Volume LXV, No. 3

President’s message

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Happenings in the Woods

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Book reviews 3

New residents 4

WOW’s 4

Easter Party 7

Memorials 8

Classifieds 9

CW Business 10

Trash 15

WOW-WOW’s 16

Willard School 17

Security survey 19

Vehicle airbag thefts

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Filming 24

Security check-list

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Identity theft 31

Inside this issue:

September 2006

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Hi Neighbors, I hope you are having a wonderful summer. I want to thank all of you who responded to our security and safety survey. Elsewhere in this Call, Ellen Hatch has tabulated and summarized the responses. My observations are the following: 1. You are very interested in security and safety. First, because so many of you responded (164) and second, because 98% of those responding said that safety and security were very important or of the highest impor-tance. 2. 71% of the responses indicated you would be in favor of a private patrol service. Dick Patton and I met with Mike Williams at Post and invited him to attend a board meeting, which he did. The board felt that a private patrol in Chapman Woods would be great and would reduce potential crime. The problem, of course, is that it will cost money. In Chapman Woods, we all make our own decisions. The more of us that choose to sign up for a patrol, the lower the price to each of us. Now that we have your responses to our survey, we know that there is enough interest to warrant going fur-ther. We will meet with Post in the near future, show them your interest and get back to you with a specific proposal. Stay cool, Roger

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

HAPPENINGS IN THE WOODS

O UTSTANDING HONOR OF DISTINCTION Jim Stancill of Mountain View was honored recently by his friend and former student, Bob Rodriquez, and his wife Sue. The Rodriquez’s have donated two and a

half million dollars to establish the James McNeill Stancill Chair in Business Administration at the Marshall School of Business at U.S.C. As the Dean put it, “With this gift, there will always be a Stancill Professor as long as there is a U.S.C.” OUT AND ABOUT Lois and Warren Hartman flew to Stockholm in August to attend a business meeting and then embarked on the river boat, Symphony, to tour the southern Netherlands with a return via Brussels. The river boats are small, comfortable and offer great service. Sightseeing is delightful. Because the boats carry only 140 passen-gers, they can dock alongside small villages as well as major ports. Passengers are free to stroll at leisure, and visit local points of interest.

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CHAPMAN WOODS HAPPENINGS

YOUR FINANCIAL LIFE GOES BEYOND STOCKS AND BONDS. SHOULDN’T YOUR FINANCIAL STRATEGY DO THE SAME?

TO SEE HOW YOUR MONEY CAN WORK HARDER BY WORKING TOGETHER, CONTACT A MERRILL LYNCH FINANCIAL ADVISOR

TODAY OR VISIT WWW.ASKMERRILL.ML.COM

626-898-1009 MERRILL LYNCH

801 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA, CA 91007

LORETTA HOFFMAN, FINANCIAL ADVISOR ROBERT HOFFMAN, INVESTMENT ADVISOR

B ook Reviews Two books have recently come on the market that have some excellent guidelines for every adult hoping to live a long, healthy and fulfilling life. The goal of all is to live a long pro-

ductive life and “compress morbidity” (the time it takes to die). These two books offer excellent, sci-entific, practical advice on how to do just that. Both books have become New York Times Bestsellers.

YOUNGER NEXT YEAR: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You’re 80 and Beyond, Chris Crowley & Henry S. Lodge, M. D. Work-man Publishing, New York.

YOUNGER NEXT YEAR FOR WOMEN: Live Like You’re 50—Strong, Fit, Sexy—

Until You’re 80 and Beyond, Chris Crowley & Henry S. Lodge, M.D. Workman Press, New York.

The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruis Zafon, Penguin Books.

Set in Barcelona, 1945, this is a great read for anyone that loves books. Especially books that use beautiful language to tell a convoluted Dicken’s style story that is scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling. Translated from Spanish, it is truly a gorgeous read.

Phyllis Specht

Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy Soyers and Jill Paton Walsh For those who love mystery novels, this is a classic English mystery! Jill Paton Walsh finished Dorothy Soyers’ final novel of Sir Peter Wimsey after Dorothy’s death. It is impossible to tell where she took it up!

