Report: 
Fifth Precinct Open Community Meeting

July 8, 2015, Patchogue Medford library Patchogue, NY

Maple Avenue Neighborhood Watch

I attended the July 8, 2015 Community Meeting at the Fifth precinct. We were advised that one of the biggest problems that the Fifth Precinct is dealing with is avoidable. Residents are still parking their cars in their driveways without locking them. The perpetrator would get into your car from an unlocked door and press the trunk release. If you have valuables in your trunk they too will be stolen.
 

Beware of a scam where two young ladies knock at your door, saying that they are from the Town, and want to resolve a property issue. They would say that your fence is on the neighbor’s property.   While you are outside measuring your fence, two burglars enter your house and steal everything they can get their hands on.

 

It might be a good idea to put your car under a security light; Catalytic Converters are being stolen.

I don’t think that it is possible to do anything about the following! Criminals break into the Credit Card Readers that are at Gas pumps. When you put your Credit Card into the reader, your information is sent to the criminal via a radio transmitter. You better not use your credit card at a gas pump after dark.

Our best wishes to inspector Aristede Mojica from the fifth precinct; he just retired.

Inspector Gary R. Siska from the Suffolk County Auxiliary Police made a presentation about Aux Police Officer requirements, and encouraged everyone to become an APO.  

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