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String of Break-Ins on Dwight Street Open

Dwight And Chapel New Haven, CT - Dwight

There have been a few break-ins on Dwight Street lately, between Chapel and Edgewood. One friend had a bicycle stolen from a locked garage behind his house (lock was smashed off the door). Another woke up to find someone pushed up the bars on the window, cut open the screen and stole a bag (with wallet, cash, etc), a laptop and a tablet out of their bed while they were sleeping. I know for certain in at least one of these cases the NHPD were notified and a report was filed.

Obviously, it is important to notify the police ASAP in cases like this, but documenting it publicly and keeping neighbors informed is important too. Has anyone else heard of/experienced this in this neighborhood lately?

2012-07-16 · Reported by Anonymous (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- more info please (Guest)
  
  Description of the car? plate number?
  
  2012-08-01 · Flag Flagged
- BGA
  
  The car is an older brown Volvo station wagon. I am not able to reach the owner for more detail at this time.
  
  2012-08-01 · Flag Flagged
- BTR
  
  The car was found today and impounded by the NHPD.
  
  2012-08-01 · Flag Flagged
- Rob Smuts
  
  This issue was recategorized from Other to Policing Issue.
  
  2012-11-12 · Flag Flagged
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Home Robbery and Car Theft Open

109 Dwight Street New Haven, CT - Dwight

Robber came through window (WITH BARS ON WINDOW) early in the morning Sunday July 29th between 5-7am. Car keys, house keys and wallet was stolen. Thief proceeded to steal car parked in parking lot of complex with a grey kayak attached at 12:30am July 30th Monday morning

2012-07-31 · Reported by jmc (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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- Sven Martson (Guest)
  
  "Move now" is just schilling for East Rock landlords. Taxes have increased immensely in the East Rock area and tenants are reluctant to rent there because of the high prices landlords are charging now to make up for the increase in their taxes. Check this article in the New Haven Independent:
  
  http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/east_rock_rents_rise_with_taxes/#cmt
  
  Quote: "Frew said she’s worried. “People are going to other neighborhoods.” More and more, people who would rent in East Rock are going to neighborhoods like Dwight, where they can get a one-bedroom place for $1,000."
  
  "Move now" makes a blatantly transparent attempt to smear the Dwight neighborhood to steer prospective tenants to East Rock. It's not worth the research time to trade crime stats with this kind of prejudicial attitude.
  
  2012-08-07 · Flag Flagged
- move around (Guest)
  
  Former Howe St. resident, twenty years ago, and the neighborhood was lousy then and it still is - probably worse (though the hookers seem to have moved to Fair Haven). Whalley Ave. seems worse to me (blame the city for lack of planning). I know people who moved out of Westville, just because they got totally bummed out by Whalley Ave. Even the area of Elm and Upper Chapel, past St. Raphe's has gone downhill. What part of bars on people's windows did you not notice when you were looking at apartments? Location of housing projects? Abundance of rundown properties? Halfway houses? Garbage on the streets? Abundance of unemployed men hanging around? The problems are bigger than the NHPD could even begin to solve. Pleas note Olivia Martson:
  
  "she served as the Alderwoman for Ward 2, a downtown neighborhood immediately west of Yale University. She understands the distinct qualities of New Haven's many neighborhoods, such as what they can offer buyers, especially out of towners [naive grad students] looking to settle in New Haven. Finding the right home in the greater New Haven area can be very challenging." And How[e].
  
  As long as New Haven shoulders the burden of providing all of the low income housing, in greater New Haven, some of these neighborhoods, e.g. Kensington Square, will never change. No one is going to invest next to the projects.
  
  2012-08-07 · Flag Flagged
- Sven Martson (Guest)
  
  To Move Around: Either you are running down the Park, Howe, Dwight neighborhood to attract tenants to your own neighborhood, or you are a clueless suburbanite who hasn't set foot in our neighborhood in 20 years. You don't know what you're talking about.
  If you are going to refer to particular persons by name in your comments, you need to identify yourself. It is cowardly of you to make reference to my wife in an anonymous post.
  