Connie Kofahl

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N EW RESIDENTS TO THE WOODS: Monica Lee Copeland Huberman and Douglas Alan Huberman 608 Vallombrosa Drive

We were married April 2nd in St. Croix surrounded by 15 family members and friends. Doug is from the Valley and owns RVM Associates in Old Pasadena. He loves live music concerts, scuba diving, restoring old buildings and creating spaces that serve the community. I, Monica, was born in Michigan and own a niche events planning and marketing company. At present, we are working on the Pasadena Pops Gala and the California African American Museum in Exposition Park among other projects. I’m a Northwestern Univer-sity graduate that moved to LA about 10 years ago. We are the proud parents of 3 dogs: Decker Canyon a 6.5 year old Standard poodle and Dexter and Cassie, old if not wiser friendly Pugs. We are hoping to adopt an older child soon and build a family of our own. We’d love to learn more about nearby private and char-ter schools. We look forward to meeting you and other residents of Chapman Woods.

A NEIGHBORHOOD AND WA NEIGHBORHOOD AND WA NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOMEN OF THE WOODSOMEN OF THE WOODSOMEN OF THE WOODS

N ot long ago, a group of WOW’s were talking about what a great organization, within Chapman Woods, our Women of the Woods has become. We all agreed that a neighborhood is about con-

necting with our neighbors. The discussion led to a concern that this sense of neighborhood must be main-tained and supported throughout Chapman Woods. This can only happen when neighbors come to-gether. When Chapman Woods social events occur with lengthy lapses of time between events, the “connective” link becomes weaker. With this concern in mind, we Women of the Woods invite the resi-dents of Chapman Woods to join us in a Casual, Captivating Cocktail Caper on Friday, September 29th. Come meet your neighbors and let us maintain a strong sense of neighborhood. Submitted by Karlene Morris

Marge O”Connor enjoying coffee at the July WOW meeting. She is wearing her pearls in honor of Arabella Huntington. Marge is the powerhouse behind the WOW United Charities Thrift Shop project.

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TOP: Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell from the Huntington Library shared her stories of Arabella Huntington at the July WOW meeting.

ABOVE: Marge O’Connor (center) is presented with an orchid plan for her many hours of work at he United Charities Thrift Shop. (June 2006)

Women of the Woods

CHAIRWOMAN Sally Birge 577-0298 TRANSPORTATION (Pick up prescrips., food shop, appts.) Farideh Shariary 578-1600

LADIES OF LOCKSLEY (women living on Locksley) Daphne Beneke 577-4560

HOUSEHOLD DONATIONS Marge O’Connor 792-7876

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Corinne Bergmann 792-8306

CARDS (Sympathy, get well, etc) Rose Capriccio 793-9933

SINGLES Sally Birge 577-0298

COSMETIC DONATIONS Karlene Morris 796-3214

MAGAZINES Rosemary Dills 449-3853

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Betty Gavigan, Barbara Schneiders 795-0309, 792-7472

MEALS(Meals to home w/ illness, deaths or special needs) Judy Beaudet 795-4537

WOW DIRECTORY

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Baby Sitting Services

Tamara Renzi (14) would like to offer baby sitting to Chapman Woods residents. Ages two - 11 years. If any resident is interested please call or email for rates and availability (626) 844-4529 or tlrenzi1992@aol.com. Nicole Giannotta is available for baby sitting or house sitting. Please call 577-4892 or her cell at 808-7576. Hi, my name is Hayley Hancock and I am 13 years old. I would like to baby sit in the Chapman Woods area. I love kids and are great with them. I am a great swimmer, and was on the swim team last year. I am a good cooker for 13. I love to play with kids. I am good with kids ages 2-8, and good with babies. I am available 24-7 except for Christmas, and Christmas eve. I would love to be your babysitter. Give me a call at (626) 584-0111. You could also try my cell phone at (626) 318-5897 THANK YOU

K UDOS TO TIM COLLOBRE At the end of May, 13 year old Tim Callobre was invited to enter the Christopher Parkening International Young Guitarist Competition. Musicians from China, Chile, Puerto Rico and

other foreign countries participated in this event. Tim was the youngest semi-finalist. After all of the performances, he came in second to the winner who was an 18 year old from Beijing. Tim was almost 8 when he first took up the guitar. In the years since, he has performed on radio and TV. In September, he will play a solo concert in Austin, Texas. It is a benefit concert for the Austin Classical Guitar Society. He will also play at Carnegie Hall on the 29th of September. The concert will be taped before a live audi-ence, for a new television show “From the Top” to be aired on PBS. Watch for the program dates in your TV Guide!

