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My friend came to redbeards for 2 hrs last night and in that 2 hrs his truck was broken into. They broke his window, stole his wallet, briefcase, cc, suit jacket and more. I can't believe there are no friggn cameras in that parking lot. I mean seriously 2 hrs he came up from North Hills to give our restuarants some business and this shit happens. I grew up here and now I know why everyone is leaving Mt. Washington, this place is just going to shit. It used to be such a nice area growing up here, not anymore. I can't wait to get the hell out of here myself. Last week my girlfriend got her jeep broken into at 4 in the friggn afternoon. What is going on. Someone needs to do something here and soon. What will it take to get some cameras in the lot or put some patrol cars on the streets. This place sucks anymore. I used to talk so great about it and used to brag about how nice it was growing up here. Not any more. Hopefully something will change with these emails but I will definately not be holding my breath. nobody cares any more and thats the problem.

It is good that you are writing about your friends truck being broken into, so that we can be more aware. My friends truck was broken into right in front of my house, 5:30PM on a Friday afternoon. I walked out of the house to run across the street, and within 15 minutes his truck window was smashed and his GPS was stolen.

Do we need more police officers or do we need to teach people to respect other people's property? I agree with you, it was never like this before. I used to leave my house unlocked and go to Foodland, but not now.

Hopefully the new development at the Edge will bring in some High End people and the Low End People will go away.

Just walking down the street, the language some of the people use is really disappointing. And do these people know how to 'talk' quietly???….all they do is scream at each other.

Dave: Please don't move back to the North Hills. I don't want to ruffle any feathers by saying these are isolated incidents . . . but I'm sure if you took a poll on the street you'd find many people who have lived up here 15 years or longer without being a crime victim. As far as these crime incidents, break-ins, etc. . . . .if you moved to Bloomfield . . . you'd encounter the same thing. Carrick. . . no better. It's really everywhere. But the city has so much to offer; we'd hate to lose you as a resident. I'm not discounting the two murders up here this summer or the fact that these incidents do occur from time to time. And I'm sorry for those victims. But don't you think it's better to all work together to try and solve the problem . . . instead of just packing our bags and running back to suburbia? I hope you stay.

I don't leave anything of value in sight inside my car. And I almost look forward to winter up here because when you walk outside nobody is yelling and swearing or roaming the middle of the streets. I almost feel safer then. I'm really suprised about the 400-500 block of Boggs Avenue thing though. A year or two ago I knew of someone whos Jeep was stolen from there - they never did find it. But blatent armed robbery?

ih8lakeontario- Winter time was the only time I have felt safe up here…walking up to Cogo's, walking to the junction…it was always so peaceful. I haven't left the house to walk anywhere (alone) in months now.

As my user name states, we'll thankfully be moving from the Mount in just a few short weeks.

Steve-O said:

Good ridance then, if you're not willing to fight the good fight we don't want you up here. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

You would say such a thing Steve-O…I wouldn't expect anything different. Goes to show some of the lovely classy residents Mt. Washington has to offer.

ssb70, I wish it was me that you overheard, but it wasn't…It appears that I've ruffeled some feathers here but that's not my intention. I really do love the area, and have tried to do what I can to improve it in the limited way that I can, but I've given it a couple of years and I'm just not willing to devote the rest of my life to it.

I guess the door won't hit me in the ass. That's not a reflection on the fine people up here (well, most of the people). I'm not longing for the quiet serenity of the suburbs, I just want to live in an area where I feel that my family and myself are safe. As I said, I'm torn…

Molly, it's good to hear some positives about this neighborhood. I feel pretty safe too.

Hi All! New to the Blog, but have lived in Mt Washington for about 4 years. I really do enjoy the area, I've got to know a lot of local business owners, and neighbors. As with all city areas (and even small towns too) there are people who are nicer than others.

As for the vandalism, and theft. I am also disapointed. I recently moved onto Sycamore St. and 2 weeks ago had TWO bicycles stolen. One was in an obvious area and wasn't properly secured. But the other one was in right outside by back door, which is in one of those unusual Mt Washington nooks. I was really frightened, they had to walk 2 ft from my bedroom window. And it was just brazen!

More than vandalism, more than flowers on street corners, more than new development on the ritzy Grandview Ave. I want to know what is going on with all the debris around here?!?! It seems to just pile up and pile up. I recently organized a community clean up, and though I had flyers set up for weeks before the event most of the volunteers where from other areas in the city (North Hills, Swissvale, Southside, etc) only 5 of us where from Mt Washington.

But we did a great job! Has anyone noticed how Sycamore (the hill) is looking?!

I know the garbage bags are still on the corners where I designated Public Works to pick them up, but I am dealing with that. And if need be, I will transport the bags to the appropriate facility myself.

Let me know what you think! And if you'd like to get involved!