Reduce Auto Burglaries In Your Neighborhood

 (Shared from OKC Police Department)

Sadly, we at OCPD read too many Auto Burglary reports, which reflect personal property left in plain view in the victim’s unlocked car parked in their driveway overnight. Some items listed in recent reports are cash, car and house keys, wallets, purses, laptops, cell phones and chargers, government computers, personal computers, guns, and medication. The best you can do is offload your valuables and lock your car doors overnight. 

The trend is for groups of auto burglars (2 to 4 individuals) to walk driveway to driveway and lift on door handles to see which ones are unlocked. In meetings, I’ve been told by people, “If you lock your doors, they will just bust your window out.” Of course, it’s possible, but I see on the Ring Neighbors Video App, auto burglars try car doors, and if they are locked, they go to the next car until they find an unlocked vehicle and burglarize it. We hardly get auto burglary reports with an actual break-in anymore. Please remove your property from your vehicle overnight and lock your doors.         

Master Sergeant Michael W. Loruse

Police Community Relations Officer

Oklahoma City Police Department, Southwest Division

michael.loruse@okc.gov  

Hello Neighbors,
I am not sure if you saw the news regarding Army Worms, but they can kill off your lawn in a matter of 48hrs. It is really bad in the Edmond area right now.

We had a neighbor here in Harvest Hills South that noticed them on their lawn and we wanted to let you know. He noticed them when he picked up a cushion that had blown off the bench. When he turned it over there were 15 of them.They have very small bright green babies.

They went over to TLC on NW Expressway and were told to purchase Cyonara and spray the yard. I have attached a picture of the container. It costs $23.99 for one quart. Do not let your pets or children in the yard while wet. If you are unsure if you have them, you can spray lemon dish soap on the yard and they should then surface.   We have included pictures of the worm so you can see if you have them in your yard.

Here is what KOCO reported. The video shows the kind of damage they can create and what to do if you get them.

https://www.koco.com/article/how-to-deal-with-armyworms-if-they-invade-your-oklahoma-lawn/37286114

I hope this is helpful.

Did you know there are events happening every week for all ages at Scissortail Park, and many of them are free?

A few of them are listed below. Just click the images for more details.

Also check out the full calendar of events here: https://scissortailpark.org/calendar/

Yoga

Scissortales

The Early Bird Stroll

Scissortail Walking Club: Sponsored by The OKC County Health Department