CAMP INFORMATION Anderson Adventure Camp This camp used to be held and run at the Chandler School campus. It is now held at the Rose Bowl and it is not the aquatics camp. Anderson runs well into August and di-vides the children up into three groups according to grade level: 1st & 2nd, 3rd & 4th and 5th & 6th. Each week is filled with activities including swimming and diving lessons by the Rose Bowl swim staff. Also, fun field trips such as ice skating, bowling, the beach trips are included. This summer kids went to the circus and a Dodger game. Here is the great news, it is now $200 a week! A bargain compared to other camps, however, no transportation is provided. They also have early and late hour pick-up. Check out their website, www.AndersonAdventureCamp.com.

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Easter Party 2006

Easter Bunny with friend

Standing with Roger Engemann, are the Win-ners of the Golden Egg Hunt: Brian and Caroline Finegan, Henry Smith and ( Jaime Lynn Notley not pictured)

The line up before the race to the Easter eggs!

The Easter Egg Hunt of 2006 was a smashing success. After days of flooding rains and hail, the sun broke through the clouds to reveal almost 175 residents waiting for the Easter Bunny to arrive at the beautiful home of the Golbransons. Our Chapman Woods President, Roger Engeman, kicked off the children’s egg hunt. A fantastic array of baked goods was offered by our great neighbors, our first annual bake- off resulted in three winners. (Roger was not paid or bribed in any way!) Thanks to the Golbransons for their wonderful hospi-tality and all of the volunteers who helped in making this a very special Chapman Woods event.

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MEMORIAL NOTICES FOR CHAPMAN WOODS

This memorial notice is for three highly regarded and accomplished men in their respective field.

They had something in common; they were important to so many of those in Chapman Woods

and we will miss each of them.

Ron Ross was a researcher, administrator and a friend. He was a pioneer in research in the rela-tionship between hormones and cancer and the chair of a renowned Department of Preventive Medicine. Ron was a brilliant scientist and had more than 250 publications to his name. His ac-complishments are too numerous to mention and one can say, “His contribution to science will have a lasting impact.” He was the best at everything he did. March 1949-April 21, 2006. Dr. Thomas Callister had numerous accomplishments in the field of internal medicine. He practiced here in Pasadena for 40 years and was loved and respected by both his patients and col-leagues. Tom was elected President of the Los Angeles Society of Internal Medicine in 1969 and he was on the staff of Huntington Memorial Hospital. He devoted much of his time and expertise to teaching hospital resident doctors. February 18, 1923-May 27, 2006.

Rollie Seidler was a resident of Chapman Woods for 39 years. Rollie served in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps in Stuttgart. After the Army, he entered the business world working for Mitchum, Hones and Templeton. He became manager in 1959 and a Vice-President in 1961. He was a wise, responsible and esteemed leader serving on numerous Boards of Trustees during his time. He also contributed much to the Los Angles community and eared the respect of all with whom he worked. He left a life to celebrate and a legacy of family and friends. January 21, 1921-June 8, 2006. Esther Gear recently moved to Maine to be with her two daughters. Esther was married to George Gear, a psychiatrist, who practiced in San Marino. She raised her family on Lombardy for 20 years and helped friends and neighbors with her wonderful baked goods.

Irene Reberry lived in Chapman Woods for 59 years. She married Jack Redbury and cared for her father after he suffered a stroke. Irene is best remembered for her devotion to her mother and her willingness to be of help in any capacity at her daughter’s school. She had a strong belief that God closes doors but opens windows. June 27, 1924- July 14, 2006

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Classifieds

Need computer help? Your CW neighbor is willing to assist you with your computer problems. Send an S.O.S. e-mail to the following address: cwcomputerhelp@mac.com.

