VaHi Safety Team Report: January 7, 2013

January 8, 2013

By: John Wolfinger Happy New Year!!! We’ve survived the dire predictions of the turn of the century 13 years ago and the recent alarm about the end of the Mayan calendar, and here we are in 2013 and still going strong!! Even though we live in the middle of a big city and an even much…

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Virginia-Highland Safety Team Report: December 10, 2012

December 11, 2012

By: John Wolfinger The Continuing Fulton County Jail Dilemma December 5th saw yet another Fulton County Commissioner’s meeting where the funding for new Fulton County Jail cell locks went down the drain, and in the meantime the safety of both jail staff and inmates is in danger, due to old and shoddy cell locks now in…

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VaHi Safety Team Report: November 21, 2012

November 26, 2012

BeltLine Caution The new eastside BeltLine trail that is attracting hundreds of joggers/walkers/bicyclists as a wonderful, scenic place to get out for exercise is also attracting those who prey on unsuspecting and unalert folks. There have been 3 recent incidents I need to make you aware of – on 11/19 there were two separate reports…

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Safety Team Report: November 12, 2012

November 12, 2012

By: John Wolfinger APD In Mourning The tragic helicopter crash on November 3 that took the lives of two APD air patrolmen, Richard Halford and Shawn Smiley, has left their surviving fellow officers realizing how fragile human life is and of the dangers they face every time they report for duty in service to us…

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Virginia-Highland Safety Team Report: November 1, 2012

November 2, 2012

By: John Wolfinger Roy Latimore Found Guilty!! Thanks to David Berl for taking the time to spend several days sitting on the hard benches of Fulton County courthouse courtroom 4-B to watch as the trial of Roy Latimore took place. Latimore is the one who was plaguing this part of the city a year ago…

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