Rosemont West Neighborhood Association

V.I.P. Report Continued

Apr 29, 2001

Recent TPD statistics show only 4 to 6 reports of suspicious activity during recent months--that may sound like a good thing, but it is not. Tucson Police desperately need your help in the fight against crime. No one knows your street like you do. If you see a car or a person that looks suspicious to you, please call 911. Trust your instincts! It's amazing how many crimes are solved because of reports by alert, concerned citizens such as you!
An example of how well our partnership with the Police can work occurred January 18th at about 3:30 PM. Five teens in a small SUV drove into our neighborhood on Niven. Just north of Cooper, one of them fired five to six shots from a .223 caliber rifle. They continued south towards Hoffman Park, where another youth fired a shotgun into the air. The group then drove slowly out of the neighborhood. Thanks to descriptions by several of our neighbors, Tucson Police stopped the vehicle about an hour later and made several arrests. Apparently no one was injured by the random shots.