By Officer Tim Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department Well another year has come and gone. 2012 was memorable in many ways, both nationally and locally, some great things and some horrific things. The passage of time...
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By Officer Tim Mitten Community Action Officer BlackMountainPrecinct The holiday season is in full swing and for some people this creates opportunities for them to commit crime. The holiday season is fraught with thefts and scams as suspects attempt and some...
By Carmello Musarra, Compliance Coordinator, and Alyssia Saxton, Lifestyles Coordinator Desert Ridge Community Association The brand new Fireside Elementary School opened up its doors to accept its first students this year. The new school is located in Fireside...
Officer Timothy Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department I have often said that in today’s society our children face many more challenges than we did as children. From technology, mass media, and the prevalence of drugs...
By Kathy Crawford Communications Committee Desert Ridge Community Association Our Black Mountain Precinct is made up of fine men and women who are not only dedicated to patrol our neighborhoods and commercial area, investigate criminal matters,...
By Officer Tim Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department If you would have said the words “like me on Facebook” or “follow me on Twitter” just a few years ago, people would have looked at you like you were from another...
By Andrea Omer Marketing Communications Manager, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s Vestar Branch was recently chosen from nearly 4,000 chartered clubs as the top branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs...
Update on Activities of the Desert Ridge Off Duty Police Patrols By Officer Tim Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department In October of 2011, your management company and community managers came to me with an idea about...
Why it is Worth Improving the Neighborhood Gem Sue Hutchison Member of Desert Ridge Parents Group For those not familiar with the neighborhood park located in Desert Ridge, Cashman Park was established over fifteen years ago. Owned and maintained by the City of...
New police chief key to keeping neighborhoods safe The diversity of Phoenix is one of its greatest strengths. Each neighborhood, regardless of its location within the city, deserves equal protection and attention from the Phoenix Police Department. With that in mind,...
September 2012 Officer Timothy Mitten Community Action Officer BlackMountainPrecinct Phoenix Police Department If you would have said the words “like me on Facebook” or “follow me on Twitter” just a few years ago, people would have looked at you like you were...
Ladies and gentlemen, Many of you have heard of some of the success that the off duty officer program for Desert Ridge has had. The primary focus when this program was created was Property Crimes, and specifically Residential Burglary, Thefts and Stolen Vehicles that...
Dear Resident: The City of Phoenix is presenting the alternatives analysis for the Black Mountain Boulevard Study and asking for your participation at the Public Open House on Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Explorer Middle School, 22401 North...
G.A.I.N. What Is It? G.A.I.N. stands for Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods. G.A.I.N. isArizona's answer to National Night Out (NNO), which is held in August. Because of the soaring temperatures in August, communities statewide decided to observe NNO in October...
By Officer Tim Mitten Community Action Officer Black Mountain Precinct Phoenix Police Department I attend many community meetings and interact with numerous residents in the communities I serve and one of the more prevalent concerns brought to my attention,...
The officers of our Black Mountain Precinct are dedicated to providing great service to us acting to prevent, suppress and solve crimes. One of the ways they are doing this is to educated the community and provide community collaboration and partnerships regarding...
I am asked many times about statistics for neighborhoods. Some of you may have read a recent article I wrote about the 2011 Black Mountain Precincts Statistics. These numbers for your specific neighborhood are part of those numbers. I have included that explanation...
As a law enforcement agency, the Phoenix Police Department keeps track of many statistics. In the past few years many of you have heard of the different ways we track statistics and what we do with the information. We have statistics covering a variety of different...
CONTACT Joyce Valdez 602-262-6213, joyce.valdez@phoenix.gov After managing through a more than $330 million deficit over the last two years, Phoenix officials are projecting no deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. "Revenues are improving and the city is successfully...
Jim Waring Phoenix District 2, Councilman I am grateful for the opportunity I will have to work with you to better our community as your new Phoenix City Councilman. It is an honor to represent an area with which I am extremely familiar. I live just south of Desert...
