The most popular items taken in burglaries these days are large screen televisions, electronic games and laptop computers. It is very important that you record serial numbers to any item that has one, especially the noted items and any weapons you may have in the house. Doing this will greatly help should the police department come across your stolen item. If an item is taken and we have the serial number, we enter it into the Arkansas Criminal Information Center (ACIC). If the serial number of that stolen item is run through ACIC by a police officer we will know that it is stolen should we come across it. So please take the time to record all items that you possess that have serial numbers. This will be of great benefit to you and the police.

For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/2742428/.

Some Gave All / All Gave Some

The citizens of North Little Rock are building a Veterans Memorial to honor ALL servicemen and women.  Special recognition will be given to residents of North Little Rock who have lost their lives in combat by having their names etched in granite on the Memorial.  The Memorial, located in the William F. Laman Library Plaza, will recognize all branches of the armed services, MIA and POW’s.

The Chamber of Commerce of North Little Rock is spearheading the community fund raising drive to raise $50,000 to complete the project.  Tax deductible donations of any amount may be made to the North Little Rock Veterans Memorial Fund.   The committee is asking businesses to consider making a donation to the fund.  Also, we are asking your assistance in distributing the information to your employees and placing the forms prominently  in your business.  The attached donation form may be reproduced.  Please e-mail this message to other individuals or groups you know who may be interested in this Memorial project.

All of us have been touched in some way by the men and women of our city who have pledged to protect our freedoms.  This is an opportunity for each of us to say “thank you” with a lasting tribute to those who have served.

The target date for completion of the Memorial is Veterans Day, November 11, 2010.  If your business/organization/church would like additional information or a presentation along with a scale model of the Memorial, please contact me.

Your help and support of the community-wide campaign is greatly appreciated.

Bob Major
Special Events Director
North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Office: 501-372-5959
E-mail: bmajor@nlrchamber.org

Laman Library now has a page on their website dedicated to the Memorial.  They also have a Facebook page to watch the progress: North Little Rock Veterans Memorial.

(HT: Scott Miller)

On Thursday, May 6th the Argenta Neighborhood Boosters will host a
candidate forum for the State House District 39 race and State Senate
District 34 races.  This forum is open to the public and you and your
neighborhood residents are all invited.  The candidates will make their
opening statements with most of the meeting time dedicated to taking
questions from the audience.  This will be the ONLY candidate forum
focused exclusively on these two races.

These districts cover about 1/3 of NLR and parts of Wards 1, 2 & 3
including the following neighborhoods :Scenic Hill, Baring Cross, HOLT,
Mid-Cities, Dark Hollow, Sherman Park, Argenta, East Washington, Dixie,
Rose City, Glenview, Meadowpark, Poe, McAlmont.  In past years these
elected representatives have directed thousands of dollars to our City
and organizations like the CDC’s and Boys & Girls Clubs.  Since neither
of these races have Republican opposition, the winners of the May 18th
primary will be our elected representatives in the State Legislature.

I have attached a flyer for this forum, which you can send out to your
membership or other interested parties. The forum will be held at the
1st Presbyterian Church on the corner of 4th Street and Maple Street
downtown from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm next Thursday May 6th.

I hope to see you there

Scott Miller
Treasurer
Argenta Neighborhood Boosters

Candidate Forum Flyer

NLR citizens be aware of possible census scams. Workers WILL NOT ask for your SSN, money, harass you, or email you.

The NLRPD is advising all citizens to be aware of a possible census scam and to protect their personal information.  It is important to remember that there are distinct differences between a real census worker and an identity thief trying to fraudulently obtain your personal information.  US Census workers will have identification but sometimes identification cards can be fabricated… So, it is VERY important to remember what Census workers will NOT do.

Census Workers WILL NOT
1. ask for your social security number of ANY type of financial information
2. ask for money or say that you owe money
3. harass or intimidate you
4. contact you by email.

By remembering these simple guidelines the citizens of NLR will be able to protect themselves from anyone  looking to target unsuspecting victims.

View full notification.

I would highly advise registering with the site and signing up for notifications from the NLRPD to your cell phone (look under Settings after you’ve registered).

NLR Page on Nixle

Arkansas Matters article about the NLRPD and Nixle

We recently made an arrest where over 90 pawn tickets were discovered. This means that people who break into your homes and vehicles are pawning (at least some) of your stolen property. Make sure that you record serial numbers to the property you would like to get back if stolen like: TVs – cameras – DVD players – firearms – game stations – also, take the time to photograph and etch your DL number some place not readily visible. Too many times we take reports where the victims do not have any serial numbers recorded.

Paul then goes on to explain the some of the process that pawn shops go through (he’s worked at one of the pawn shops on Belwood) and gives some vital advice:

THE OWNER HAS TO HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBERS RECORDED SOMEWHERE IN ORDER FOR THIS SYSTEM TO WORK.

Every week there are at least 5 people who either come by or call the shop to ask if we’ve seen this or that lately. I know by the way they ask that they’ve been ripped off and they are trying to find their stuff. I ask the question “did you report it to the police?” and “Did you have the Serial Numbers for the police report,” and 9 times out of 10 they did not. These are the people who will never get their stuff back, and the person who ripped them off will remain free to rip someone else off.

Read the whole thing here.

Take the time to create a home inventory – you will be thankful you did. As Paul says, it can be as simple as a sheet of notebook paper (kept somewhere safe of course – remember that you don’t want to lose it in a fire as this will be very helpful for insurance purposes also).

There are also online services that will keep an inventory for you. I found Know Your Stuff, an online home inventory, and I’m trying it out now.

Anyone have any good advice or experience with home inventories and other ways to protect your items?

4-6 year old boys and girls will play T-Ball, 7-8 year old boys and girls will play Pitching Machine Baseball, 9-16 year old boys will play Baseball, and 9-16 year old girls will play Fast Pitch Softball.

T-Ball and Pitching Machine Baseball will be available at both North Heights and Rose City.  All players 9 and up will play at Rose City.

Registration forms can be picked up and returned at the Levy Police Substation (3800 Camp Robinson Road) and the Rose City Boys and Girls PAL Club (400 Rose Lane).  Registration form must be completed by March 1st.There is no fee to participate, the child only needs a baseball/softball glove.

It will be a place where all the associations will have information as well as links to our own websites.  It is a “good news” website, so if your community, church or any organization you belong to has done anything positive, please pass it along to this website and also to ours.