REMINDER ABOUT JULY 7TH.

July 7th, 2012 from 10 am to 2 pm the Eastern Heights Block Watch is having a Community Day Event. Everyone is invited. There are 32 tables of organizations, food, games and raffles. The Red Cross Disaster Vehicle will be on hand along with the Elyria Police Department, Elyria Fire Department and the Lorain County Sheriff. Mark your calendar and come join the fun

Summer Issues

Summer is here. Along with warm weather it brings other issues. Kids are out of school, some with nothing to do....that often equals problems. The weather is HOT so windows are open and people often forget to close them at night. The same rules of safety, that apply all year, apply now. Lock it or Lose it! It s that simple. In the evening lock ALL your windows and doors. Close your blinds and or drapes as evening begins. Why should you lose the view? Because people will be casually strolling the neighborhood, looking for those windows they can see into. They are checking the places they may want to break into later. BE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR OURSIDE LIGHTS ON. This allows your neighbors to see if anyone is around your house in the evening. Don t leave things outside that you don t want to lose. LOCK YOUR CARS. All of this takes just minutes but if someone wants to take something, they ll do it in just seconds! If you see someone around a neighbors house at night and you know it is not your neighbor and their movements are suspious, CALL THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY. Don t wait to tell your neighbor about it tomorrow, tomorrow may be too late. I also encourage people to get a dog. I have two. One is just a dog, but adorable. The other is a watch dog and trust me, he ll go after anyone who would attempt to come in the house at night. I do not believe in caging my dogs. After all, he s a watch dog. He needs to patrol the house. He s pretty useless in a cage. If you are getting a dog..get a DOG not a little dust mop. You want a good sized dog with a deep, loud bark. My house had an attempted break in about 7 years ago. The dog I had at that time put a quick stop to it. Not everyone is a dog lover but they are wonderful animals. They are loyal and protective and that is what you are looking for.

Event coming up!

July 7th, 2012 from 10 am to 2 pm the Eastern Heights Block Watch is having a Community Day Event. Everyone is invited. There are 24 tables of organizations, food, games and raffles. The Red Cross Disaster Vehicle will be on hand along with the Elyria Police Department, Elyria Fire Department and the Lorain County Sheriff. Mark your calendar and come join the fun.

Safety Tips from EMH

This Crime Prevention Alert is intended to notify you of several recent muggings which have taken place south of the EMH Elyria Campus. The three muggings all occurred in the area of Fourth and East River streets between 5 and 7:30 a.m..



The suspect in these muggings has been described as an African-American Male, late 20’s – early 30’s, 5’11 , large build, Gray shirt, possibly wearing a large coat. The suspect may approach his victims under the ruse of asking a question.



The following crime prevention tips are provided to assist you in maintaining your personal and property safety in parking areas:



• Always lock your vehicle when it is parked on hospital property.

• All packages and other valuables should be locked in the trunk or brought into the building to be secured

• Walk with others or request an escort to and from parking areas

• Check underneath your vehicle upon approach and inside prior to entering the passenger compartment

• If concealing items in your trunk or under your seat perform this action before arriving at your destination

• Have your keys ready before leaving the building.

• Lock your doors as soon as you enter your vehicle.

• Walk confidently and beware of your surroundings.

• Immediately report suspicious persons or activities to the Safety & Security Department or local police







Gregory W. Kulow

Director Safety & Security/Communications

EMH Healthcare

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Broken Car Windows

This was just sent to me this morning.

Around 10 this morning I saw at least 2 cars with smashed windows on east side of Park Ave. between Columbia & Eastern Hgts. Called it in & police arrived quickly.

**If you have a driveway, use it. I know moving cars in and out can be a pain, we have to do that often. However, parking in the street leaves your car available for broken windows, slashed tires, being keyed and other things.

Nothing like leaving for work, early in the morning, and finding a problem like this.

Having work done on your home?

I am getting a new roof. They started today. Normally, I get up, get dressed and open the blinds on the second floor. This morning I started to do just that and suddenly thought...there are going to be men working on the roof today. Do I REALLY want them to see what s in the house? So, I closed the blinds on all the 2ND floor windows and tipped the blinds on the first floor so they could only see toward the floor.

Be careful when you are having any work done at your home, inside or out.

Better safe than sorry.