Rental needed Family of four looking to rent in the Woods (we live in the Woods now) while a large remodel of our existing house will begin in the Fall. Looking for a 9-12 month lease. Contact Gabi Sacks @ 568-8323

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CHAPMAN WOODS BUSINESS NEWS

We’re on the web at www. Chapmanwoods.net

KOHL’S UPDATE

Dear Neighbors, On April 18, 2006, the Board of Supervisors, led by Michael Antonovich, decided to approve the zone change to allow the Clearman’s shopping mall to be rezoned for a large store. It is presumed that Kohl’s will be the store that will sign the Clearman’s lease in order to rent and construct a Kohl’s on site. The Galley and North Woods Inn will remain, but the Galley (the boat) will be moved to the southern portion of the lot. The following are a few changes that the Board of Supervisors added. None of them hurt us and ultimately they helped our Fairview neighbors by not allowing an entrance or exit on Fairview. The store can only be reached on Rosemead or Huntington Drive.

The changes the Board made are as follows: 1. Reduce height of store from two to one story 2. Relocate building towards northern end of property 3. redesign the building to include architectural treatments on the side facing Huntington Drive 4. Increase the variety of trees and shrubs fronting adjoining streets and in parking areas 5. Reorient Kohl’s signage to Rosemead Blvd. 6. Relocate dock and minimize delivery hours and manual delivery

7. Restrict store openings to no earlier than 7 a.m. rather than 5:30 a.m. 8. Conduct quarterly monitoring in CW for three years 9. $400,000 to be paid and secured prior to issuance of building permits for future traffic mitigation and community improvements 10. Eliminate the driveway on Fairview, construct 6-foot masonry wall to prevent noise and glare, as well as landscape front of wall 11. Reduce the size of the Kohl’s store from 88,407 square feet to 80,000 square feet I feel confident that we now have the eyes and ears of our County Supervisor’s office and that Super-visor Antonovich is very interested in attending our CW events. I will recommend that we have him as our speaker for the 2007 Annual CWA Dinner. Once building permits are issued, the developer intends to build the Kohl’s in six months time. The Kohl’s Corporation only opens their stores twice per year. I will keep everyone in the loop. As usual, please feel free to contact me about this project. Gabi Sacks gabibob@sbcglobal.net 568-8323

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H/O SALES Estate & E-bay Services

Heather Sheets 626.355.1930

626.590.4888 (cell) Olli Makela

626.355.6278

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Plan A Locations

What does “CSI”, “Six Feet Under”, “Monk”, “Cold Case”, “Summerland”, and “Judging Amy” have in common with “Duracell”, “Mattel”, “Quaker Oats”, Breathrite” and “Direct TV”? They have all paid people like you to use their homes as locations. How did these homeowners reach the production companies to earn those tax-free dollars? Through Plan A Locations. Let me take this opportunity to introduce Plan A Locations and myself. My company, which has been in business for a little over six years, makes residen-tial & commercial properties available to production companies for use in commercials, television and feature films. I would like to represent your home and bring productions like those men-tioned above to you. The first step toward this is to give me a call so that I can come by and meet with you and see the interior of your place. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely, Marylin Bitner

310-990-8788 (phone) 310-801-7606 (cell)

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Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Works (DPW) held two community meetings in late May at the Wilson Middle School to explain its plan to franchise solid waste collections in Chapman Woods and other surrounding unincorporated county communities. Franchising would be imposed on about 11,000 parcels per the attached map . For reference, Chapman Woods has about 450 parcels (and nearly about that amount in households), and only represents about 4 percent of the total affected homes. I attended the first community meeting with about 50 other people from various neighborhoods (maybe only 20 were from Chapman Woods). The DPW representative stated the county will move to an exclusive or semi-exclusive franchised trash collection system for our area in 2007, because the county currently fails to comply with a state law mandating the reduction of solid waste. The DPW representative claimed trash hauling regulation will protect against “excessive rate increases” and provide for recycling. The plan is to give everyone up to two 92-gallon containers each for refuse, recyclables, and green waste. Backyard pickup would be offered to disabled and senior people. The county would also send inspectors to insure the haulers are properly doing their job. A “Fact Sheet” attached herein was distributed at the meeting. At that community meeting, some residents expressed fear of losing the big metal trash bins (the one, two, or three cubic yard containers used for large yards). Others did not like the idea of the county imposing a trash hauler, nor did they want to separate the waste. Yet others wanted to insure hauling happened on one day (as each franchisee will send three separate trucks, one for each type of waste), and not on Friday which is street cleaning day in Chapman Woods. Your board invited a DPW representative to attend our July 11, 2006 CW Board meeting. At that meeting, the representative confirmed that an exclusive (one trash hauler) or semi-exclusive (two or more trash haul-ers) franchised system would be implemented sometime in 2007. Board members echoed residents’ con-cerns, namely, that many are satisfied with their current trash hauler choice, do not want to separate refuse (although would pay to have the trash haulers do so), want backyard service (currently proposed by the county only for senior and disabled residents), would prefer all trash pickups on one day other than Friday, and want to keep the large one to three cubic yards bins. The DPW representative stated in an email the next day:

