H. Woods, Treasurer. 8025 Stone Canyon Circle, Citrus Heights, CA, 95610. Make checks payable to Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch.

This monthly newsletter is made possible in part through your continued support and contributions. Enclosed is my contribution in the amount of:

Thank you for your continued support and donations!

$10 $20 Other _____________

Donation & Support Coupon

Serving the neighbors of Orangevale, Citrus Heights and Fair Oaks

NUMBERS TO KNOW

Citrus Heights Community Service Center 6315 Fountain Square Drive ......727-4790

HOURS

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm

Saturday, 9am to 2pm General Business and Non-Emergency ...............727-5500 Crime Tip Line .........................727-5524 POP Officer ..............................727-5000

Orangevale/Fair Oaks Community Service Center 8525 Madison Avenue, Suite 125

HOURS:

Monday - Friday, 9am to 4:30pm

8525 Madison Ave, Ste 125

Office Manager Lily Gardner ......536-9880 Community Services Specialist Sherrie Carhart ......................536-9876 Sacramento CountyCode Enforcement ......................875-5656Parking Enforcement Detail .......876-6642 Sheriff Non-Emergency .......874-5115 Speed Watch Program ........876-5418

Emergency Numbers Police/Sheriff .................................911 CHPD (Cell Phone) ..............726-3015 Sac County (Cell Phone) .....874-5111

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UPCOMING MEETINGS

The next Woodmore Oaks Neighborhood Watch Meeting is

scheduled for:

May 20, 2010 @ 7pmTrajan Elementary School

All neighbors are invited to attend!

Northeast Area Community Sheriff’s Meeting Schedule

These meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday of every other month.

The next meeting is scheduled for:May 11, 2010 at 6:15pm.

The meetings are held at:Orangevale Rec & Park District

6826 Hazel Ave (South of Oak Ave)

HOME SECURITYGarage Doors

The door is closed, what can happen? Unfortunately, that is the sentiment of many who believe that simply closing your garage door will keep your home safe. The reality is that it can, in some cases, cre-ate a false sense of security. Many people leave the door between the garage and the house (where they are con-nected) unlocked for their con-venience.

However, the only convenience it provides is for the burglar who now only has to get into the garage to gain access to the whole house. Make it in-convenient for the burglar by locking the door and keeping them out and your home se-cure.

Garage door openers have certainly been a boost to con-venience when you compare them to the not-too-distant past of having to get out of your car in the rain and cold to open your garage door. However, they have created somewhat of a security risk. Imagine if a thief got a hold of two impor-tant items:

• Your garage remote control• Your address

Leaving your remote in your vehicle, along with your regis-tration or insurance paperwork (which contain your address) may give the burglar the ad-vantage they are looking for. If your garage includes a per-son-door make sure that it is equipped just like a regular house door; with a dead bolt lock and a door structure that has a solid core (not a flimsy thin door!).

Also, when going away for an extended period of time you may want to consider unplug-ging your opener as well as in-stalling a slide bolt that can be put in the door track to prevent it from being opened. Slide bolts are available at many home improvement stores. Including your garage door in your home security plans will make your home a safer and more secure place.

One popular type of a garage door

slide bolt.

PASTA FEEDFUNDRAISER

Widowed Persons Associa-tion of CA (WPAC) Chapter 1 is a non-profit organization that addresses the needs of widowed persons (both men and women of all ages) cop-ing with the death of their spouse.

Our community service pro-vides Sunday Support to all those who have lost a spouse and membership in our orga-nization is not a prerequisite to attendance. This is a peer support session of two hours from 3:00-5:00pm every Sun-day, conducted by a trained facilitator. For more informa-tion contact the WPAC office at (916) 972-9722.

For the first time, we are opening one of our social functions to the public. We are having a Pasta Feed Fundraiser on June 11th from 5:00 - 10:30 PM at the Carmichael Elks Lodge 5631 Cypress Avenue.

Recording artist Buck Ford and his Pure Country West-ern Band will play for your listening and dancing plea-sure. In addition, there will be a short performance by some of our members known as the “Rascals.” There will be a Silent Auction and great raffle prizes. Come and join us for a fun evening. Cost is $30.00. Deadline is noon, Monday, June 7th. Contact the WPAC Office (916)972-9722 or Claudia Ezzell (916) 722-1552 to make your reser-vation.