Police Advisory Review Committee (PARC) Meeting Scheduled for October 18

Gregory and Rena Webb, who are heading up the Old North Knoxville Neighborhood Watch Committee, announced recently that our neighborhood will be hosting the next Police Advisory Review Committee (PARC) quarterly meeting. The meeting will be held at 4th Presbyterian church on October 18th at 6:00 pm.  According to Greg, PARC's goal is to have all their quarterly meetings in different neighborhoods so that people can take part and let their concerns be heard.  He is working with his contacts at PARC to encourage Knoxville's Chief of Police, Phil Keith, to attend.  Greg says, "We don't get many chances to speak with him as a neighborhood. Start writing your questions down and tell your neighbors to attend and bring their questions.  I want everyone in Old North to know, now is your chance to be heard."

Greg also reports that things seem to be looking better around Oklahoma Avenue, which had been attracting a somewhat "seedier" element of non-residents in recent months.  "We all must continue to keep an eye out in our neighborhood," Greg notes.  "If you see something that looks fishy, call the police. If you see a car parked in front of your house and you don't know them, chances are they are engaging in something that probably has to do with a prostitute."  Greg requests, "If you see this happening, please call and ask to speak with the officer on patrol.  They are prompt to call you back and you can give him or her the description of the car and they will check it out.  If our female (and male) problems see the police checking out their car, maybe they will get the message."  (Note from webmaster: see the story on ONK's neighborhood watch to get more information on the telephone numbers to call for different situations; however, 215-4010 will do most of the time.)

If anyone has questions or feedback, Greg and Rena say to contact them at 546-8717 or tonalweb@bellsouth.net.