“Each resident can get up to two 96-gallon containers each for refuse, recyclables, and green waste. From what I heard last night, that should be plenty for your trash and recyclables. For your green waste, this may not be enough for you. Three 96-gallon containers will fill one 1 ½ cubic yard bin. We can give you multiple containers to meet your needs, or would you rather still have bins for homes with a lot of green waste? Please let me know what you prefer. If you do need bins, what size do you prefer?”

As you see, there seems to be some flexibility here, and your board will keep working on these issues. In the meantime, do not hesitate to send your concerns to the County. Send these to:

County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Attn: Environmental Programs Division P.O. Box 1460 Alhambra, CA 91802-9974

We’ll keep you informed of relevant developments. Dimitri Chamieh—ZONING

TRASH ISSUES

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WOW-WOW’s

The next gathering of the WOW-WOW’s will be in early September, so watch for an invitation.

On May Day Eve, the WOW-WOW’s celebrated the holiday with a garden party at the home of Lucy Anderson. Some of the old traditions were featured. Karleen Morris was Queen of the May Day and members of the group shared May Day pictures and experiences from their childhoods. Small paper baskets of flowers were similar to those many of the group said they had hung on neighborhood door knobs on May Day night. The table centerpiece was a two-foot replica of a May Pole complete with ribbons and dolls. Guests brought food – not potluck, but desig-nated dishes planned to fill out a full meal. Today May Day is no longer considered a holiday of note, but was fun for the WOW-WOW’s to recall when it was once an important date.

Dressed in red, white and blue, twelve WOW-WOW’s met at Sally Birge’s house which was decorated inside and out for the holiday to celebrate July 4th (even Sally’s cat work a silk red, white and blue bow tie). Wine and appetizers were followed by traditional hot dogs, beans, gourmet salads and cookies. Plans for al fresco dining moved inside due to the hot weather. While eating and chatting, it was discovered that Lucy Anderson would be 90 the follow-ing Friday. A party was planned and executed by many whom gathered at Lucy’s home with champagne and homemade cake in hand. Congratula-tions Lucy!

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Willard Elementary International Baccalaureate Magnet School Committed to Success

Kathy J. Onoye Ed.D., Principal Pasadena Star News from the picture file Conductor Rachel Worby conducts children from Longfellow and Willard Ele-mentary Schools of the Pasadena Unified School District and the Pasadena Pops Orchestra for some 15,000 gathered at the Rose Bowl for the Fourth of July Americafest 2006 in Pasadena on July 4, 2006. (Staff Photo by Raul Roa) VH1, MTV and Charter Communications Save the Music Grant has provided $50,000 in new instruments for our band program this year at Longfellow and Willard. Thank you to the Women of the Woods: We would like to express our sin-cere thanks and appreciation to the Women of the Woods for their continued support of our school through their generous donation to support our school library, music and technology programs.

Willard Honored this year • For the second year in a row, Willard Elementary School received the 2006 California Department of

Education Title I Academic Achievement Award. On May 2, 2006, Willard received its plaque from State Superintendent Jack O’Connell.

• Willard received the California Distinguished School 2006 Honorable Mention • Willard staff participated in a major state study by EdSource titled “Similar Students, Different Results:

Why Do Some Schools Do Better?” Willard was the top performer in the study. • Willard will be in the State Department of Education Visitors Guide to High Performing Schools. The

guide will discuss best practices of high performing schools across the state. • Willard is recognized as one of the few outstanding urban public schools that has received authorization

from Geneva, Switzerland as an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme School. This past year over 200 visitors from across the country came to learn about our program and our school. We are one of the few schools across the country that is an authorized IB World School. We have a holistic integrated approach and focus on a well balanced education. Our Spanish and Technology teachers work with all students.

