St. Mary's Co. Sheriff's Office Meets with Heard's Estates Residents

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Sheriff Tim Cameron addresses the residents of Heard's Estates​



Sheriff Tim Cameron, command staff and district commanders of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office held a community meeting Tuesday evening with the residents of Heard's Estates in Great Mills. Property crimes, violent crimes, enforcement actions and preventative measures were reviewed.

Residents were advised to keep their vehicles locked and to keep valuables out of sight to prevent motor vehicle burglaries. "Locking your doors is probably one of the biggest and easiest things to do," said Lt. Eva Jones, District Commander. "Most often they're going for the easier targets," she said.

Gun violence was also discussed. Sheriff Cameron said, "We're going to continue to run down these guns." Lt. Shawn Moses, Assistant Commander of the Criminal Investigations Division, reviewed the work of last summer's Youth Gun Violence Task Force, which made 65 adult arrests in three months and seized 19 guns.

Sheriff Cameron said law enforcement alone will not solve the youth culture of gun violence. The community also needs to be involved in the lives of young people. "Where does the prevention come in? Community is substantial in that," he said.

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A resident speaks to Sheriff Cameron and Lt. Stephen Simonds​

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Lt. Eva Jones and Captain David Yingling, Commander of the Patrol Division​

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spr1975wshs

spr1975wshs

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When I was a Boy and Explorer Scout leader in the mid-70's to early 80's, had a program for the kids.

We had several older members of the congregation (we were sponsored by a Congregationalist Church) who were available on 24 hours notice if one of the kids wanted to go to the range for target practice. Many of our kids were from "broken" or otherwise underprivileged families. These men taught the kids safety, marksmanship, maintenance AND the lawful use of firearms.

While some of the kids got in trouble with their fists, not even one ever got into trouble because of using a gun unlawfully.

As the Sheriff said, it does take the community coming together and helping the young folk know where the limits of being a good member of the community are, and how to handle conflicts better.
 
Monello

Monello

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Heard's estate isn't the problem. It's the 3 streets further back by the state park parking lot. Baja, Mojave & Coronado. Raze the homes in that neighborhood and everyone suddenly lives in peace.
 
Homer J

Homer J

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Monello said:
Heard's estate isn't the problem. It's the 3 streets further back by the state park parking lot. Baja, Mojave & Coronado. Raze the homes in that neighborhood and everyone suddenly lives in peace.
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That doesn't solve the problem. It just moves to a different neighborhood.
 
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