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Denise's Place 2009
NJSP & Laurel Lake Crime Watch tidbits
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"A
Woman is like a tea bag.
It's only when she's in hot water that you realize
how strong she is..."
It's only when she's in hot water that you realize
how strong she is..."
Please click the 'more' tab and feed little Trooper the monkey some bananas:
Ain't no troopers like those from 1994-2000 in Port Norris;
"Animal House" easily describes the atmosphere :)
"Animal House" easily describes the atmosphere :)
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| My dear friend MPD Officer Mooney & me 1/31/09 | |||||||||
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise
my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it. -Descartes
As I leave New Jersey for greener pastures know
I wish one and all a warm adios..."
Special thanks to these few fine troops past & present listed below in no particular order,
I have known & helped as a crime watch citizen numerous & countless times over the past
15 years in "Troop A" whom have always treated me as a gentleman could/would/should and it was my great privilage to have volunteered with them as a
crime watch co-founder/President/Member since 1994-
(excuse some of the obviously misspelled last names):
Ron Tobolski, Mickey Giordano, Johnny Ioia, Richie Ernst, Manny Gordello, Danny Caragnato, Dom Simone, Dickie Dott, Vinnie Castellano, Andrew Menzoni, Carl Scrifani, Dave Labriola, Nick DiJoseph, Heath Welsh,Kevin Milborne,Gene Petrella, John Cuzzuppe, Vinnie Copollo, Doug Prianciani,Lance Moorehouse,Billy & Bruce Myers,Gerry Mull,Brian Elliott,Ruben Gomez, Rich Finnerin,Jim Sharpless Sr.,Fred Hickman, Anthony Sporacio,Brian McCoy,Kevin Nocon,Mikey Ernst,Bobby Coia,
Billy Henry & Albert 'Butchie' Whitmeyer.
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"When it is all said and done eating crow sucks. Do not let all those people that love to watch you flounder in embarrassment who reveled in your shame ever get to experience that again. From now on the crow will be theirs to eat. They will be the ones who are ashamed and embarrassed. You will be the one laughing and mocking and making the biting comments. They will get theirs!
They will eat their own big fat stinky crow! "
Special thanks to these few fine troops past & present listed below in no particular order,
I have known & helped as a crime watch citizen numerous & countless times over the past
15 years in "Troop A" whom have always treated me as a gentleman could/would/should and it was my great privilage to have volunteered with them as a
crime watch co-founder/President/Member since 1994-
(excuse some of the obviously misspelled last names):
Ron Tobolski, Mickey Giordano, Johnny Ioia, Richie Ernst, Manny Gordello, Danny Caragnato, Dom Simone, Dickie Dott, Vinnie Castellano, Andrew Menzoni, Carl Scrifani, Dave Labriola, Nick DiJoseph, Heath Welsh,Kevin Milborne,Gene Petrella, John Cuzzuppe, Vinnie Copollo, Doug Prianciani,Lance Moorehouse,Billy & Bruce Myers,Gerry Mull,Brian Elliott,Ruben Gomez, Rich Finnerin,Jim Sharpless Sr.,Fred Hickman, Anthony Sporacio,Brian McCoy,Kevin Nocon,Mikey Ernst,Bobby Coia,
Billy Henry & Albert 'Butchie' Whitmeyer.
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"When it is all said and done eating crow sucks. Do not let all those people that love to watch you flounder in embarrassment who reveled in your shame ever get to experience that again. From now on the crow will be theirs to eat. They will be the ones who are ashamed and embarrassed. You will be the one laughing and mocking and making the biting comments. They will get theirs!
They will eat their own big fat stinky crow! "
My mentor, great friend and life long buddy;
Pic
of Mickey Giordano as a brand new trooper- I met him in 1994 when he and I sat down together and created the Laurel Lake Crime
Watch. From 1994 until he retired in 1997 as Station Commander with the rank of Lt.
Things were so bad in my community and township that I used the Guns N Roses song 'Welcome to the jungle'
blasting on my bronco's stereo when I'd leave to start my nightly crime watch patrols. I was given card blanche
to the Port Norris Station-I was trusted with all reports logs and ledgers. I had helped build a rural community neighborhood
Crime Watch at it's finest built out of trust, loyalty and commitment with the NJSP Troop A & Port
Norris Station. We were honored too as an example to follow by the federal government under my and Mickey's tenure
that I discovered when looking online just under 2 years ago:
"Examples of Success and Results"
In 1994 in Laurel Lake, New Jersey, community
residents working with law enforcement founded the Laurel Lake Community Crime Watch in response to an increase in property
crime and drug activity in the rural community [population 2,800].
Police calculated that 90 percent of the crimes
in the area during that year were property crimes committed by those involved in buying and selling drugs.
The patrol serves as the eyes and ears for the New Jersey State Police and aims to prevent acts of property crime. As a consequence of the community watch group's efforts, there was no more graffiti nor any other acts of vandalism. In addition, when the town began enforcing local ordinances like the late-night juvenile curfew, residents noticed fewer youth on the streets and in trouble."
Tah-Dah :)
The crime watch I built and worked so hard for those early years is still thriving today, although it is more of
a invitation only political civic association than a true crime watch.
In my crime watch President days, I and 8 others patrolled every single day for at least an hour, we had no political support at the local level, I paid hundreds of dollars to informants out of my own pocket, I brought informants to the NJSP or to the prosecutors office in my own vehicle...I visited and mentored victims of hate crimes, car thefts and break ins. I cried with mother's of teen heroin addicts...I have seen it all!
