Important Phone Numbers

Emergency - 911

Non-Emergency Police 817-335-4222

NPO Voice Mail 817-992-0170

NPO Pager 817-998-0581

TXU Gas Emergency 1-800-817-8090

Water Line Break/Sewer Backup 817-871-8300

Code Compliance 817-392-1234

Street Division 817-871-7970

Traffic and Street Lights 817-871-8100

Illegal Dumping 817-238-4410

Gang Tips 817-335-6475 (you are not required to give your name when reporting gang tips)

Animal Control/Dead Animal Removal  817-392-3737

Injured Animal/Humane Society 817-332-5367

Citizens on Patrol-  Code Blue

The  Oakhurst Citizens on Patrol is an active organization in  our neighborhood. Under the direction of Captain Fred Anglin, Citizens on Patrol monitors the safety and security of our community on a daily basis.  As one of the first neighborhood patrols of its kind in the city of Ft. Worth, the organization maintains a strong sense of leadership and community mindedness.  Each year, Citizens on Patrol hosts a National Night Out Picnic and an Appreciation Dinner for the North Sector Police Officers and Firefighters.  Volunteers in this community program help keep Oakhurst, in our opinion, Ft. Worth's best neighborhood.

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 fact, use the non-emergency number (817) 335-4222 to file a report. But, either way, CALL THE POLICE AND MAKE A REPORT! It is the only way we can increase police presence in our neighborhood. Also, you may have noticed the lack of details in each case. I’m sorry about this, but I can only pass on the information that I’m given. And for the time period shown, I have only the website crimemapping.com to work from. Appar-ently the police department is still having problems with their computer system, or maybe it’s just me.

Moving on, I am happy and sad to report that our NPO Tom Galbreath will be retiring this month. I am happy that he has managed to reach retirement be-fore we drove him completely bonkers. And saddened by the fact that I will no longer have the opportunity to receive his sage advice. We will miss you Tom.

Fred Anglin, Captain

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Patrol Report

July 2, - 24, 2010

1. Case #100071498 07/03/10 2:00 pm
1600 Blk N. Sylvania Ave.
Fraud/False Pretense/Swindle

2. Case #100070640 07/04/10 7:30 pm
2000 Blk Marigold Ave.
Theft from a Motor Vehicle

3. Case #100070686 07/05/10 5:00 am
1300 Blk Smilax Ave.
Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts

4. Case #100073516 07/12/10 11:30 pm
1800 Blk. N. Sylvania Ave.
Burglary/Breaking and Entering

5. Case #100075231 07/13/10 11:00 pm
2500 Blk. Watauga Rd.
Vandalism/Destruction/Damage

6. Case #100074808 07/16/10 10:30 am
1800 Blk. Wisteria Ct.
Theft/Larceny

7. Case #100075672 07/1810 10:15 am
2500 Blk Primrose Ave.
Vandalism/Destruction/ Damage

TO ALL MY OAKHURST NEIGHBORS:

I received an e-mail requesting information on what a person should do if they hear gunfire, or what they suspect could be gunfire. First off, anyone who fires a gun indiscriminately in an urban area like our neighborhood (or the adjoining neighborhoods) is a FOOL who has no regard for the safety of others!

That being said, I would like to state that over the years that my wife and I have lived here in Oakhurst, we have both heard quite a bit of gunfire, most of which seems to be coming from the south of us (we live near the intersection of Marigold and Oakhurst Scenic Drive). It’s always been late at night when the house is quiet, and most often when the bedroom windows are open. The sound indicates the suspected gunfire to be quite a way off, so we make a joking comment of some sort, roll over and go back to sleep. But this is still a matter of concern to me because both my wife and I have found spent bullets on our property. She found one that had impacted on our concrete driveway. And I found one embedded in the asphalt roof shingles of our house. Now we all know "what goes up must come down," and this, of course holds very true for bullets, which even in the smallest caliber, can kill or maim a person who might be unlucky enough to be struck.

So, to get back to the question of what to do if you hear gunfire, I will suggest that you do not immediately run outside, or if you are outside, I suggest that you immediately run inside. But, in either case, CALL 911 and report it to the police. And, yes, they do occasionally catch the idiot that fires the gun.

Especially in the dark of night.

Fred R. Anglin
Captain