June/July 2010 Newsletter

Heh ... Just a little behind getting this up on the site.  Surely everyone has read cover to cover by this point, right? :-)

Attachment: IP-JUNE JULY_final.pdf

FLPD have action plan to address burglaries in Coral Ridge Isles and Knoll Ridge

During the month of April our neighbors to south (Knoll Ridge) and west (Coral Ridge) have been slammed by a wave of burglaries.  The police believe that there are four groups operating in the two areas, and are enacting an action plan to stem the tide.  I'm posting the details of the crimes below.  If you see anything suspicious please don't hesitate to call the police at the non-emergency number: 954-828-5700, and if you witness a crime in progress call 911. 

Residential Burglaries 107 Zone

During the month of April 107 zone has seen an increase in BER s. After reviewing the reports it appears that there are multiple culprits active in the area. Listed below are the 4 patterns of burglaries including MO s, time frame and property targeted.

Coral Ridge Isles

Pattern 1 (triangle)

The Burglaries are occurring during dayshift on Mon & Tuesdays. The Culprits targeted jewelry, personal documents and other small valuables. Culprit probably lives in area traveling on foot. Entry is being made through windows (not visible from street).

Pattern 2 (squares)

These burglaries are occurring overnight (shift 3) or at the very end of shift 2. Entry is being made through rear apt doors while the victim is out of the residence. Cash and Electronics are being targeted. Most of the activity is occurring overnight Fri-Sat night.

Knoll Ridge

Pattern 3 (Circles)

Culprits attempt to pry open side garage doors and then move to the front door if unable to make entry. Electronics are targeted. Incidents are occurring on Tue & Thu during dayshift.

Activate alarms, have neighbors call police if they see unfamiliar vehicles in their neighbors driveway, try to get a description of the vehicle and the TAG!!

Pattern 4 (circles)

Entry is being made by breaking glass out of exterior door. Both residents are within a block of each other. Both victims were out of town or away from their homes for a couple of days when the burglaries occurred. It should be considered that the culprit(s) may live in the area or had knowledge that the victims were away from their homes.

If residents are going out of town have a trusted friend check on the residence, pick up the mail etc. Activate your alarm and have a keyholder respond if the alarm is activated!

Suspect Information

One burglary was possibly interrupted at 2081 NE 55 St when a neighbor returned home and saw an older model compact vehicle with faded gold paint in the victim s driveway. The vehicle then fled the scene but the witness did not see the occupants.

Residents should try and obtain a TAG and a description of the occupants!

BER 6400 NE 18 Ave

Unrelated to the listed patterns above a burglary occurred in the north end of the zone listed above. The victims stated that she was away for a couple of days and discovered her apt ransacked upon her return. The victim s laptop was taken. The victim advised that this is the 2nd time her apt has been burglarized (The 1st time was not reported). In both burglaries no signs of forced entry could be found. The victim believes that the last tenant in her apt may have entered using his key.

Doh!! We're not listed on the city's web site!

An astute resident sent me an email this morning noting that our fabulous web site (if I do say so myself :-) is not listed on city's web site!

http://fortlauderdale.gov/neighborhoods/associations/websites.htm

I've contacted Bruce Robert's office to see what they can do about this malfeasance ... and I'm actually pretty curious how long it will take to get the site updated. Government in action, the clock is ticking! :-)

Census Response Rates In Fort Lauderdale

I just received an interesting email from Robbi Uptegrove, Vice-mayor Bruce Robert's assistant, that details the census response rates by neighborhood.  Imperial Point's census tract is near the top of the chart with a 68% response rate, although that is a bit shy of the 2000 rate of 72%.  Compared to the rest of the country, however, we are just average in terms of our rate of return.  I have included the breakdown as an excel sheet if you want to play with the data a little.

Comparative stats:

                    as of 4/19   2000

City Overall:           60%       58%

Broward County:         65%       67%

Florida                 68%       69%

U.S.                    69%       72%

Complete breakdown:

Census tract	As of 4/19	2000	Districts	Neighborhood
501.00	70.00%	65.00%	1	Majority of households are in Oakland Park
424.00	69.00%	63.00%	4	Rio Vista (west and north of Tarpon River)
402.02	68.00%	72.00%	1	Imperial Point, Boulevard Park Gardens, Coral Ridge Isles north of 56th Stree
403.00	67.00%	65.00%	1	Knoll Ridge, Coral Ridge Isles south of 56th Street
430.00	66.00%	65.00%	3,4	Sunset, Riverland Village, Lauderdale Isles, Lauderdale Wes
502.04	66.00%	69.00%	1	Palm Aire (includes a corner of Pompano Beach)
431.00	65.00%	71.00%	4	River Run, Chula Vista, Flamingo Park, Oak River, River Landings, Riverland Woods, Riverland Manors
404.00	65.00%	72.00%	1	Coral Ridge Country Club
402.01	64.00%	68.00%	1	Bay Colony, Bay Colony Club, Lake Estates, North Golf Estates, Landings
406.00	64.00%	66.00%	1	Coral Ridge, Coral Shores, Sunrise Intracoastal
410.00	63.00%	51.00%	3	Golden Heights, Lake Aire, Palm View, Dillard Park
428.00	63.00%	59.00%	3	Riverland, Melrose Manors
418.00	62.00%	58.00%	2	Victoria Park (north of 4th St.), Sunrise Key
428.00	63.00%	59.00%	3	Riverland, Melrose Manors
418.00	62.00%	58.00%	2	Victoria Park (north of 4th St.), Sunrise Key
409.02	62.00%	55.00%	3	Lauderdale Manors east of 15th Avenu
433.00	62.00%	58.00%	4	Edgewood (east of 9th Ave.), Croissant Park, River Oaks (east of 15th Ave.), Poinciana Park (south of 20th St.)
407|61	00%	58.00%	2	Poinsettia Heights, Lake Ridge
409.01	60.00%	57.00%	3	Lauderdale Manors west of 15th Avenue and north of NW 19th Street
429.00	60.00%	63.00%	3	Melrose Park
427.00	60.00%	62.00%	4	Shady Banks, Riverside Park
426.00	60.00%	54.00%	4	Tarpon River, Sailboat Bend
502.02	60.00%	64.00%	1	Twin Lakes, FXE, office/industrial areas (includes part of Tamarac and unincorporated)
420.00	59.00%	49.00%	2	Seven Isles, Nurmi Isles, Hendricks and Venice Isles, Navarro Isle, Las Olas Isles, Riviera Isles, Idlewyld
432.00	58.00%	61.00%	4	Edgewood (west of 9th Ave.), River Oaks (west of 15th Ave.)
423.00	57.00%	63.00%	4	Rio Vista (south and east of Tarpon River), Poinciana Park (north of 20th St.), Lauderdale Harbours, Harbordale
408.02	57.00%	59.00%	2	Middle River Terrace (north of 13th St.), South Middle River (betweenAndrews and NE 4th Ave, north of 13th St.)
423.00	57.00%	63.00%	4	Rio Vista (south and east of Tarpon River), Poinciana Park (north of 20th St.), Lauderdale Harbours, Harbordale
408.02	57.00%	59.00%	2	Middle River Terrace (north of 13th St.), South Middle River (betweenAndrews and NE 4th Ave, north of 13th St.)
405.01	57.00%	58.00%	1	Galt Mile, Bermuda Riviera
419.00	56.00%	57.00%	2,4	Victoria Park (south of 4th St.), Beverly Heights, Colee Hammock
422.00	56.00%	56.00%	4	Harbor Beach, Harbour Inlet, Harbour Isles, Breakwater Surf Homes
408.01	56.00%	50.00%	2	South Middle River (north of 13th St. and west of Andrews Ave.)
508.00	56.00%	66.00%	3	Rock Island, and unincorporated area north of 25th Street
414.00	54.00%	46.00%	3	River Garden-Sweeting Estate, Dorsey Riverbend (west of 17th Ave.), Durrs (west of 16th/17th Ave.) unincorporated area west of 23rd Ave.
416.00	53.00%	45.00%	2,3	Dorsey Riverbend (east of NW 17th Ave.), Regal Trace, City View, and Downtown east of FEC r.o.w. between Broward & Sistrunk Blvds. & Andrews Ave.
405.02	52.00%	58.00%	2	Lauderdale Beach, Dolphin Isles, Birch Park Finger Streets and CBA bet Sunrise and Oakland Park Blvds.
415.00	51.00%	38.00%	3	Durrs (east of 16th/17th Ave.), Home Beautiful
425.00	51.00%	55.00%	2,4	Downtown, Himmarshee and Arts & Science District
421.00	51.00%	44.00%	2	Central Beach
417.00	44.00%	39.00%	2,3	Progresso Village, South Middle River south of 13 St. and Middle River Terrace south of 13 St.
421.00	51.00%	44.00%	2	Central Beach
417.00	44.00%	39.00%	2,3	Progresso Village, South Middle River south of 13 St. and Middle River Terrace south of 13 St.

Attachment: census_rates_fort_lauderdale_as_of_4_19.xls

Time Article about Pill Mills in Broward

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1981582,00.html
If you haven't yet heard about the growing problem with walk-in pain management clinics (affectionately referred to as "Pill Mills") this recent article from Time seems to sum it up well, including quotes from all the major local players. At the last home owners general meeting, Vice Mayor Bruce Roberts noted that the mills were a growing concern for the city and that efforts were being made, legislatively, to curtail their growth. There are a half dozen or so pill mills within a few miles of Imperial Point, might be worth mapping them out in a future post.

The movements seems to have suffered a bit of a setback this weekend, as an effort to limit the mills ability to prescribe multi-week dosages failed. You can read a little about that effort here:

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2010/04/lawmakers_strip_away_key_limit.html

City Commission Pre-Agenda Meeting

Start:	Apr 19, '10 6:00p
Location:	Cardinal Gibbons High School Media Room

City Commission Meeting

Start:	Apr 20, '10 6:00p
Location:	1st floor Commission Chambers of City Hall, 100 N. Andrews Avenue

Special Agenda
Conference Agenda
Regular Agenda