Choose Pasadena Unified. Choose Willard and Wilson - your neighborhood schools

Save the Dates: Fall Registration Begins on Monday, August 28 – Office Hours for registration 8:00-2:00 School Orientation Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 4 pm First Day for Students Thursday, September 7 at 7:40 am School Tours will begin in late September for those interested in learning more about Willard

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Located on the corner of San Gabriel & Huntington Drive

626-535-9091

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Summary of CWA Security and Safety Survey

The following is a tabulation of the Chapman Woods security survey taken last May.

In Favor of Private Patrol Car in the Woods(n=164 total)

8%

17%

4%

71%

In Favor ofpatrol car (122)Maybe (13)

No (30)

No repsonse (7)

Is crime up or down or same in the Woods?(n=164 total)

46%

16%

4%

34%Up Same

DK/NR Down

NOTE: Many residents have no idea crimes occurring. It was sug-gested that emails go out whenever an incident occurs.

How important are safety and security to you?(n=164 total)

41%

2% 0%

57%

Highest

Very Important

Somewhat

NR

Have you attended a Neighborhood Watch Meeting in the Woods?

(n=164 total)

63%

0%

37%

Yes No NR

Would you like to attend a Neighborhood

Watch Meeting?(n=164 total)

15%

47%

16%22%

Have attended;would again

Attended once isenough

Haven't attendedbut would like to

No thanks

Have a functioning security system(n=164 total)

29%

6% 3%1%

61%

Yes

No

Not active

Dogs/bars

NR

61% have functioning systems, plus another 11% thinking of installing or activating

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Currently pay(n=87 responses total)

339

246

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0 20 40 60

dk <$20

$21-30 $31-40

$41-50 $51-60

>60*

* One person noted that $50 included armed patrol car response

SECURITY SURVEY RESULTS CONTINUED

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722

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0 20 40 60

$0 $0-10

$11-25 $26-40

$41-50 $>50

dk/nr

Max. willing to pay for patrol car(n=164 responses total)

* Depends on service details

Hardware Systems specified: 46 not specified

Radionics =13 ADT=7 GE/Caddyx=6 Gemini=1 Napco=4 Ademco=5 Optex Morse =1 DNC=1 Safewatch Pro 2000=1 Scrantronic=1 Sentrol =1

Life Alert=1 Brinks=3 DSC=2 Post=2 DTI =2 Emerg Network=1 Discovery=2 ITI=1 Westec=3 Zebra/Z2000=2 San Marino Sec=1

Monitoring Systems specified: Post=29; ADT= 18; San Marino Sec=11; Security Design Sys/SDS=4; Protection One=3; Brinks=3; Signal=2; Crown=2; Life Alert=2; Baskin &Baskins= 1; Southland Alarm =1; Caltech Security=2; M1=1; Page=1; Global Security=1; McNeal=1; Sentry Tech=2; PSI=1; Protech Security=1

Willing to Switch even if it costs more? Willing to switch even if cost more=26 of 102; maybe =21 of 102; no=55 of 102. Depends on service area, hours, etc. Most people wanted all the details to make an informed deci-sion.

Other: Contacts listed for POST, San Marino security, and SDS. See spreadsheet. 17 people willing to host Neighborhood Watch meetings. Oren could follow up with them. Several people offered to help/chair a committee to convey information, make a decision on this

idea. We should involve them. Most people thanked the board for looking into this important topic.

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VEHICLE AIR BAG THEFTS

THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT There continues to be a very good liaison with the Sheriffs Department. Sergeant Greg Laval de-votes a lot of time to our concerns and continues to advise us how to be proactive in reducing problems in the Woods. Due to a general increase in crime in the area, your board is exploring ways to make the Woods safer. The above being said, this is NOT meant to be a scare report because the Woods are safe. Rather it is to keep us aware of simple things we can and should do so as to not create an easy opportunity for theft and vandalism. Please note the two advisories submitted by Sergeant LaVal. One has already been delivered as a special alert to residents on San Pasqual, Yorkshire, Grayburn and Thorndale. Richard W. Patton Liaison Sheriffs Department

