Surprisingly, the Department isn't blaming it on the heat:
- Police have issued a Community Alert for the Lakeview area after several people reported getting sprayed with mace, attacked and mugged over the past few weeks.
The robbers approach their victims as they are walking on the street or into their homes during the early morning hours, police said. They then proceed to spray the victims with mace or pepper spray, knock them to the ground and forcibly mug them before fleeing the area.
The robberies have occurred within the following boundaries: Belmont to the South, Addison to the North, Pine Grove to the East and Sheffield to the West.
And this helpful bit of info is hilarious:
- The community alert urges residents to be extra vigilant: don't walk alone, check to see if area surveillance is working properly and inform friends and neighbors of the crimes.
First up, what qualifies potential victims to check on area surveillance cameras? And after that, what are they going to do if the cameras are working - wave to it? Do we really have to go through this charade again? Chances are no one is watching anyway, especially at 3 AM. You're better off carrying a gun.