HOLMBY
NEWS
Week
Ending July 20, 2013
From the
Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association, serving the 1100 home Holmby
Westwood community since 1960.
# 1. New
HWPOA Office Manager
# 2. Loud
Music Complaints - Follow Up
# 3.
Lindbrook/Hilgard Construction
# 4. Crime
Update from WLAPD
# 5. HWPOA
Communication and Ad Policy
# 6. Resident
Ads
# 7. HWPOA
Contact Information
#1. New
HWPOA Office Manager
As mentioned
in last week's newsletter, Tom Paterson is retiring from HWPOA and I will be
taking over his job as Office Manager. I am excited to work with all of you. I
grew up in Westwood, attended Warner Ave. School, and know the Holmby Westwood
area well. I am working with Tom to ensure a smooth transition, and I want to
thank him for his 15 years of service with HWPOA. If you need to contact me, I
will be taking over Tom's email address hwpoa@aol.com and
the HWPOA phone number (310) 470-1785. I'm happy to be here!
Regards,
Dana
Glenn
#2. Loud
Music Complaints - Follow Up
Last week, a
number of residents reported very loud music on the night of July 15. In our
investigation, we received a report from a resident that the noise was coming
from the Playboy Mansion, and that the streets surrounding the mansion were
clogged with tour buses, limos, security, etc. HWPOA is contacting Playboy to
address the complaints and find out more about the event.
In addition,
it has been reported that Target had an outdoor event last Monday night, and we
are investigating that as well.
#3. Lindbrook/Hilgard
Construction
A resident
recently expressed concern regarding the long-delayed construction project at
Lindbrook and Hilgard, which has adversely affected the northbound traffic lanes
on Hilgard. This project now has all the necessary permits to resume
construction, and the project should be moving
forward.
#4. Crime
Update from WLAPD
We received
the following report from Chris Ragsdale, WLAPD Senior Lead
Officer:
COMMUNITY
ALERT!
There has been a series of
Residential Burglaries developing in the West Los Angeles Area. The suspects
typically will knock or ring the doorbell to verify if the resident is home.
When there is no answer the suspects enter the side or rear of the residence and
force entry by smashing the window or door glass to gain entry. Suspects are
targeting the master bed and bath areas of the home and removing Jewelry and
small electronics.
· ALARMS: Ensure that security alarms are in good working order
and set when not at home whether leaving for 10 minutes or 10
hours.
· 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 CAMERAS: Web based
surveillance 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 also lend valuable information and
clues to the investigation.
· 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.
· 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!
You may
access the crime mapping feature listed below on a day to day basis to obtain up
to date crime information for your area or any other area in the
city.
To sign
up for E-Policing, simply go to the E-Policing link below and enter your address
and your email address. You will receive crime updates and Community Alert
information from the Los Angeles Police Department. You may also view recent
crimes that have occurred in the area on the LAPD website. To receive text
alerts when critical information is sent, sign up for Nixle. Feel free to print
this out or share this information.
Contact
me directly should you have any questions or concerns.
EMERGENCY: 911
NON-EMERGENCY:
1-877-275-5273
All
other City Services: 311
LAPD
Website: http://www.lapdonline.org/
Crime
Statistics and Maps: http://www.lapdonline.org/crime_mapping_and_compstat
Nixle: www.nixle.com
Christopher Ragsdale
Senior Lead Officer West Los Angeles Community Police Station Office: 310-444-0741
Burglary:
10600 block Lindbrook, RD 0828 MO: Between 07/05/13 at 0700 and 07/07/13 at 1900
suspect(s) possibly drove vehicle into SFR garage door, removed mower and
tools.
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#5. HWPOA
Communication and Ad Policy
Please direct
all comments, questions or issues regarding the HOLMBY NEWS to hwpoa@aol.com and
not to the holmbywestwood's Yahoo address.
Residents have
complained about too many HWPOA emails during the week so I, as Moderator, try
to limit HWPOA messages during the week, ads in particular, to posting in the
weekly NEWS. Emergency type situations such as coyote sightings, lost and found
pets, traffic alerts and similar emergency type situations will continue to be
published during the week as received.
This policy
will be published each week preceding the Resident Ads section of the HOLMBY
NEWS as a reminder of the policy, how to place the ads and why the policy was
established. There is always an exception considered if needed for an emergency
type ad situation.
When placing
an ad, please send to hwpoa@aol.com for
the HOLMBY NEWS Moderator to review. The receipt of the ad will be confirmed.
Responses to ads should be directed to the ad placer, not to HWPOA. Do not
respond to the holmbywestwood Yahoo email address. Ads will be run in the next
HOLMBY NEWS via our Yahoo group.
Thank
you,
Dana, the
HOLMBY NEWS moderator/editor
#6. Resident
Ads
TREE TRIMMER
WANTED
I am looking
for a good tree trimmer to work on large trees and would appreciate
recommendations.
Please reply to ellenshumsky@gmail.com
Thank
you!
SOLAR ENERY
COMPANY
A resident
recently had an unsatisfactory experience with a solar energy company. If you
would like additional details, please contact lawalpin@roloke.com
DO YOU NEED A
CAREGIVER?
We have a
fabulous person who is a warm and loving man. He has had many years of
experience caring for our family member. He is kind, caring responsible, and
trust worthy. Email Zaslowzoo@gmail.com for further info.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A DOG SITTER OR BOARDING
FACILITY
Can
anyone recommend a caring reliable dog sitter with excellent recommendations to
care for our beloved well behaved small dog in their home for 2 weeks?
Responsibilities would include walking her twice daily, feeding her, brushing
her and playing with her. Excellent recommendations required. We would also
consider a local boarding facility which segregates small dogs and does not
cage them. Please contact Kate at 310-487-3498 or kaobrien@reedsmith.com . Thank
you!
#7. HWPOA
Contact Information
HOLMBY WESTWOOD PROPERTY OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.
914 Westwood Blvd. PMB
573
Los Angeles Ca. 90024
310-470-1785
Web site: www.holmbywestwoodpoa.org
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janegavens@brillgroup.com