ADVISORY FROM THE SHERRIFF’S DEPT. RESIDENTIAL / VEHICLE BURGLARIES

In the last several months, there has been an increase of burglaries in your community, both residential and vehicular. The most dramatic increase being to vehicles. Residential burglaries tend to have oc-curred during the hours of 9am-3pm. The vehicle burglaries occurred in the early morning hours. These crimes haven’t been localized to just your neighborhood, Temple Sheriff’s jurisdiction. Surround-ing jurisdictions (Alhambra, Arcadia, Pasadena, San Gabriel and South Pasadena Police Departments) have also seen an increase. Burglaries are more often than not, a crime of opportunity. Thus, it is vital you take the necessary pre-cautions to safeguard your property. Whether it be securing all of your property in the trunk/glove box of your vehicle while parked, locking your residential doors and windows, remembering to activate your burglar alarms when leaving your residence and introducing yourself to and communicating with your neighbors. Taking these and other basic proactive steps will often save you grief from being the next vic-tim. The Sheriff’s Department and surrounding agencies have made several arrests and conducted search war-rants, solving multiple burglaries in this portion of the San Gabriel Valley. We are putting great effort to ensure the safety of you and your property. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Temple Station’s Deputy Cabrera at 626-285-7171 x3348 or Sergeant La Val at 626-285-7171 x3346.

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VEHICLE AIR BAG THEFTS

We’re on the web at www.chapmanwoods.net

Recently, there has been a trend in vehicle burglaries, where the thieves are stealing “airbags”. With the high cost of repairing vehicles damaged in crashes, some auto repair shops are willing to buy stolen “airbags” at a high price and pass on the cost to the consumer. The thieves and the re-pair shops both make money on the deal. The best way to protect your car from thieves and burglars is to secure it in your garage or park it in your driveway behind a locked gate. If you are unable to do this, then the next best option is to park the vehicle at the back of your drive and not leave it on the street. Remember to activate your car alarm when leaving the vehicle.

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Since February 1, 2006 there have been 22 productions in the Woods adding about $10,000 to our treasury. These funds have helped restore our reserve to a very healthy level. Starting July 1 the requested donation amount has been increased to $300 per day from the production compa-nies. This money is put to good use by your board for support of WOW, charita-ble donations, repair and maintenance of common areas and operating expenses. Summer is a slow period for filming activ-ity and should start up in September. The organization that works with L.A. County and monitors and regulates the production companies has changed its name to Filming L.A., Inc. They do a good job and help us if needed with the few problems that arise. For example, if a certain area is over used, they will consider curtailing activity for a while to let the area rest. Most all of the production companies continue to be as considerate to our area as possible and keep us informed of their activity. Richard W. Patton Director Filming

FILMING IN THE WOODS

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PRESIDENT Roger Engemann 1st VP/ Membership Gabi Sacks 2nd VP/ Block Rep PJ and Steve Kaminsky SECRETARY Ellen Hatch TREASURER Jim House

DIRECTORS AT LARGE Advertising Loretta Hoffman Editor, The Call Daphne Beneke Publisher, “The Call” Don Jackson Filming/ Sheriff’s Liaison Dick Patton Neighborhood Watch Oren Gray Zoning Dimitri Chamieh Director at Large Sharon Giannotta

NON-BOARD LIASONS Website Justine Bae WOW Rep Maria D’Amario CW minutes Ann Rike

CHAPMAN WOODS BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-2007

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Bring in this ad and receive $10 off with a minimum of $50 service or purchase

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HOME SECURITY CHECKLIST CONTINUED

EDITOR’S NOTE “The Call” will be printed 4 times this administration. Watch for fli-ers as to due dates for submissions. However, feel free to send com-ments, announcements, sugges-tions, neighborhood news, etc. at any time via e-mail to Chapman-woods@yahoo.com. Unformatted text, WORD, and jpeg are pre-ferred. Submissions may also be delivered to Daphne Beneke at 3561 Locksley Drive.

