Allendale safety watch: Meeting tonight

Emilie Raguso Wed, 17 Feb at 4:18pm

Oakland residents who live in Allendale but missed January's Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council meeting can find the minutes online.

This month's meeting happens tonight at 7 pm, Allendale Recreation Center, 3711 Suter Ave.

There were more than 60 crimes in the beat (24Y) from late December through early January, including five burglaries, seven thefts, 12 civil assaults and 11 auto thefts, according to the minutes.

About 20 people attended the meeting. Hot topics included a blighted gas station on high street where homeless are sleeping and a neighborhood beautification project for the spring.

 

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Information about the city's Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils, including a beat map, is available online.

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Emilie Raguso is a multimedia reporter in Oakland who focuses on issues of criminal justice, food and Oakland culture. She is passionate about social media, documentary photography and sustainable living. Her work has appeared on Salon and NPR, as well as in The Modesto Bee, Greater Good magazine and the East Bay Express. Write her at eraguso@gmail.com, follow her on Twitter (@emraguso) and see more of her work at http://raguso.us.