Posted on 02/27/2013 3:41:25 PM PST by Kartographer
With criminals running rampant, when seconds count, police are often minutes away:
KPIX 5 cameras caught up with a half dozen neighbors in East Oakland’s Arcadia Park neighborhood Monday as they walked the streets on the lookout for crime. The vigilance has never seemed more necessary than now; 25 homes in the neighborhood have been burglarized over the last two months alone.
In a neighborhood that has started to feel like the wild west, people have even started posting “wanted” signs.
“You have to walk around in your house with a gun to feel safe here,” said Alaska Tarvins of the Arcadia Park Board of Directors.
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The people who live in the area are nothing if not gutsy, but they need help. A plan to gate their community has been stalled. With the police force stretched painfully thin, they may be forced to follow other Oakland neighborhoods and hire private guards.
“We don’t have a choice. Either die or we hire some security ourselves, because we can’t depend on the police department,” said Tarvins.
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Get 2-3 large barking dogs as a warning system.
Has anyone else noticed that people don’t respect property lines or fences these days?
Call Joe Biden in the morning.
Joe's adapted his advice for these rapidly changing times. Now it's shoot through doors.
Isn’t that how the blade runner killed his girlfriend?
Got any rattlesnakes in your neck of the woods?
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