{"id":5252,"date":"2014-11-19T22:19:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5252"},"modified":"2014-11-19T22:19:58","modified_gmt":"2014-11-20T05:19:58","slug":"stapleton-crime-sign-moved-to-eastbridge-then-on-to-welcome-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5252","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton \u201cCrime Sign\u201d moved to Eastbridge; Then on to Welcome Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"crime-sign\"<\/a>The Denver Police Department has stepped up its crime fighting efforts by adding an obnoxious sign<\/a> to Stapleton and following that up by breaking into our garages and letting us know that if they had been Aurorans and not police officers, they could have had their way with our stuff. The sign was first located at the corner of 29th and Central Park Blvd., but then was appropriately moved to Eastbridge on MLK Jr. Blvd. \u201cI guess it is a good reminder when you are heading home from work,\u201d says Eastbridge resident Josh Lewis. \u201cBut, it kind of creeps you out knowing that apparently it is necessary.\u201d\n\nOther residents don\u2019t appreciate the police break-ins. \u201cThey came into my garage and left a small sign as a reminder to lock my things up,\u201d said Kate Dellert. \u201cI guess I appreciate the reminder, but I\u2019m not sure I want the police fumbling in my garage late at night. Very strange to me.\u201d Denver Police Chief Robert White says that the DPD can\u2019t stop crime in Stapleton, so they simply want residents to take action to slow it down. \u201cHonestly, we get way too many calls from this district regarding theft,\u201d says White. \u201cI mean, lock that shit up. Lock it. We can\u2019t assign an officer to every house, and you paid a lot of money to live right next to Aurora. What did you think was going to happen? So, we are just trying to get people to act appropriately, and hopefully, we will see a drop off in calls.\u201d\nThe DPD says that the sign will not always remain in Eastbridge, as it will soon be moving to a new location. \u201cWe plan to hitch it up in the next couple of weeks and move it in front of the Stapleton Welcome Center on 49th and Uinta,\u201d said DPD Spokesperson Aaron McClelland. \u201cWe figure we need to start getting preventative. If people come out to look at a house or consider moving to Stapleton, they need to know to lock it up.\u201d The DPD says locking your stuff up is the simplest way to avoid having things stolen, and the best way for them to avoid getting lots of calls. \u201cIt is frustrating for us when someone calls to report a theft,\u201d says McClelland. \u201cBut, when we ask if it was locked up, 75% of the time the answer is no.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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