I battled hate crimes, satanic cultism, heroin & crack sales, car thefts, elder abuse and child sexual assault. My area in those early crime watch years ranked in the top 5 for child sexual assault and in the top 10 for domestic violence.
I sat and talked with the many car theft victims in frustration...as well as those victims of juvenile criminal activity.
I was on rapid speed dial at all times with the County Narcotics Task Force and all the NJSP Port Norris Station. I worked with at least one member of every squad at the NJSP Port Norris Station at all times to keep the current and constant info flowing; at one point I could rattle off rapidly 40 names of known drug dealers and buyers in my community at any given moment to those needing the info for surveillance.
We fed the hungry, held several safety community inservices with the NJSP at the fire hall, brought gifts and bags of food we purchased to true needy children during the holidays, held coat drives to give coats to our community poor, and were instrumental in rebuilding the community playground.
The only group to support and help the crime watch from 1994-2005 was the Laurel Lake Vol. Fire Company; the true community back bone!
Looking back as I now live as of 11/22/08 2000 miles away, I am so glad I did what I did and can honestly say I would not change a thing
pre-2005.
In my crime watch President days, I and 8 others patrolled every single day for at least an hour, we had no political support at the local level, I paid hundreds of dollars to informants out of my own pocket, I brought informants to the NJSP or to the prosecutors office in my own vehicle...I visited and mentored victims of hate crimes, car thefts and break ins. I cried with mother's of teen heroin addicts...I have seen it all!
I battled hate crimes, satanic cultism, heroin & crack sales, car thefts, elder abuse and child sexual assault. My area in those early crime watch years ranked in the top 5 for child sexual assault and in the top 10 for domestic violence.
I sat and talked with the many car theft victims in frustration...as well as those victims of juvenile criminal activity.
I was on rapid speed dial at all times with the County Narcotics Task Force and all the NJSP Port Norris Station. I worked with at least one member of every squad at the NJSP Port Norris Station at all times to keep the current and constant info flowing; at one point I could rattle off rapidly 40 names of known drug dealers and buyers in my community at any given moment to those needing the info for surveillance.
We fed the hungry, held several safety community inservices with the NJSP at the fire hall, brought gifts and bags of food we purchased to true needy children during the holidays, held coat drives to give coats to our community poor, and were instrumental in rebuilding the community playground.
The only group to support and help the crime watch from 1994-2005 was the Laurel Lake Vol. Fire Company; the true community back bone!
Looking back as I now live as of 11/22/08 2000 miles away, I am so glad I did what I did and can honestly say I would not change a thing
pre-2005.
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The Neighborhood Watch Program is a highly successful effort that has been in existence for more than thirty years in
cities and counties across America. It provides a unique infrastructure that brings together local officials, law enforcement
and citizens to protect our communities.
Around the country, neighbors for three decades have banded together to create Neighborhood Watch programs. They understand that the active participation of neighborhood residents is a critical element in community safety - not through vigilantism, but simply through a willingness to look out for suspicious activity in their neighborhood, and report that activity to law enforcement and each other. In doing so, residents take a major step toward reclaiming high-crime neighborhoods, as well as making people throughout a community feel more secure and less fearful.
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the need for strengthening and securing our communities has become even more critical, and Neighborhood Watch groups have taken on greater significance. In addition to serving a crime prevention role, Neighborhood Watch can also be used as the basis for bringing neighborhood residents together to focus on disaster preparedness as well as terrorism awareness; to focus on evacuation drills and exercises - and even to organize group training, such as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.
Many neighborhoods already have established Neighborhood Watch programs that are vibrant and effective. For those that do not, Citizen Corps and the renewed emphasis on citizen preparedness may provide the incentive for them to participate in this important community-based effort on behalf of their friends and neighbors. When you help your neighbors, you help the nation.
Around the country, neighbors for three decades have banded together to create Neighborhood Watch programs. They understand that the active participation of neighborhood residents is a critical element in community safety - not through vigilantism, but simply through a willingness to look out for suspicious activity in their neighborhood, and report that activity to law enforcement and each other. In doing so, residents take a major step toward reclaiming high-crime neighborhoods, as well as making people throughout a community feel more secure and less fearful.
In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the need for strengthening and securing our communities has become even more critical, and Neighborhood Watch groups have taken on greater significance. In addition to serving a crime prevention role, Neighborhood Watch can also be used as the basis for bringing neighborhood residents together to focus on disaster preparedness as well as terrorism awareness; to focus on evacuation drills and exercises - and even to organize group training, such as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.
Many neighborhoods already have established Neighborhood Watch programs that are vibrant and effective. For those that do not, Citizen Corps and the renewed emphasis on citizen preparedness may provide the incentive for them to participate in this important community-based effort on behalf of their friends and neighbors. When you help your neighbors, you help the nation.
| Me and Sharon 1998 Salem,Mass. |
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| LLCW co-founders 1994 |
Noble Virtues
| Courage the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery | Honor honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions |
| Hospitality the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers | Industriousness working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent |
| Perseverance steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement | Truth honesty; integrity; truthfulness |
| Loyalty the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations | Discipline behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control |
| Self-reliance Reliance on one's own capabilities, judgment, or resources; independence |
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