Beat 2431 has seen many successes this year -- both by the police and the community in the form of economic development.
The following police accomplishments were reported by CAPS Sgt. John Delgado.
Comparing Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2007 to 2008
2007 2008
Incidents 904 852
Arrests 601 494
Service calls 13,192 11,724
Contact cards 2614 2,782
Incidents/case reports down 6% over 2007 -- This reflects a decrease in criminal activity.
Arrests down 18% over 2007 -- This is because there is less crime occurring on the beat.
Service calls down 11% - People are not finding the need to call because of less illegal activity.
Contact cards are up 6% -- This is an indication that the Officers are actively engaging the individuals on the street. Because contact cards are up, this could be one reason why the other three categories are down. The officers are preventing crime from occurring, not just responding to crime after the fact.
The arrest of Milton Ervin. Even though he lives on beat 2432, the officers tell me that after his arrest, Morse Avenue became very quiet for a period of time.
The arrest of Jacob Westerhoff in August -- The offender attempted to rob several stores on Sheridan and Morse while using a knife.
Three new blocks clubs registered on the beat.
Economic Development in the Beat
- Opening of RoPa Restaurant, Pratt and Sheridan
- Opening of Alhambra coffee house at 1622 W. Morse
- Opening of Morse Theatre, 1328 W. Morse.
- Opening of Century Public House Restaurant, 1330 W. Morse.
- Opening of rehabbed Reside On Morse Apartments, 1340 W. Morse and 1345 W. Lunt
- Condo conversion at the corner of Morse and Greenview, plus the continued success of the Common Cup at that southwest corner have stabilized that busy corner.
- Construction of two new mixed use commercial/condo buildings in the 1400 block of Morse.
