PINE
HILLS
Sidewalk
Work Continues on West Roxboro Road!
If
you would like to meet with the field engineer, call DaNita
Ogandaga (Community Affairs Assistant) to schedule your appointment
(404-330-6739). Pine Hills Neighborhood Association Murray Forbes,
President (404-233-7487).
Telephone
Scam!
Neighbors have been receiving telephone calls recently an
individual identifying himself as an AT&T Service technician
who was conducting a test on telephone lines. He stated that
to complete the test you should touch
nine(9), zero(0), the pound sign (#), and then hang up.
Luckily, the neighbors who alerted us to this situation was
suspicious and refused.
Upon contacting the telephone company, we learned that by
pushing
90#, you give the requesting individual full access to your
telephone
line, which enables them to place long distance calls billed
to your
home phone number.
Apparently, this scam has been originating from many
local jails/prisons. This information has been confirmed with
Verizon, UCB
Telecom,Pacific Bell, MCI, Bell Atlantic and GTE. Please beware.
DO NOT press 90# for ANYONE.
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Lenox
Square Substation
The
Lenox Square substation location affords a spacious meeting room
not only for the CAC, but provides a meeting room which community
and civic groups can use with advance notice. Arrangements can
be made by calling the substation at 404-467-8061. That number
also gives citizens another place to call for reporting crime.
The
new site is conveniently located almost in the center of the
ground floor of Lenox Square facing Lenox Road and is easily
located with its prominent “Atlanta Police” signage.
New
Unit Cracks Down On Liquor Violations
Following
past violence in Buckhead, a special unit on liquor violations
has made a large number of cases against establishments for selling
liquor to minors. The increased enforcement continues with good
results.
Detective
Don Haff of the robbery division was the featured speaker
at the November meeting of the Citizens Committee at Zone Two
(northside) of the Atlanta Police Department. Some of the recommendations
he made:
-
Never
admit a stranger into the house (offer to make a phone call
for them).
-
Always lock your car; a stolen car is one concern, but another
is identity theft involving documents found in the car.
-
Have a highly visible number on your mailbox so your house
can be quickly located by police in an emergency.
Incidentally,
detective Haff was part of the Pine Hills Security staff at
one time.
Are
you participating in the Pine Hills Security Program? If not,
please join today to help keep your street safe!
Click
Here for Security Patrol
Sign Up Form
Free
Shuttle Service in Buckhead
The
Buckhead Area Transportation Management Assoc. is starting a free
shuttle service in Buckhead next summer. They have recently helped
with the installation of the pedestrian improvements at many intersections
in Buckhead and provides free use of vans to those who carpool,
among others things. See www.batma.org
for more information.
