The Lomond Association

Dear Residents:
 
As summer is approaching, we wanted to advise you of our plans to help assure an orderly summer, and to minimize problems with misbehavior. We plan to work with the strong team approach that was successfully used last year.
 
The concept is important because at any given time, one of us may be the appropriate party to remind youngsters of the rules or seek assistance if an intervention is not successful.  When it comes to actual criminal acts, Police will always respond, and we count on residents to call 9-1-1 from a home phone or 216-491-1234 from a cell phone whenever a criminal act is witnessed, or when suspicious activity is seen.
 
City Responsibilities
1)               Bike Patrol:
Bike Patrol will be in place again this summer.  We have found that this patrol approach is more effective than playground monitors, whose authority tends to be challenged and disregarded.  The Patrol provides an effective deterrent to unruly behavior and rule breaking at playgrounds and in the surrounding neighborhood. The Patrol serves as the “eyes and ears” of the Police, with radios directly linked to the Police Communications Center, to immediately call a uniformed cruiser when rules and laws are being broken. 
 
2)               School Age Care Program:
While school is still in session, the City’s School Age Care program supervisors, when on the playground with their students, will immediately notify Police when they witness any incident.
 
3)               Police Response:
Police will continue to be responsive to resident calls when criminal activity or unruly behavior is observed.
 
Parental Role
1)                    Parents are encouraged to know where their children are, what they are doing and with whom they are spending time
2)                    When parents are not home, they are asked to encourage their adolescents to join scheduled activities or spend time at facilities that provide supervision in order to avoid loitering at public places; The Community Life department offers an array of activities with funding support available. Parents can call 491-1290 or visit shakeronline.com for Recreation program listings.
Neighborhood Resident Role
1)                    Parents/guardians frequenting the playground are encouraged to learn the rules and related community guidelines, and to help enforce rules listed on the playground signs.  
2)                    The Lomond Association could play an invaluable role by reminding neighbors all summer to program into their cell phones the Police and School numbers; bring their phones with them to the playground; and help monitor playground behavior.
3)                    If residents are not comfortable reminding the youths about the rules themselves, or if they are witnessing a serious event, they should notify the Bike Patrol officer or call police immediately.   
     
We welcome our partnership with Lomond residents as we all work to keep Lomond a wonderful place to live and attract new residents.  Let’s stay in touch.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Earl M. Leiken               D. Scott Lee
Mayor                           Interim Chief of Police