NENA has a new president  

Please welcome Ellen Perkins as our new NENA president. She has served as treasurer for the past 3 years. She's very anxious to begin her term and is looking forward to meeting more neighbors. For a complete list of the new officers, please see the Contact list.

NENA is no longer in the flood zone!!!

Please call the following number and they will check on the status of your house. When I called the woman I spoke to made it sound like our entire neighborhood is out of the flood zone now, so this means GREAT savings!!! They will ask for your fax number or address to mail you the information that you will need to send to your mortgage company and insurance company to have it removed. The number is 602-262-4960.

Several people have had issues with their insurance companies denying the cancellation of the flood policy as they are seeing a September 2005 date on the paperwork that we are sending them. You may need to go to the FEMA website and print off their information to provide your insurance company. The website to go to is  http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/FemaWelcomeView?storeId=10
001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

Click on the LOMR (Letter of Map Revision) number LOMC 07-09-1713P-040051 01/14/2008 as this is for our neighborhood. Print it off and provide it to the insurance company. So far this has satisfied the insurance companies. Please let Lisa Poulin know if you have any further issues at poulin03@cox.net.

Cut those weeds

It's spring time in Arizona and that means WEEDS!!! City Code prohibits grass in excess of six inches and weeds over twelve inches tall in either your front yard, the alley behind your house (you are responsible from your back fence to the middle of the alley in back of your property) or if you live along 15th Avenue or Thomas Road, the little patch of grass or rock in front of your house on the other side of the sidewalk. 

If you'd like to report a neighbor or another house in the City of Phoenix, you can do so by going to http://phoenix.gov/EMAIL/appblght.html or calling Neighborhood Services at (602) 262-7844.

June 10, 2008
VEHICLE VANDALISM - Smashed Windows: June 9th, various locations throughout NENA - cars had windows smashed. Locations reported to me included: south side of Earll Drive between 18th and 16th avenues and on the south side Earll between 18th and 19th Avenue. Police were contacted and reports taken. VEHICLE VANDALISM - Metal Theft: 3021 N.18th Avenue/Earll - Tuesday, June 3rd, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a maroon pickup truck parked next to a resident's pickup t parked on the street in front of their house. There were two white males in the truck. One of them cut out the catalytic converter from the resident's truck. Another neighbor came upon them just as they finished the job. They threw the part in the back of their truck and sped north to Earll and then west toward 19th Avenue. The rear license plate had been covered and they were able to get away. Description: 2 white males, 25-40 yrs., older pick up truck with maroon stripe on side. Police were contacted and a report taken. This appears to be a new crime trend involving metal thefts. Criminals look for trucks that are higher off the ground for easier access as was the pickup truck in this case.

June 7, 2008
A sex offender is living in the neighborhood. His name is Bruce William Cunningham and he is living at 1501 W. Catalina Drive. He is 58 years old, 6 foot 2 inches, weighs 225 and has brown hair and brown eyes. He pled no contest to three individual cases of indecent exposure from December 1997 to February 1998 in Phoenix. This offender is constitutionally free to live wherever he chooses. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate, or harass sex offenders will not be tolerated. Contact Det. R. Ruiz with any questions at 602-495-5260. His probation officer is Becky Shackelton at 602-506-3213.

May 17, 2008
The following information was provided by NENA resident, Barb Simpson: At approximately 3:20 PM today (Friday, May 16), I witnessed a mailbox thief on Flower Circle North. A male driver, in his early to mid-20s, positioned his car in the center of Flower Circle N heading west between my house at 1614 and next door to the east at 1618. Then he backed in hapharzardly to parallel park along the curb in front of Daryl and Sandy's house at 1605? or 1607?. He got out of the car to go up to their door and seconds later returned to his car, a new model black 2-door sedan car (Toyota I think, with a temp plate on rear--I'm clear on that), where he immediately pulled into the circular driveway at Gary and Kristi's house at1618. He was still facing west, when a female in her early 20s, exited the same car from the passenger's side. She went up to the free standing mailbox, put something in and simultaneously took something out, (flag was raised) and off the car went around the circle to exit around Flower to the west by June and Ellis's. I alerted Gary, and the police, and tried to call several neighbors. Found out Susie Thompson withnessed same thing. Unfortuneately I couldn't provide a clear description of the individuals (except the male was Hispanic and female was White, both slim) Police arrived and interviewed us. DO NOT put any outgoing mail on your clip or in your box (mail of the day had not arrived), especially outgoing bills with checks or account numbers! This couple is very brazen. They could be scoping the neighborhood for other opportunities such as incoming mail, account numbers, and government checks. They replaced the mail stolen from Gary with a stash of junk mail with yet another address on it. Please call Crime Stop immediately if you see this car or anything else going on out of the ordinary at 602-262-6151.

March 16, 2008
Please be on the lookout for graffiti vandals in our neighborhood. Homes/block walls have been hit in the past week--one of them twice in one week. The two locations that have been reported to the city's "Graffiti Busters" and Phoenix Police are 3131 N. 17th Drive and 3301 N. 17th Avenue. If you witness graffiti vandals in action, call police immediately (911). Be a good witness and get the-- license plate of any vehicle, suspect(s) description, clothing, male/female, physical description, direction of travel, etc. For more information on fighting graffiti, click on the link below: http://phoenix.gov/NBHDPGMS/grafbust.html

December 16, 2007
Report #1: Friday night, December 14, 2007 - 3018 N 15th Drive (Perkins residence) - vehicle belonging to visitor of homeowner, front window/passenger side smashed and police report was taken. Report #2: Saturday morning, December 15, 2007 - 3001 N. 17th Avenue (Holusha residence) - back right window of homeowner's vehicle smashed and flashlight taken from inside vehicle. No police report taken.

November 28, 2007
NENA residents living at the corner of 18th Avenue and Avalon reported that culprits shot out their car window using a BB gun. When the homeowner left this morning to drive her child to school, she observed four more vehicles along 18th Avenue (northbound) -- all with their windows shot out. There was also a pile of glass where a vehicle had been parked on 18th Avenue across Osborn next to St. Gregory's Church. The resident called Crime Stop and was waiting to file a report. LAST WEEK --- NENA residents residing on the north curve of 16th Drive reported that culprits removed flower pots from their yard! A similar report was called in by another neighbor nearby.

September 16, 2007
Time of Incident: (approximately) 7:30 PM Location of Incident: Bus Stop - area of 19th Avenue/Thomas DETAILS: At approximately 7:30 p.m., two males got into an altercation at a bus stop located at 19th Avenue and Thomas Road. One male produced a handgun and shot the other male who was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter fled eastbound into an apartment complex. Police searched the area and surrounding neighborhood area but were unable to locate the suspect. SUSPECT DESCRIPTION: Black Male, 20-25 yrs. old, thin build, wearing black t-shirt, blue jean shorts/below knees, Afro hair/pulled back into ponytail.

Want to find out about crime when it happens
Contact Connie Tyler at contyler@yahoo.com if you'd like to be added to her email list to be notified when crime in the neighborhood happens. Call Crime Stop at (602) 262-6151 for non-emergencies and 911 for serious crimes in progress.