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The crime of Identity Theft is on the rise and it has become a significant problem for law enforcement in Los Angeles County. This is because there has been an increase in the number of reported Identity Theft incidents and in the level of fear within the community. Additionally, the Identity Theft issue continues to receive considerable media attention. It is estimated that there were over 7 million cases of Identity Theft in the United States last year. You are strongly encouraged to contact your local law enforcement agency if you are a victim of Identity Theft. The law making Identity Theft a crime in California was enacted as a misdemeanor crime in 1998. In 1999, the law was upgraded to an alternate felony/misdemeanor crime. The crime of Identity Theft is described in the California Penal Code as follows: Section 530.5 PC: Unauthorized use of personal identifying information to obtain credit, goods, services, or medical information in the name of another person. Section 530.5 (b) PC: Personal identifying information, as used in this section, means the name, address, telephone number, drivers license number, social security number, place of employment, employee iden-tification number, mother’s maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, or credit card number of an individual person. The above two Penal Code sections are a mouth full. I included them only for reference as to indicate the extent of items covered. It is important to remember that the victim of Identity Theft is a person whose identity has been fraudu-lently assumed by another with the intent to obtain credit, goods, or services without the victim’s con-sent. No financial loss is necessary. Just the criminal assumption of someone’s name, address, credit card information, driver’s license, social security number and other personal data constitutes Identity Theft. IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION TIPS Law enforcement suggests the following crime prevention techniques to avoid becoming a victim of Iden-tity Theft: Do not carry extra credit cards, a social security card, birth certificate or passport in your wallet or purse except when absolutely needed. To reduce the amount of personal information that is in circulation consider the following: --Remove your name from the marketing lists of the three major credit-reporting bureaus, i.e. Equifax, Experian and Trans Union. This will limit the number of pre-approved offers of credit that you receive. If you do receive an offer, be sure to shred it so the information cannot be used. The telephone number to call to Opt Out of all three credit bureaus is 888 567-8688. --Sign up for the Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Service and the Telephone Preference Service. By doing this, your name is added to the computerized name deletion lists used by nationwide marketers. Contact the following to be added to their opt out list

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IDENTITY THEFT CONTINUED ... Direct Marketing Association Mail Preference Services P.O. Box 9008 Farmingdale, New York 11735-9008 --Have your name and address removed from telephone books by paying the monthly fee to have an unlisted number. Install a locked mailbox at your residence or use a post office box. When you order new checks, have them sent to a post office box or arrange to pick them up at your bank. When paying your bills, do not place the envelopes containing your checks in your home mailbox for the letter carrier to pick up. If stolen, your checks can be altered and cashed by identity thieves. Pay your bills with an electronic bill payment service. Keep a list and or photocopy of all credit cards, account numbers, expiration dates and telephone num-bers of the customer service and fraud departments in a secure place so you can quickly contact your creditors in case your credit cards are stolen. Never give out your credit card number or other personal information over the telephone. You have not just won the Irish Sweepstakes. New federal laws allow you to order a free copy once a year from each of the major credit reporting companies. DO SO. Review each report and verify every line of information in your file. If there are errors, report them in writing immediately using Certified Mail, Return Receipt. Errors included but are not limited to addresses you have never used, employers you have not worked for, credit cards you have never requested, etc. Errors on your credit report are a major indicator that your identity is at risk. Always take your credit card receipts with you. Do not throw them into the trash. When creating a password or Personal Identification Number (PIN) do not use the last four digits of your social security number, date of birth, middle name, the name of your family pet, consecutive numbers of anything else that could easily be discovered by identity thieves. Memorize all your passwords. Do not record them on anything in your wallet or purse. Protect your social security number. This number is key to your credit and bank accounts and is a prime target of identity thieves. Under no circumstances print your social security number on your checks or let a merchant record the number on a check. Your California Drivers license number is all that is required. Order your Social Security Earnings and Benefits Statement once a year to check for fraud.

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IDENTITY THEFT CONTINUED - Store your cancelled checks or copies in a safe palace. Never permit your credit card number to be written on your checks. It is a violation of California law (California Civil Code 1725) and places you at risk of fraud. Buy a shredder. Shred ALL trash that contains any personal information. This includes unsolicited credit card offers, anything with your personal information on it, etc. Beware of fraudulent emails that appear to be from the IRS. The IRS does not use email to contact a tax-payer. You will get a letter from them. Therefore, any email, even if it looks official, is a fraudulent email that should be deleted immediately. These are just some suggestions to protect you from becoming a victim of Identity Theft. Use good com-mon sense and be very cautious giving out any personal information. You may trust a store, but what about the employees? The next edition of “The Call” will have a follow-up article on what to do if you do become a victim of Identify Theft. Ken Gunnell 7 Year Chapman Woods Resident Chief Financial Officer of a local company LAPD Reserve Officer 34 years assigned to 77th Street Patrol

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