Author: Joe Johnston

Photographer and news item sharer

Do you hate looking at the ugly vacant lot across the street? Sign the petition by clicking the link below.

On By Joe JohnstonIn Pleasant Valley Ave& Broadway neighborhood, Shops at the Ridge Phase 2Leave a comment

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Car broken into @ noon near the Chase Bank

On By Joe JohnstonIn Crime, Pleasant Valley Ave&Gilbert St intersection, Shops at the Ridge Phase 1Leave a comment
2020-1-22 car broken into near Chase Bankaround noon_0091(3)
The owner of this car stepped into Chase Bank and came out to find her passenger  window broken and her purse stolen. Although she had hidden her purse under the passenger seat prior to parking here, before exiting her car she gave it a shove to ensure it was hidden(which is probably what the nearby thieves were watching for). She complained to the security guard that someone must have witnessed this crime  but no one came forward. Up to this incident,I thought this shopping center was safer than most because it is patrolled by a security guard on foot or riding around in a golf-cart like vehicle.

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