Public Safety Task Force
Concerns over incidents of vandalism, crime, violence & various types of conflicts occasionally flare up. This section provides information about how UMNA helps to address these situations.
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Concerns over incidents of vandalism, crime, violence & various types of conflicts occasionally flare up. This section provides information about how UMNA helps to address these situations.
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The Public Safety Task Force originates from a community discussion held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 when a group of over two dozen neighbors gathered in the front yard of a home near the corner of Pinnacle Road & Shepard Street for about 60 minutes to begin identifying practical ways to enhance public safety in the area.
Provide support to individual(s) residing in Upper Monroe directly affected by acts of crime, violence, vandalism and other undesirable behaviors (trespassing, disturbances, interpersonal conflict, noise, nuisances, etc.);
Provide support to the neighbors in close proximity to where the incident took place;
Advocate for the community for dedicated services and resources as well as in the area of public policy; and
Report to the community via this section of our website and other communications channels when appropriate
As you might expect, UMNA will take action to protect the neighborhood as a whole around any issue identified by the community.
When incidents such as these take place each resident-victim is certainly allowed to take actions allowed by law for their own protection to suit their individual needs/interests and on their own initiative.
The Upper Monroe Neighborhood does not support vigilantism in any form. UMNA strongly urges residents to engage government agencies, non-profit organizations and institutions in any effort to resolve issues of concern.
Further, UMNA urges caution and restraint in the language used to describe situations and characterize suspected perpetrators in all private and public discussions.
This section describes actions undertaken by UMNA in support of resident-victims and in concert with the resident-victims as well as neighboring residents. Each situation will require some combination of resources, tactics and approaches.
These pages will orient towards short and long term direct actions while leaving indirect activities (community building programs that also help prevent crime, vandalism, violence, etc.) to other sections of our work plan.
It should be remembered UMNA is neither a law enforcement agency, security firm nor a social service agency. As a small all-volunteer community group with very limited resources UMNA seeks to provide grassroots-level support to residents; connect residents with appropriate resources; help organize advocacy efforts alongside affected residents and, if appropriate, undertake community education and organized action related to public policy.
This section is intended to drive solutions rather than share particulars about situations. Neither the personal information nor the exact location associated with any of these situations will be disclosed in this forum.
In nearly every case the police department will be engaged before UMNA activates. The most common first step taken by victims is contacting 911 (crime in progress) or 311 (incident report after-the-fact). Each incident described in this section will include a reference to any role the police have played in that incident.
This section will not cover incidents related to property code compliance; private non-violent disputes between neighbors (e.g., property line disputes); incidents involving domestic abuse/violence within private spaces; tenant-landlord disputes, zoning violations, unfair business practices, etc.
