Suspicious activity can take many
forms. One neighborhood west of I-5 thinks it is seeing a new technique to mark
drug drop offs. The Neighborhood Watch Coordinator notes that year after year
they see evidence of drug dealing in their neighborhood. Over time, they have
seen many techniques by drug dealers and their customers to exchange money for
drugs.
The homeowners have noted car
windows marked in bright green paint with messages. One message was “green slug
bug” on the rear window of a green VW. The VW was parked in a driveway and near
the driveway is a yellow fire hydrant. Cars near utility boxes also seemed to
be marked. Only vehicles that were near a utility box were marked, not vehicles
farther away. Also, one van in a driveway had a green face painted on the
corner closest to a nearby utility box.
It also appears that strips of
toilet paper have been used to mark utility boxes that were in the shadows at
night.
Activity like this certainly could be
suspicious. It could be a teen prank, but apparently the homeowners in this
neighborhood know their area well enough that they can say that it probably has
to do with drug dealing. Passing this kind of information on to 911 as suspicious
activity definitely helps the Sheriff’s Office.
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