Neighbors,

There were several reports of at least one group of juveniles stealing candy and throwing things at our trick or treaters last evening.  In fact my oldest was one of the children affected.  A group of juveniles approached him from behind and took his candy bag.  After a short chase by my wife she located two groups of juveniles and spoke to both of them.  Of course they denied it all.  Fortunately we did recover his empty Halloween bag which helped the situation, plus several other kids in the neighborhood offered to split their candy with him.

I know this was not an isolated incident and that I was not the only one to contact the police.  If you were out last night, officers were in the neighborhood looking for the responsible parties.

Information I have been able to put together is that there were two groups.  One appeared to be in the 9 to 10 age range and the other in the 14 to 16 age range.  Some of them may have been getting in and out of a white 4-door sedan vehicle similar to a Chevrolet Lumina.  All the youth involved are black according to the people I spoke to.  They were throwing things, stealing bags from kids and stealing full candy bowls from front steps and porches.  There were two bowls stolen within my cul-de-sac prior to the incident with my child.  Unfortunately I was inside the house when all of this took place.  When I finally heard about it from a neighbor, I spent the rest of the evening outside watching the activity.

It is apparent that we have some undesirable individuals accessing our neighborhood.  As a community we must be diligent and observant of everything happening around us.  If you see unfamiliar vehicles write down the license plate number and gather descriptions of suspicious individuals.  We must remain pro-active with our eyes and ears open to what is happening in our community.

Take care.