This report was posted in the Asbury Park Press today. (April 5, 9:53 am) The link is below. The only information Blogfinger gets from the NTTPD are reports of stolen lawn ornaments and bikes. This event happened three days ago.
Thank you to John Anderson for reporting this to us this morning. This is the second time he has come through with breaking news for Blogfinger. We welcome citizen reporting like that, even if it is just a link.
Why is it that the Neptune Township police under-report/hide the full extent of crimes committed in OG? Why is there not full transparancy. This is very disturbing, as we need to know what is going on. Are they being told to cover up crime by the Mayor or Council?
I like the imagery of your house barrier. I can imagine you confronting the Visigoths from behind your wall. It reminds me of the scene from Spamalot (Monty Python) where the bawdy French soldiers are on the ramparts of their castle, taunting King Arthur and his Knights of the Roundtable below. Finally the Frenchmen throw an entire cow over the wall at Arthur’s men. —Paul
(ps I doubt that the HPC will allow you to build your barrier, regardless of color or purpose—remember the Alamo? They were fussing about short retaining walls to keep dirt from scattering onto the sidewalks of Ocean Grove; it took a near revolt to overcome that objection)
Speaking of burglaries, I had additional items stolen from my property recently. The latest casualties were several metal garden light fixtures which had been stationed in front of my porch on Olin Street. Without delving into the socioeconomic issues which may lead these miscreants to do what they do, I am really tiring of this nonsense.
Forget about whether the gates on the foot bridge between Asbury and Ocean Grove should be locked, I would like to put a barrier around my entire house. Don’t worry, I will make sure I select the color from the Victorian color chart.