Estates at Farmington Maintenance Corporation Board members for 2024 include Drew Gladulich, Brenda Yates, Brian Newirth, James Weldin, Rinken Patel, Lynda Newirth, Phil Iadisernia and Denise Matera
Hello residents!
The Board would like to share some updates with you regarding measures we have taken to help keep our neighborhood safe.
First, the Board voted to install four security cameras. The Board revealed this plan at our yearly in-person community meeting. Their purchase/installation was allocated in our 2023 budget. Board president Drew Gladulich posted a helpful FAQ on our neighborhood Facebook page. If you have any questions, please refer to this post.
Second, we have added a link to Crime Stoppers on our website, https://estatesatfarmington.org/. According to their website, Crime Stoppers utilizes “a three part approach to solving the crime problem. Delaware Crime Stoppers relies on the support and cooperation between the police, the media, and the general community to provide a flow of information about crime and criminals.” You can call or use their website to submit a tip. Please call 911 in the event of an emergency.
Thank you,
The Estates at Farmington Board of Directors
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Colonel Block - Chief of Police for New Castle County – contacted me with alarming news that I want to share with all those it affects: everyone in New Castle County. I'm Karen Hartley-Nagle, President of New Castle County Council. I cannot overemphasize the importance of locking your car doors when parking overnight. Without your help, we cannot put a stop to the juvenile crime problem in our County.
In the last few weeks, there has been an uptick in car break-ins and thefts throughout New Castle County during overnight hours. Car theft has become rampant due, in part, because people are leaving their cars unlocked and unsecured. Groups of juveniles are taking advantage of these open vehicles and often find sets of keys or key fobs that have been left inside. With access to these items, they are committing further thefts using the stolen vehicle.
There is no clear pattern or timeframe for when these crimes occur, so it's difficult to catch them in the act. Though extra patrols have been deployed to stop them, it's a tough battle. Unfortunately, when the police try to stop these teen criminals, they often speed away recklessly, which results in our officers having to abort the chase for everyone's safety.
With that being said, Police do have warrants for one juvenile, and warrants for several others are pending. To supply an example of the destruction one juvenile can cause, there are signed warrants for thefts – from and of – 33 different vehicles. He is allegedly responsible for cases in Shipley Heights, Chestnut Hill Estates, Farmington, Garfield Park, Academy Hill, Welsh Track Preserve, Harmony Woods, and Brookside Park. The areas affected are widespread throughout New Castle County.
Our Public Information Officers are putting out information reminding the public to lock their car doors to prevent juvenile break-ins. These criminals are usually unidentifiable on surveillance footage, and they almost always move on to the next target when they find a locked door. Very rarely do they try to forcibly enter a vehicle.
To summarize, the number of thefts and vehicle thefts closely mirror our numbers from last year. There has been a decrease in these crimes by 19% and 37% respectively in the past two years. Overall, crime rates have lowered by 14% since last year. This year's final numbers will be presented at a Public Safety Committee Meeting after the first of the year once the final numbers are calculated.
Thank you for your attention. Let's all work together to keep our County, safe. Please contact New Castle County Police if you see any suspicious activity or have any information about these crimes. Thank you.
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