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~ a'i R CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA C~ARRUS ~OODS The Cabarrus ~oods Proper~y ~ers A~sociaCionme[ ~igh C~e Prevengion Officer ~er~y~ ~la. ck on November ~, 1976 to-discuss the va'rious la'ceRtes, brea~ing S enterings, dama'ge~ ~ property andogher problems ~hich the residents of ~he co~uni~y-~ere experiencidg. At this.me~ging the neighborhood ~atch concep[ ~as ex~iained along ~ith a demonstration 4f thd various locks, security devices, and marking program (Operation lddntification). There ~ere apRroxl~a~ely thirty people pgesdnt at t~is meeting. It ~as learned by Officer Black thaC many of residen~s did no~ even realize'thdt there ~aS a CharlOtte number ~hich ~hey c4uld call to reach the Cabarrus County. Sheriff's Department. At-that t{me ~here ~ere appro~{~ately 1~6 fanilies residing in ~h{s co~uni~y. Over a period of several months the co~unigy ~as divided fifceen, areas [~lth block captains for ench a~ea. An effor~ ~as mede co each residence ~n the ares co partlc{pace in ~he "Operation Identif{cat{on' program. It ~as estimaged that by Hay 1977 ~ell over 90~ of the residences ~ere ~arked. An effort ~as also mzde by the Association to get as ~any people as possible go purchase good double cylinder locks for their residences. They ~ere purchased ~holesale by the property o~ers association in a lot sh{pmen~. As of January, 1978 ~here are 2~7 residences {n the neighborhood [~a~ch area. The co~unigy is mak{ng ~ received effort ~o ge~ ~he ne~ members of the co~unity Co ~ark all their items and improve uheir home security. A breakdo~ of ~he crime segs of the a~ea are as follo[~s: 5 0 5 0 ~977 It ~s ~ntorestSng to note that.~n ~he past sSx months o~ 1976, there ~*ere more houge breakSng and'enter~hgs ~n that per~od than ~n the whole ~ear o[ 1977. Reported damage to property dropped from 7 5n 1976 to 0 ~n 1977. Reported sus- pected arsons ~n Cabarrus l~oods dropped f~om 2 to O. The ~e~ghborhood l~atch Program in Caba~rus [~oods began to ~ake shape and get ~n full swing around the last o~ January and the first of Fobruary.