Below, I’ve pasted in more crime reports from the City’s website. One thing that jumped out at me is that it seems as if we’ve had a lot of robberies in Olde Towne recently. Going back through previous reports, I counted, within a one-mile radius of City Hall, nine strong armed robberies, armed robberies and attempted armed robberies just in the past three weeks. I’ve put together a map showing the approximate locations of these crimes (the police reports rarely give exact addresses). Note this list is a minimum; the June 6th District 6 report isn’t out yet, and there could be robberies that haven’t been included in either the City or the District 6 reports. Also note that there were no other reported robberies within the City limits during that three-week period.

The circle is a one-mile radius around City Hall, the red triangles are the crimes, and the green flag is City Hall.

Friday, June 08, 2007
Attempted Armed Robbery
At 4:55 pm victim was in the unit block of East Diamond Avenue when the suspect approached and attempted to rob the victim at knifepoint. Suspect fled the scene and was taken into custody a short distance away.

Burglary
Between the hours of 2:35 pm and 5:30 pm unknown suspect(s) entered an apartment in the 400 block of Sunnybrook Terrace and stole a woman’s purse. Investigation to continue.

Significant Events
On 06/07/2007 at 3:51 pm Police and Fire Rescue responded to the 700 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard for an apartment fire. Cause of fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshalls office


Thursday, June 07, 2007
Aggravated Assault
On 06/07/07, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the victim was walking in the area of Water Street and Mills Road when a suspect yielding a knife came up. The suspect fled the area on foot.
Suspect - Black male, 17 years old, 5′08″ -5′10″, 130-145 lbs., wearing a long sleeve black t-shirt and red bandana.

Burglary
On 06/07/07, between 6:00 a.m. and 6:20 p.m., unknown suspect(s) entered a residence in the unit block of Fence Line Drive through the unlocked rear sliding glass door and removed electronic equipment.