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.
Background
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.
DRAFT Task Force Goals
Provide support to the individual(s) directly affected by particular 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.
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.
The Approach
When incidents such as these take place each victim will take actions for their own protection to suit their individual needs/interests and on their own initiative.
This section describes actions undertaken by UMNA in support of the victim and in concert with the victim and neighboring residents. Each situation will require some combination of resources, tactics and approaches.
These pages will orient towards short and long term DIRECT actions 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.
Current list of incidents:
Privacy
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.
Police
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.
What's not addressed in this section
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.
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