  2012-08-07 · Flag Flagged
- Rob Smuts
  
  This issue was recategorized from Other to Policing Issue.
  
  2012-11-12 · Flag Flagged
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Armed Robbery by Cyclist at 167 Edgewood Avenue Archived

163-173 Edgewood Ave New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Dwight

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From the NHPD report, 3/16/10:

Two people were robbed on their front porch by an armed cyclist. At 9:28 p.m. on Monday, a man in a black ski mask on a blue and gold mountain bike rolled up on a porch at 167 Edgewood Ave. He asked the two people sitting on the porch for drugs. When they said no, he pulled out a black semi-automatic handgun, pointed it at the victims and said, “Give me what you got.” The two people handed over a purple iPod, a black Sidekick cell phone, and $1.50 in change. The robber rode off west on Edgewood.

2010-03-16 · Reported by Mark · Share · Flag Flagged
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  The proper kit one needs when sitting on one's porch, in New Haven...
  
  2010-03-17 · Flag Flagged
- Concerned New Havener (Guest)
  
  There's just some area's of New Haven you just don't hang out around even on your front porch.
  
  2010-03-17 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Ben (Admin)
  
  It sounds like this issue was resolved when reported.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Ben
  
  2010-03-18 · Flag Flagged
- eddie (Guest)
  
  Kind of a defeatist attitude, isn't it, Concerned New Havener.
  
  2010-03-19 · Flag Flagged
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car window broken Archived

91-149 Dwight St New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Dwight

not my car - a friend's. the driver's window was broken. nothing stolen, but the radio and inside were pretty smashed up!

2010-07-15 · Reported by Anonymous · Share · Flag Flagged
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  Welcome to New Haven!
  
  2010-07-15 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Mark
  
  No solution proposed, closing issue.
  
  According to reports in the East Rock district, 100% of car break ins in recent months were due to the fact people left GPS systems and/or purses in plain view.
  
  I would be curious if theses figures are similar to the Dwight Street area? Please contact your police officers and ask them to post that type of information here.
  
  2010-11-06 · Flag Flagged
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Possible stolen or dumped cars in the Air Rights Parking Garage Archived

45 York St New Haven, CT 06511 - Dwight

There are many cars in this garage that have been either dumped or illegally stored for long periods. These are taking up parking spots and robbing the parking authority of the fees for these spots. Just to mention 2 on the third floor. Hard to miss & covered with grime; Toyota 4-Runner & burgundy 4-door Buick. Both have been in those same spots for many months and are taking up parking right near to the elevator. Why don't the employees take notice and remove these cars so the spots can be freed up?

2009-07-09 · Reported by ktb (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
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  the cars were removed
  
  2010-09-03 · Flag Flagged
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Street Light Archived

447 George Street - Dwight

George Street beyond Park is extremely dark and feels unsafe. Last night someone was robbed by a male who displayed a handgun half a block from here. I'm not asking for more lighs (wich would be great, by the way) but at least fix the ones that are already there.
Thanks,
Ana Caceres

2010-11-06 · Reported by Ana Caceres (Guest) · Share · Flag Flagged
- Mark
  
  I agree, this entire area needs to be upgraded to typical CPTED standards.
  
  2010-11-06 · Flag Flagged
- Closed Ana Caceres (Guest)
  
  The street light has been fixed. Thanks.
  
  2010-11-22 · Flag Flagged
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Stolen - Flower Box stolen Open

203 Dwight New Haven CT - Dwight

Ugh! Green flower box was stolen last night w/ yellow marigolds. If you find or see it, can you pls let me know? Thanks.

2012-06-10 · Reported by Jane · Share · Flag Flagged
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  Sorry to hear that. Don't let the X$(+ get you down.
  
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String of Break-Ins on Dwight Street Open

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Home Robbery and Car Theft Open

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Armed Robbery by Cyclist at 167 Edgewood Avenue Archived

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car window broken Archived

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Possible stolen or dumped cars in the Air Rights Parking Garage Archived

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Street Light Archived

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Stolen - Flower Box stolen Open

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